Tag: Zaev
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 23:00

EU ambassadors to Macedonia urged Zaev to “complete the process with Bulgaria” as soon as possible

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held a video conference with EU member states ambassadors to Macedonia today, led by EU Ambassador David Geer, which was dominated by the dispute with Bulgaria. According to the Government press release, the ambassadors urged that the process with Bulgaria is completed as soon...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 18:52

Zaev’s Government instructs all public institutions to donate for the reconstruction of “his” burnt shopping mall

The Zaev Government adopted a request from an association set up to rebuild the burnt down Global shopping mall in Strumica, and called on all public institutions to donate money for its reconstruction. The mall was unlawfully built during Zaev’s term as Mayor of Strumica, by investors who have...
Macedonia 18.01.21 | 17:03

Tape reportedly proving the link between Zaev and Mijalkov expected to be published today

Muckracking journalist Zoran Bozinovski announced that this afternoon he will reveal a 2016 recording of Zoran Zaev that will shed new light on his political manipulations. Zaev said that the recording is between Zaev and Aleksandar Verusevski, the son of Zaev’s security adviser and notorious former...
Macedonia 16.01.21 | 21:52

Pro-Government TV station published poll showing that 71.8 percent of the citizens don’t believe Zaev has the capacity to fight corruption

A poll conducted by Telma TV and the MCMS organization showed that 71.8 percent of the citizens do not believe that the Zaev Government has capacity to deal with corruption in Macedonia. Only 23.4 percent of those polled said that they trust Zaev on this issue. Zaev grabbed power in 2017 after a Colored...
Macedonia 16.01.21 | 11:12

“The Government will fall during the year”

I’m convinced that the Zaev Government will collapse during the year, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, citing the large level corruption and economic decline as main reasons. There is huge discontent among the people, but the only way to change the government is for people to...
Macedonia Culture 14.01.21 | 12:45

Highly critical UNESCO report sparks concern in the Zaev Government

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held an e-conference with a number of ministers and local officials yesterday to discuss the dire report prepared by UNESCO, which found that the cultural and natural legacy of Ohrid is under threat. Zaev tried to blame the previous Government for the over-development of the...
Macedonia 11.01.21 | 18:00

Prosecutor Ruskoska confirms there is no hard evidence that VMRO organized the 2017 protests

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska acknowledged that there is no factual evidence that the VMRO-DPMNE party organized the United Macedonia protests on April 27 2017, during which the incident in the Parliament occurred. Ruskoska, who is one of the most reliable supporters of the Zaev regime in the judiciary,...
Macedonia 11.01.21 | 14:42

Zaev’s office publishes an updated list of his advisers

The Zaev office published the current list of his advisers, including ten new additions. These include some of the former Government ministers, such as Aksel Ahmedovski and Edmond Ademi, whose departments were culled in the announced reduction of the Government. Some of the recently deposed managers...
Macedonia 06.01.21 | 18:10

Unless it changes its attitude, Macedonia will wait to enter the EU for a long time, Karakacanov tells Zaev

Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov warned Macedonia that it will wait for entry into the European Union for a very long time, unless it changes its behavior. Karakacanov said that Macedonia must apologize to ethnic Bulgarians who were attacked after World War Two. Bulgaria has every right...
Macedonia 06.01.21 | 17:57

VMRO will present new details on two Zaev scandals: The Global mall and the Makpetrol pipeline deal

VMRO-DPMNE will reveal details about the abuses involving the construction of the Global shopping mall in Strumica, and the deal with Makpetrol, both initiated by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. In his interview with Netpress, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski said that the build of Global, which burnt...
Macedonia 04.01.21 | 22:21

Zaev inaugurates one of the “baroque” buildings he used to throw paintballs at

Zoran Zaev and the entire leadership of his DUI coalition partner all attended the opening of the offices for the new Ministry for political system and inter-community relations. The building that houses the department led by Zaev’s first deputy Artan Grubi is one of the Skopje 2014 buildings,...
Macedonia 04.01.21 | 22:08

Zaev on the Global mall blaze: The hydrants were operational but the water main had burst since before the fire

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that the fire in the Global shopping mall, built by his cronies while he was Mayor of Strumica, was made worse by a burst pipe that fed water to the hydrants in the mall. The ground floor in the large mall is totally destroyed, with dozens of shops and a marketplace burnt,...
Macedonia 04.01.21 | 21:48

“Zaev accepted all Bulgarian historic demands in 2020, but asked for more time, and then reneged on the deal”, MEP Dzhambazki says

Bulgarian nationalist member of the European Parliament Angel Dzhambazki said that Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has accepted all Bulgarian demands regarding the history of Macedonia, but only asked for time until after the 2020 general elections to implement them. Zaev told us, yes, we know it...
Macedonia 04.01.21 | 19:18

Mickoski: Zaev forgot about the problems that our tobacco farmers face

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski endorsed the protest of the tobacco and grape farmers in Skopje today, who gathered before the Government building angry over the exceptionally low prices their harvests are getting this year. While domestic grown tobacco remains unsold, the Government is allowing...
Macedonia 03.01.21 | 16:11

Zaev claims that Macedonia will receive Pfizer vaccines in February

Pressed for answers after his humiliating failure to provide coronavirus vaccines, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today said that he is in talks with the Pfizer corporation, and expects the first doses in February. If it happens, it will be up to two months after most neighboring countries already began vaccinations. The...
Macedonia 03.01.21 | 14:49

Zaev visited the site of the charred shopping mall in Strumica

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev visited the site of the Global shopping mall, built in Strumica during his term as Mayor, which suffered a major fire yesterday. The entire ground floor and large parts of the upper floors were badly damaged in the blaze, and dozens of stores have been destroyed. Fortunately,...
Macedonia 03.01.21 | 12:00

Four years in, Zaev still pledges to reduce the public administration

In his MIA interview, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev again pledged to reduce the public administration. It has a been persistent promise from him and his SDSM party over the past four years, thaht hasn’t been accomplished. The plan they were putting forward calls for having about a fifth of the public...
Macedonia 03.01.21 | 10:11

Zaev blames Bulgaria of violating EU values, but says he has will continue a “calm dialogue” with it

In an interview with the state run MIA news agency, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev insisted that Bulgaria is violating foundational European norms with its veto of Macedonia’s accession talks. Still, Zaev said that Macedonia has no option but to continue a calm dialogue with Bulgaria and that he will...
Macedonia 02.01.21 | 17:49

Mickoski and Zaev take to the mountains

Both main party leaders in Macedonia shared their post-New Year mountain trips today. VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski visited Petlec on the Maleshevo mountains – the site where VMRO leader Damjan Gruev was killed in 1906. This was the place where one of the founders of the Organization, Damjan...
Macedonia 31.12.20 | 22:47

Levica responds: We had no contact, let alone a deal with Zaev, prior to the elections

The Levica party issued a response to Zoran Zaev’s comment in the Parliament yesterday, when Zaev raised a hypothetical question that “maybe Levica asked for his help in the past elections”. Levica won surprising two seats in the Parliament in the chaotic July 15 elections using a mix...
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