Tag: Zaev
Macedonia 14.10.21 | 11:15

Zaev sees a deal with Bulgaria by the end of the year, says his Bulgarian colleagues privately acknowledge terms such as “Macedonian language”

At the opening of the Economist conference in Skopje, Zoran Zaev said that he sees a large increase in the chances to resolve his dispute with Bulgaria after the elections in both countries. Zaev insisted that the EU assured him that issues of national identity and the Macedonian language won’t...
Macedonia 13.10.21 | 23:32

With the EU agenda and the Covid response in tatters, Zaev tries to campaign on the economy

With his EU agenda in tatters, and the handling of the coronavirus ranked even worse due to the sky high death rate and the Tetovo hospital disaster, Zoran Zaev turned to a new talking point for the end of the local election campaign – the economy. In his remarks in Butel in Skopje today, Zaev...
Macedonia 12.10.21 | 23:33

Danela Arsovska refused to debate Petre Silegov after Zaev’s crude gesture aimed at her

Mayoral candidate Danela Arsovska’s camp clarified that she refused to debate her main opponent Petre Silegov again because of the crude insult from his party leader Zoran Zaev. During a rally in Aerodrom, one of Skopje’s most urban centers, Zaev called out opposition leader Mickoski, Arsovska...
Macedonia 12.10.21 | 23:27

Zaev promises to amend the Ohrid Treaty, to reserve the preferential minority rights exclusively for Albanians

In an Alsat TV interview, Zoran Zaev promised that during the next amending of the Constitution, the 2001 formula of giving greater political weight to a community that constitutes over 20 percent of the population will be amended – and the Albanian community will be named directly. The hard fought...
Macedonia 11.10.21 | 23:30

Mickoski in Prilep: Zaev is selling out the legacy of the Macedonian Anti-Fascist struggle

On October 11th, as Macedonia celebrated the 80th anniversary of the uprising against the Fascist occupiers in World War Two, VMRO-DPMNE held its central rally in Prilep – one of the two cities where the uprising began. In his remarks, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski accused Zoran Zaev, who...
Macedonia 11.10.21 | 22:29

New poll shows VMRO-DPMNE with large lead over SDSM

A new poll, conducted by the Pro Research agency for the Plusinfo news site, shows that VMRO-DPMNE maintains a solid lead ahead of SDSM with less than a week to go until the local elections. The poll was conducted between in the first week of October, and it shows VMRO ranking at 26 percent, while SDSM...
Macedonia 11.10.21 | 20:07

“Today was not the day for Zaev to visit Prilep”

Following the visit to Prilep by Zoran Zaev, and the incident that followed, local VMRO-DPMNE official Dejan Prodanoski said that Zaev had no business being in the city today, when Macedonia marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the WW2 uprising. Zaev faced by protesters during his visit to the...
Macedonia 11.10.21 | 19:36

“Zaev can’t buy all the votes he needs to overturn the elections”

The Government can’t buy all the votes it needs to win the elections – it betrayed too many of your expeectations and the anger is palpable, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said during his rally in Kicevo. He warned against attempts by the Zaev regime to buy votes but insisted that it...
Macedonia 11.10.21 | 19:29

Zaev faced by protesters during his visit to the WW2 monument in Prilep, told one that he “should go see a psychiatrist”

A protest took place in Prilep, during the celebration of October 11th – the 80th anniversary of the start of the uprising against the Bulgarian forces in World War Two. Zoran Zaev and Stevo Pendarovski visited the partisan monument in Prilep to lay flowers there, but a group of protesters from...
Macedonia 08.10.21 | 13:30

Mickoski: Zaev keeps creating new problems for Macedonia

Zaev is creating new problems without being aware about the consequences of his actions, said opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski during the VMRO rally in Gevgelija yesterday. Mickoski was speaking after the disastrous EU – Balkans summit, in which Bulgaria added new conditions against Macedonia...
Macedonia 08.10.21 | 10:06

Zaev: I’ve never seen Merkel and Macron so determined to help resolve our issue with Bulgaria

I’ve never seen Merkel and Macron so determined, said Zoran Zaev after the failed EU – Balkans summit, where Bulgaria not only refused to allow Macedonia to open its accession talks, but actually added hardline demands against the country. I’ve never seen Chancellor Merkel and President...
Macedonia 07.10.21 | 15:40

Zaev declared that he accepts most of the Bulgarian demands

After the disastrous EU – Balkans summit, where Bulgaria issued a long list of strict demands aimed at Macedonia, Zoran Zaev today quickly agreed to one of them – that the Macedonian Constitution is amended and the Bulgarians are listed among the other constituent nations of Macedonia. This...
Macedonia 07.10.21 | 11:12

Zaev insisted he brings “regards from Radev” to Macedonia while the Bulgarian President was issuing his list of hardline demands

Only hours after Bulgarian President Rumen Radev delivered a long list of strict demands that Bulgaria wants Macedonia to implement, Zoran Zaev tried to present his visit to Slovenia as a major success, and even said he carries “regards from President Radev” during a rally. Shortly before...
Macedonia 06.10.21 | 15:58

The handling of the Tetovo disaster threatens Zaev’s coalition with Ahmeti

The decision by Zoran Zaev to exculpate his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and his deputy Ilir Hasani from all blame in the Tetovo hospital fire was expected ever since it was seen how reluctantly Filipce and Hasani offered their tentative resignations. One preliminary report into the investigation,...
Macedonia 06.10.21 | 15:39

Zaev suffers another EU fiasco as Bulgaria actually hardens its positions after the meeting mediated by Merkel and Macron

Following his meeting with Zoran Zaev, that was mediated by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev reiterated his hardline position that Bulgaria will continue to block Macedonia from openings its EU accession talks. Radev said that Macedonia must do away with its “Macedonianness”...
Macedonia 06.10.21 | 11:53

Bulgarian President Radev gives Zaev a long list of strict demands ahead of their meeting in Slovenia

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who attends the EU – Balkan summit in Slovenia, issued a list of strict and all-encompassing demands aimed at Macedonia, which will determine whether Bulgaria will lift its veto against Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Radev demanded that Macedonia ensures...
Macedonia 05.10.21 | 23:29

Zaev uses an extremely crude hand gesture during a rally, again

Zoran Zaev again used an extremely crude gesture during a pre-election rally. In Aerodrom, one of Skopje’s most urban districts, Zaev went on a tirade against VMRO-DPMNE leader Mickoski and the VMRO candidates in Aerodrom and Skopje – including Danela Arsovska the first woman who is a serious...
Macedonia 05.10.21 | 23:21

Sela: Zaev intends to blame the medical staff for the hospital fire in Tetovo

Ziadin Sela, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, strongly condemned the decision by Zoran Zaev not to fire his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and his deputy Ilir Hasani after the deadly hospital fire in Tetovo. Zaev now tells us that there is no responsibility with the Minister or the Deputy Minister,...
Macedonia 05.10.21 | 22:57

Nikoloski: Zaev can’t fire Filipce because he knows too much

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski insists that Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce is not being removed for the deadly fire in the modular Covid hospital in Tetovo because he diverts the portion of procurement contracts in the public healthcare toward Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his businesses....
Macedonia 05.10.21 | 17:27

No accountability for the Tetovo disaster – Zaev promptly refused Filipce’s offer of resignation

Zoran Zaev today announced that he is rejecting the offer of resignation from his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and his deputy Ilir Hasani. Zaev made the declaration just hours after a preliminary report was made, that blamed the fire that killed 14 patients and family members on a faulty electric...
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