Tag: Zaev
Macedonia 29.03.21 | 22:30

Albanian opposition leaders denounce decision to postpone the census

The Albanian opposition coalition of the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative condemned the meeting between the leaders of VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM Hristijan Mickoski and Zoran Zaev today. Zaev and Mickoski made several decisions, mainly agreeing on the VMRO demand to postpone the census for September. But...
Macedonia 29.03.21 | 20:21

Mickoski and VMRO see the outcome of today’s talks with Zaev as a victory that will protect public health

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski came out of today’s meeting with Zoran Zaev with all his demands met – chief among them , that the census is postponed for autumn, when the coronavirus epidemic will hopefully be reduced and the population vaccinated to some degree. Zaev was dead set on...
Macedonia 29.03.21 | 18:43

Zaev claims that he has 2.6 million vaccines lined up, regrets that Macedonians were forced to go to Serbia to get vaccinated

After his meeting with opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was asked about the failure of his regime to provide vaccines and the allegations of corruption. Zaev insisted that the entire region is facing a shortage of vaccines and claimed that he has lined up 2,6 million...
Macedonia 29.03.21 | 18:13

Mickoski on the outcome of his meeting with Zaev: Our priority is to save lives

After he got Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to give up on his plan for a “corona census” in April, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that the agreement will help protect public health. The last thing we needed right now is naked politics. Every life matters and should be protected, Mickoski...
Macedonia 29.03.21 | 16:53

Mickoski got Zaev to postpone his “corona census” for September

Hristijan Mickoski and Zoran Zaev, leaders of the two main parties VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM, reached an arrangement to postpone the census for September and to use fingerprint devices to ensure the veracity of the municipal elections in October. With this, Zaev accepted the two key demands that Mickoski put...
Macedonia 28.03.21 | 16:35

Zaev and Filipce blow off steam with their motorcycles

As thousands of Macedonian citizens head out to Serbia looking for vaccines, the two persons most responsible for bringing vaccines to Macedonia – Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce – took another of their motorcycle joyrides. They shared pictures from a trip...
Macedonia 26.03.21 | 12:42

Zaev wants to prioritize the few vaccines that are inbound for his census pet project

Zoran Zaev said today that he will prioritize the small batch of Astra Zeneca vaccines Macedonia expects to receive on Sunday for the teams being prepared for his obsession to hold a census. Zaev insists that the census, which he agreed with his Albanian coalition partners, must begin next week even...
Macedonia 25.03.21 | 10:55

Professor Davitkovski to Zaev: You can’t declare a state of emergency just because you don’t have enough votes in Parliament

Law professor Borce Davitkovski denounced Zoran Zaev’s plan to declare a state of emergency because his coalition can’t muster enough votes to adopt almost any piece of legislation in the Parliament. It’s somewhat stupid and rash to mention declaring a state of emergency while the Parliament...
Macedonia 25.03.21 | 09:09

Zaev, Ahmeti and Xhaferi meet to discuss their lack of majority in the Parliament

Zoran Zaev is set to meet with his coalition partner Ali Ahmeti and the Speaker Talat Xhaferi today, to discuss the problems their coalition is having with adopting any legislation in the Parliament. The “majority” has only 62 votes, and it takes 61 to convene a session of Parliament meaning...
Macedonia 24.03.21 | 21:36

Zaev says he may try to declare a state of emergency to get out of the parliamentary gridlock

Zoran Zaev announced the option of declaring a state of emergency, as his coalition fails to move any legislation through Parliament. Zaev only has 62 votes for his SDSM – DUI – BESA coalition, and most of the time some of them are hospitalized or away on travel, meaning that it is unable...
Macedonia 24.03.21 | 20:26

Zaev threatens Roma party leader who alarmed the public about the brutal beating in Strumica

Zoran Zaev sent out a threatening message to Gege Demirovski, leader of the People’s Roma Party, after he raised public outrage over the brutal beating of a Roma man from Strumica. The incident happened on Thursday, when a dozen men led by people from Zaev’s security detail attacked Igor...
Macedonia Economy 24.03.21 | 16:49

Hard hit hospitality industry companies demand meeting with Zaev in the next five days

The IVAP association of restaurantiers, wedding organizers and other hospitality groups gave five days to the Government to meet with them, and announced “radical protests” if it fails. The industry group demands subsidies after the Government largely shut down its activities to prevent the spread...
Macedonia 23.03.21 | 11:23

Zaev’s “international partners” forgot to congratulate him on his re-election as SDSM party leader

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev political legitimacy lives and dies by the approval of European leaders, and his SDSM party has often portrayed itself as the favored pick of the international community. But days have gone by since Zaev’s re-election as leader of the SDSM party and no congratulations...
Macedonia 23.03.21 | 09:56

Bulgaria calls on Zaev to finally keep the promises he made

With the general elections in Bulgaria drawing closer (April 4) pressure is growing on Zoran Zaev to deliver on what he promised to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Borisov was the only person to congratulate Zaev on his re-election as party leader over the weekend, and in a joint statement with...
Macedonia 23.03.21 | 09:21

Zaev’s adviser Raskovski collected 400,000 EUR in public contracts

A company owned by Zoran Zaev’s close adviser Dragi Raskovski took a total of 400,000 EUR in various public contracts with software and other services. This was alleged by VMRO-DPMNE official Aleksandar Pandov, amid the growing scandal that involves Raskovski, who wa revealed to have collected...
Macedonia 22.03.21 | 11:40

In near-identical statements, Zaev and Borisov declare that a deal needs to be reached soon

The Prime Ministers of Macedonia and Bulgaria, Zoran Zaev and Boyko Borisov, spoke on the phone today and issued similar statements insisting that the 2017 treaty they signed will be the basis for resolving the growing historic and national identity disputes between the countries. In his statement, Borisov...
Macedonia 19.03.21 | 23:23

We weren’t allowed to help, says pharma chain owner after Zaev’s claim that local companies did not contribute in the search for vaccines

An hour after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev protested that none of the pharma companies have came in to help the Government in finding vaccines, he was denied by Blagoj Mehandziski, head of the major Zegin chain of pharmacies. The Government did not allow us to use our connections. We could’ve procured...
Macedonia 19.03.21 | 17:48

Worried that his census is being ignored, Zaev pleads with the Macedonian diaspora to register

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev sent out a video message to the Macedonian diaspora to register in the online census which is being conducted. Ethnic Macedonians living abroad, many of whom loathe Zaev for the concessions he is making to Greece, Bulgaria and the Albanian cause, are largely boycotting the online...
Macedonia 18.03.21 | 17:49

Racket trial: Kamcev testified that Boki 13 used his links to Prime Minister Zaev when extorting money

Businessman Jordan Orce Kamcev testified today in the renewed Racket trial. Kamcev was himself detained on an unrelated charge just days before his testimony which was seen by many as an attempt to intimidate him. Kamcev was detained based on a report from the ANB security agency, whose official Jovce...
Macedonia 17.03.21 | 23:26

Nikoloski: Zaev wants to have controlled opposition

Zoran Zaev wants a controlled opposition as a means to prolonging his reign, warned VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. VMRO-DPMNE is facing period attempts from a faction of former party officials, led by Saso Mijalkov, to remove party leader Hristijan Mickoski. This faction is by now openly...
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