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Ružin: EP amendments concerning Gruevski have no legal effect, but may damage Hungary’s reputation

Today, European Parliament urged Hungary to extradite exiled former Prime Minister and convicted criminal Nikola Gruevski on the grounds of amendments to the Resolution on Macedonia, even though they have no legal effect, but rather an ethical-moral attitude, it is still an unpopular measure for Hungary, says university professor and FON rector, Nano Ružin. "Action, from a legal point of view,...

MEPs have asked from Hungary to extradite Gruevski

During the vote for the resolution for Macedonia, the European Parliament  has passed two amendments with which it demand that Hungary should extradite former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to Macedonia, reports MIA. The Social democrats and the Green party's groups have lodged separate amendments related to this issue, but it was feared that one lodged by the Green party will...

Parliament strips Gruevski of his parliamentary immunity

In a plenary session, without a debate, Parliament, with 62 votes in favor, accepted the recommendation from the Commission for Procedural and Mandate-Immunity Issues to strip Nikola Gruevski of his immunity. The court has requested that Gruevski be detained for election fraud in the "Titanic" case, for irregularities in the construction of highways in the "Trajectory" case, the demolition of...

Parliamentary Commission recommend Gruevski is stripped of his parliamentary immunity

The Commission for Rules of Procedure and Mandate-Immunity Issues, with five votes in favor, adopted the six requests from the Criminal Court to strip MP Nikola Gruevski of his immunity for the purpose of detention. Not a single MP from the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, whose honorary president is Gruevski, was present at the session. The court seeks the detainment of Gruevski...

The parliament will be deciding upon the termination of Gruevski’s MP immunity

The criminal Court is demanding from the Parliament to terminate Nikola Gruevski's MP immunity. In the Court's official press release, it says that it has lodged 5 motions where the accused is the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. The court is demanding a detention for Gruevski for electoral frauds in the case of "Titanic", for irregularities during the building...

Families of those convicted in “Divo Naselje” protest in Pec and ask how Albania allowed Gruevski to escape

In Pec, Kosovo, the family members of those convicted for the armed incident in the Kumanovo settlement of Divo Naselje in May, 2015, protested this morning, demanding the release of their loved ones and made accusations against former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski regarding the mentioned events, Portabl reports. The protest was held in front of the "Dukagjini" hotel, where...

Orbán: Soros organization behind persecution of Gruevski

George Soros' organization is behind the persecution of former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with Radio Koshut. According to Orbán, it is only normal for Budapest to help the former Macedonian prime minister because he too has helped Hungary defend itself against a surge of migrants. "This is a former leader...

SPO files two charges in “Thaler” case against Gruevski, Bozinovski, Janakieski and Dimovski

The Special Prosecutor's Office has announced that it has filed two charges in connection with the "Thaler" case, one for the illegal financing of the political party VMRO-DPMNE, and the other for the illegal construction of the party's headquarters. The indictment for the illegal financing of the political party VMRO-DPMNE was filed against the former leader of the party, and...

EC: Further explanations needed from Hungary on decision to grant asylum to Gruevski

The European Commission shares the opinion and position of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations and Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn, that the decision to grant Nikola Gruevski asylum deserves further explanation from Hungarian authorities. "There is no escape from the rule of law," said EC spokesman Margaritis Shinas. He said the decision to grant asylum to Gruevski was a judge's decision and that...

NGOs demand reinstatement of whistle-blowers Lazarevski and Kostovski

Gjorgji Lazarevski and Dzvonko Kostvoski, whose disclosure of the secret wiretappings led to the resignation of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in 2016, should immediately be reinstated to the public sector positions they lost in retaliation, demand three NGOs. Transparency International-Macedonia, the Southeast European Coalition on Whistle-blower Protection, and the European Center for Whistle-blower Rights have long advocated for the rightful...

Szijjártó: Gruevski crossed three borders legally, our diplomats did not smuggle him into Hungary

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski had to cross three borders to reach Hungary and did so in full compliance with the regulations in all three cases, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference in Budapest today. He also said his ministry was in no way connected to the case, bearing in mind that the body that...

Dimitrov: It’s ironic and a paradox for a country that’s an EU member to grant asylum to a felon

It is ironic and a paradox for a country that is an EU member to grant asylum to a felon, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov at today's joint press conference with his Danish colleague, Anders Samuelsen. He also said that in the process of solving this case with Hungarian authorities, it will insist on obeying the rule of...

Hahn: I expect a sound explanation from Orbán regarding Gruevski’s asylum

Yesterday, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn responded to Hungary's decision to grant asylum to Nikola Gruevski, after the former prime minister boasted about it on Facebook. Hahn said that if it were true, he expects a sound explanation from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán regarding the grounds of such a decision. "I take notes of...

Gruevski confirms he’s granted asylum in Hungary via “Facebook”

Former prime minister and leader of the VMRO-DPMNE party, Nikola Gruevski, who was sentenced to two years in prison in the SPO's "Tank" case, has confirmed on his Facebook profile that he has been granted asylum in Hungary. "Today, the Republic of Hungary, an EU and NATO member country, responded positively to my previously submitted request for political asylum due...

Gruevski didn’t receive any death threats nor was he politically persecuted, says government

Nikola Gruevski was convicted in a public and transparent process, and at the same time there are several procedures against him, said the government as a reaction to the Facebook status published by the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski who revealed that he was granted an asylum in Hungary. "The offender Nikola Gruevski was under a police protection in accordance...

Transparency International and its sister branches have called for Hungary to deliver back Gruevski

Transparency International through its branches in Macedonia and Hungary has called upon the Hungarian authorities to extradite Gruevski from Hungary where he is requesting an asylum in an effort to avoid the imprisonment after he was convicted for corruption. -This situation is a big test for the Macedonian and Hungarian authorities and it should be solved in accordance with...

MFA hand Hungary protest note over Gruevski’s escape

The foreign ministry sent a "protest note" to Hungary after convicted former prime minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Budapest and claimed asylum. Hungarian ambassador Laszlo Duks was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet with State Secretary Viktor Dimovski. "The purpose of the meeting was to hand over a protest note from Macedonia to the Hungarian side, on the...

Vučić confirms that Gruevski went to Hungary via Serbia

In Belgrade's first official response, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Hungary via Serbia, but before a warrant was issued and sent to Belgrade. He also said that Gruevski was accompanied by two Hungarian nationals from Macedonia to Albania. This is Belgrade's first reaction after Gruevski fled Macedonia to avoid serving a prison sentence,...

Albanian media take Serbian bait over Gruevski story

Last week, disinformation that was published by pro-government Serbian daily newspaper "Politika", lied to a large part of the Albanian media who in turn, shared the news. "Politika", citing its own sources, claimed that Nikola Gruevski flew to Budapest via Tirana. One of the most well read media outlets in Albania, "Gazeta Mapo", reported this information with additional "spice" -...

“Politika”: Gruevski raises tensions between America and Russia

While it has been formally claimed that fugitive Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is in Budapest, some articles speculate that he had traveled to Russia or Turkey, reported Serbian pro-government daily newspaper "Politika". The article points out that both Russia and Turkey maintain diplomatic relations with Skopje, but have clashed over pro-Western policies pursued by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Under...