Tag: Zaev
Macedonia 27.04.21 | 19:54

Ousted inspection chief Paunovski says he had a dispute with Deputy Prime Minister Grubi, and not with Zaev

After he was removed from office Stojko Paunovski, director of the DPI product safety inspection service, said that he was ousted due to pressure from the office of First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi. Paunovski, a personal friend of Zoran Zaev, refused to admit unqualified Albanian employees into...
Macedonia 26.04.21 | 23:30

“Zaev was managing the April 27th trial through judge Kacarska”

The April 27th trial was monitored by Zoran Zaev and judge Dobrila Kacarska made her verdicts in clear coordination with her boss, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Skopje yesterday to demand the release of the 16 protesters and police officers...
Macedonia 26.04.21 | 23:20

Mickoski warns Xhaferi and Zaev not to play with fire after the opposition was denied the right to speak in the Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski warned Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi that they are playing with fire, after the VMRO members of Parliament were not allowed to speak during the discussion in the vote of no confidence procedure for Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski. Treatment...
Macedonia 26.04.21 | 17:44

Zaev will initiate the removal of the director who refused to admit Albanian “diversity hires”

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced that he will put the removal of product safety director Stojko Paunovski at the agenda of the Government tomorrow. Paunovski, a personal friend of Zaev and an official of the ruling SDSM party, refused to admit three dozen ethnic Albanian “diversity hires”...
Macedonia 24.04.21 | 13:34

Proposed bill to give Albanians Macedonian citizenship which was discussed between Zaev, Sela and Gashi will be revealed next week

The Albanian opposition parties – Alliance of Albanians and Alternative, announced they will submit their proposal for a citizenship law to the Government on Monday. The parties, and the ruling SDSM party, are tight-lipped about the proposal which was agreed between party leaders Zoran Zaev, Ziadin...
Macedonia 23.04.21 | 10:26

Zaev is on the verge of complete victory over the “urban wing” of the SDSM party

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev intends to fully abolish the position of deputy leader of the party as Radmila Sekerinska announced she will not seek another term in this office. Since 2013, Zaev and Sekerinska together led the party, which also appointed a number of additional Vice Presidents. Fokus reports...
Macedonia 22.04.21 | 15:09

Zaev directs journalists to ask Sekerinska about their split at the top of the SDSM party

Zoran Zaev refused to answer directly when asked today if his number two, Radmila Sekerinska, is distancing herself from the SDSM party. Sekerinska announced that she will not run for Vice President of the party at the coming congress, after providing Zaev with legitimacy in the eyes of the party’s...
Macedonia 20.04.21 | 15:41

Amid growing drug trafficking scandals, the youth wing of Zaev’s party calls for marijuana legalization

SDMM, the youth wing of the ruling SDSM party, called for the legalization of marijuana on April 20th, a day endorsed by cannabis users and legalization activists as their holiday. Despite the numerous scientific reports that show the positive and healing effects of cannabis use, legalization proceeds...
Macedonia 16.04.21 | 19:04

“Zaev uses a helicopter to get to Prilep after he blocked construction of an expressway to the city”

Speaking to citizens in Prilep, VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski blasted Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for blocking construction on the planned modern expressway to the city. The road, initiated and partially built during the VMRO-DPMNE term in office, was supposed to link Prilep, and by extension...
Macedonia 16.04.21 | 17:02

Zaev reaches secret agreement with the Albanian opposition, Sela hints that Jus soli will apply in citizenship applications

Ziadin Sela from the Alliance of Albanians announced that an agreement was reached with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for the proposed citizenship laws, but that the details will be revealed next week. Sela and his coalition partner Afrim Gashi were blocking work in the Parliament until Zaev agrees to a...
Macedonia 16.04.21 | 16:50

Zaev says that the arrest of his top adviser Dragi Raskovski is win for the rule of law, but also wants his presumption of innocence protected

Hours after the arrest of Dragi Raskovski, the man who was until recently top lieutenant to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Zaev addressed the issue before the press. He insisted that the case against Raskovski proves that there is no impunity in the country, no matter how high the official involved, but...
Macedonia 13.04.21 | 20:24

Milcin: Zaev compromised the NGO sector

Zoran Zaev compromised the NGO sector, said Vladimir Milcin, former long time director of the Foundation Open Society Macedonia, which is an umbrella organization for dozens of so-called NGO groups that operate in various walks of life. Gruevski was not able to compromise the civic sector. Zaev did,...
Macedonia 12.04.21 | 15:23

Zaev: We had a lovely motorcycle tour this weekend, I already said I won’t work on Sundays

Zoran Zaev defended his frequent motorcycle and helicopter joyrides today, insisting that he told the public he will not be working on weekends. This weekend Zaev was filmed riding motorcycles with Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and their entourage around Krusevo and Ohrid, and had a popular rural...
Macedonia 12.04.21 | 15:08

Zaev denies involvement in the major marijuana seizure last week

After several days of avoiding questions on the major seizure of trafficked marijuana from a farm apparently owned by his cousin, Zoran Zaev was asked today about the scandal. He insisted that the family is not involved in marijuana smuggling, and that the persons responsible will be put to trial. They...
Macedonia 12.04.21 | 11:18

Passivized or incorporated in the Zaev regime, Colored Revolution supporters plan to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their biggest riots

Organizations that were part of Zoran Zaev’s Colored Revolution protests, such as the Civil group, announced they will hold events today to mark the 5th anniversary of one of the largest and most violent protests. In 2016, the leftist protesters burnt down the downtown office of President Gjorge...
Macedonia 12.04.21 | 09:52

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev is the head of a drug cartel

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party accused Prime Minister Zoran Zaev of being at the helm of a drug cartel, after a week of major criminal scandals that included a seizure of 200 kilograms of marijuana from a farm the Zaev family is linked with and revelations that the Interior Ministry was issuing passports...
Macedonia 12.04.21 | 09:15

Student report cards and electricity bills to be accepted as proof for citizenship applications, Albanian opposition parties will ask Zaev

Radio Free Europe reports that several options are on the table as Prime Minister Zoran Zaev meets with the Albanian opposition parties today, to discuss ways to give citizenship to ethnic Albanians who are allegedly disenfranchised. The Alliance of Albanians and Alternative parties claim that there...
Macedonia 11.04.21 | 23:28

Zaev will meet Sela and Gashi to ask them to unblock the Parliament

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet with the leaders of the Albanian opposition parties Ziadin Sela and Afrim Gashi tomorrow. Zaev’s intent is to get them to remove their filibuster veto on a number of legislative proposals. Sela and Gashi demand that a law that will grant citizenship to what they...
Macedonia 11.04.21 | 16:51

Zaev’s midlife crisis chronicles: The Prime Minister was filmed riding his motorcycle along lake Ohrid

Zoran Zaev, his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and the rest of their retinue were filmed today riding through Pestani today – a village on the shore of lake Ohrid. Zaev and Filipce were also seen yesterday riding along the Krusevo mountains and reportedly had a popular rural hotel opened up...
Macedonia 11.04.21 | 10:17

Still no comment from Zaev after the drug raids aimed at his family’s marijuana business

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is yet to comment on the police raids on Friday, in which marijuana produced in farms owned by his close relative was seized as it was being illegally trafficked. The police commissioner of Prilep and the personal driver to Zaev’s cousin and businessman guru Trajce Zaev, were...
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