PANDEV AND ELMAS

PANDEV AND ELMAS

by | 31 December, 2021 | I WANT TO SAY

I really want 2022 not to be a historic year for Macedonia. This column is turning 31 in a month, and I’m sick and tired of writing about historic events, historic dates, historic elections, historic accidents, historic reports, historic summits, historic...
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FREEDOM WITHOUT JUSTICE

by | 24 December, 2021 | I WANT TO SAY

1 Whatever you write about Zoran Zaev in the week when he resigned as Prime Minister, you risk being accused of either defending him or attacking him. There is no third option. That’s the ugly truth about our public – either you love someone uncritically,...
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EU WITHOUT YOU

by | 17 December, 2021 | I WANT TO SAY

1 How about that, yet again we have no date for starting the EU accession talks. How nice. Ha, ha, ha… The EU folks have lied to Zaev once again. Ha, ha, ha… Surely if we were the ones in power, we would have called their bluff. Who have they lied to? Are Zaev and...
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BULGARIAN OFFENSIVE

by | 10 December, 2021 | I WANT TO SAY

1 Let’s stop fooling ourselves. It’s not about Tsar Samuil, nor is it about Goce Delchev. And it’s even less about the Bulgarians not having rights in Macedonia. Unlike the Macedonians who do have rights in Bulgaria. Those are just excuses so the Bulgarian offensive...
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THE EXCITEMENT GROWS

by | 3 December, 2021 | I WANT TO SAY

1 Alternativa is close to making a decision about joining the Government. The excitement grows. Zoran Zaev and Afrim Gashi have been meeting every day and after each meeting they announce that Alternativa is about to make a decision. How will we go on after they make...