Tag: Zaev
Macedonia 11.05.21 | 19:50

Geroski: Comical patriotic display from Zaev

Journalist Branko Geroski called Zaev’s performance from Brussels today “comical”, after the Prime Minister insisted that he delivered a tough message to the European officials. In a short video statement, Zaev said that he told the EU leaders to withdraw the issue of the Macedonian...
Macedonia 11.05.21 | 19:45

Zaev acts tough with the EU, says he told them to remove the Macedonian identity from the negotiating table

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev issued a video statement to the public after his visit to Brussels, declaring that he informed EU officials that he will not negotiate on the Macedonian name and identity. The statement comes as the European Council is considering allowing Albania to decouple from Macedonia...
Macedonia 10.05.21 | 23:40

“EU leaders won’t sit on the same table with a person who invites criminals to his home”

VMRO-DPMNE official Vladimir Neloski attributed the announcements from the European Union that Albania could surpass Macedonia in its accession process with the major corruption scandals surrounding the Zaev regime. Zaev is facing a number of scandals, including the seizure of marijuana originating from...
Macedonia 10.05.21 | 23:30

It is not possible to decouple Albania from Macedonia, Zaev tells Euronews

Zoran Zaev came out strongly against decoupling Macedonia and Albania in the EU accession process – a move that could see Albania open its EU accession talks while Macedonia remains blocked by Bulgaria. Zaev flew to Brussels today, days after Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi, during a visit...
Macedonia 10.05.21 | 19:33

Macedonia will not negotiate about its national identity, Zaev told Sassoli

During his visit to Brussels today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev also met with the Speaker of the European Parliament, Italian socialist David Sassoli, to discuss the danger of having Albania open EU accession talks ahead of Macedonia. According to the Government press release, Zaev insisted that Macedonia...
Macedonia 10.05.21 | 19:13

Mickoski: The people will not be held victims to the mafia

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski warned that the Zaev regime is going down, and that “he is trying to pull all of us with him”. Mickoski shared a video from his speech in Prilep, on May 9th, predicting the messy fall of the regime. Zaev is facing a growing number of corruption scandals...
News 10.05.21 | 18:58

Borrell promised Zaev that Albania will not advance ahead of Macedonia

The MIA news agency reports that European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell came out against decoupling Macedonia and Albania in the accession process. This quickly became a burning issue for the Zaev regime, which faces the prospect of having Albania advance in the EU accession process, while Macedonia...
Macedonia 07.05.21 | 15:55

Zaev doesn’t expect any move from Pendarovski on the April 27th process, but is open to the possibility of a retrial

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that he doesn’t expect anything to come out of the meeting between President Stevo Pendarovski and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, but that it is good to talk. Mickoski and Pendarovski are discussing VMRO’s demand for a retrial of the defendants in the April 27th...
Macedonia 07.05.21 | 11:11

Zaev associates joined him to the front of the vaccination line

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev got vaccinated yesterday, but with him, a number of people from his office who do not meet age or healthcare criteria, also got the vaccine. Macedonian healthcare authorities are still struggling with providing vaccines to the citizens, as the country was among the lowest in...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 15:46

Zaev insists that no amnesty is given to the April 27th defendants, but is open to a retrial

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev urged President Pendarovski not to offer amnesties to the defendants from the April 27th trial, but said that he is open to the idea of having a retrial. Zaev abused the extensive process about the storming of the Parliament in 2017 to blackmail and pressure VMRO-DPMNE members...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 15:17

EU enlargement: Zaev hopes Macedonia will remain in group with Albania, wants to negotiate with Radev and the caretaker Government of Bulgaria

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expressed hope that Macedonia will remain coupled with Albania when it comes to EU accession and that both countries will be allowed to advance in the process. The statement comes as he faces another major foreign policy humiliation – a year ago many in Macedonia were...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 15:06

Zaev confirms a payment was made in the Chinese vaccine deal

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today also confirmed that an attempt was made to make a deal through this shell company and urged the press to talk to his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce for more details. We talked to dozens of companies. We paid advance guarantees. Of course that this payment was returned,...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 15:04

Corruption watchdog confirms that Zaev and Filipce paid 7.8 million USD to a shell company in a failed vaccine scheme

The Anti-Corruption Commission (DKSK) confirmed reports from VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski that the Healthcare Ministry paid 7.8 million USD to a shell company for the purchase of vaccines. The attempt to use a company that is clearly unqualified for the job prompted the Chinese side to pull out...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 09:06

Zaev will get vaccinated after reports that only half of those who registered actually come to take the shot

The Government announced that Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will get vaccinated today. They did not reveal what vaccine will he take. The country now finally has a modest stockpile of vaccines allowing for up to 15,000 people to get vaccinated daily, but it was reported that interest is down, with only about...
Macedonia 05.05.21 | 12:21

Zaev now insists that Macedonia doesn’t have to join the EU at all cost

With the growing threat that Macedonia will be left out of EU enlargement while Albania is allowed to advance, Zoran Zaev insisted that it is possible to reach a deal with Bulgaria, but added that he doesn’t want entry into the EU “at all cost”. Bulgaria is blocking Macedonia from opening...
Macedonia 05.05.21 | 11:17

Zaev dismisses reports he will face challenge from his predecessor Branko Crvenkovski

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expressed hope that his predecessor Branko Crvenkovski will not form a new party and divide SDSM up ahead of the key October municipal elections. Crvenkovski, who is SDSM founder and former Prime Minister and President, was politically inactive since 2013, but early this year...
Macedonia 04.05.21 | 11:19

Zaev and Pendarovski did not come to pay their respects to Goce Delcev

Neither Zaev not President Pendarovski appeared at the Goce Delcev memorial in Skopje, on the 118th anniversary of his death. Both sent officials from their cabinets to the St. Spas church, where Delcev is buried, to represent them. It is common with the Zaev regime that its officials avoid honoring...
Macedonia 28.04.21 | 20:55

Zaev: I can’t accept stubbornness in public officials

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev defended his decision to sack chief product safety inspector Stojko Paunovski by claiming the was “stubborn” and failed to implement a Government decision. Paunovski, a fried of Zaev and an official of his SDSM party, refused to admit three dozen unqualified ethnic...
Macedonia 28.04.21 | 18:01

Zaev insists that the seizure of smuggled marijuana from a farm allegedly owned by his family was a successful police operation

In a written letter to question submitted by a VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev insisted that the seizure of 200 kilograms of marijuana from a farm near Bitola was a successful operation and there is no need for accountability at the Government level. The drugs were seized three...
Macedonia 27.04.21 | 20:42

Zaev congratulates Edi Rama in Albanian

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev congratulated Edi Rama on his election win in a message in Macedonian, Albanian and English. Rama declared victory in a contested election. Congratulations to my dear friend Edi Rama on election victory. (North) Macedonia and Albania will continue forward even more bravely as...
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