Tag Archives: Hungary

Trajkovski talks About meeting With Gruevski in Budapest

Nikola Gruevski’s medical condition is great, Aleksandar Trajkovski, who was spotted on the photo with the former PM in Budapest, said on Monday. “He’s worried and doesn’t go out often,” he added. Asked by Fatime Fetai of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) why he’d gone to the Hungarian capital for the sinuses problem considering the weather there, too, was cold, ...

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Photograph of Gruevski in Budapest appears on Internet

A photograph depicting the former PM Nikola Gruevski in Budapest, Hungary, appeared on the internet on Tuesday evening. At the photograph, Gruevski is walking around an unknown location in Budapest. Hungarian journalist Daniele Noland reported for Kanal 5 that the photograph is indeed authentic, but did not reveal who made it. The photograph also depicts VMRO-DPMNE member Aleksandar Trajkovski, who ...

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Orban: I did not Meet Gruevski when he Came to Hungary

The decision of Hungary to grant asylum to former PM of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski was one of the main topics up for discussion in the Hungarian Parliament on Tuesday. The Hungarian PM Viktor Orban addressed the Parliament to answer several questions. “Hungary granted asylum to Gruevski, who is a very good friend of our country, and we need to thank ...

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Politico Europe: Hungarian Intelligence Involved in Gruevski’s Escape

Citing two individuals involved in Nikola Gruevski’s escape to Budapest, Brussels-based news agency “Politico Europe” reports that Hungarian intelligence services are involved in Gruevski’s escape from Macedonia to Hungary. From the Government of Hungary they still do not comment on these claims, while the country’s Foreign Minister previously confirmed that Hungarian diplomats accompanied the former Macedonian PM on his way ...

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EC Shares Hahn’s View on Nikola Gruevski Case

The European Commission (EC) shares the stand of the EU’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, that Hungary’s decision to grant asylum to former PM Nikola Gruevski warrants further explanations from the Hungarian authorities. Spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said on Thursday that there was no running away from the rule of law. As he added, the asylum ...

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Spokesperson Bosnjakovski Reiterates Government’s Stand on Gruevski Case

Government spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski said at a press-conference on Wednesday that former PM Nikola Gruevski will return to Macedonia and serve jail time in the country. According to him, the allegations in the asylum request are completely false. “We expect that the Hungarian authorities will recall the asylum decision and that Gruevski will be extradited. The extradition procedure has started. ...

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Gergery Gulyas Reiterates Stand on Macedonian Judiciary and Prison Conditions

Hungary’s authorities aren’t sure whether former Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski received a fair trial in Macedonia. Gergely Gulyas, Minister of the Hungarian PM’s Office, once again said that Macedonia had a problem with its judiciary and prison conditions. “The conditions in the Macedonian prisons, too, should be taken into consideration, as should the situation with the Macedonian judiciary, which receive ...

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Transparency International Urges Hungarian Officials to Extradite Gruevski

On Tuesday, Transparency International and its chapters in Macedonia and Hungary urged Hungarian officials to extradite former PM Nikola Gruevski from Hungary, “where he is currently seeking asylum in an attempt to avoid imprisonment after a non-appealable conviction for corruption.” According to Slagjana Taseva, Chair of Transparency International Macedonia, the situation is a big test for the Macedonian and Hungarian ...

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Gruevski Case: Justice Ministry Still Working on Extradition Documentation

The Justice Ministry is working in an accelerated manner on completing the documentation for former PM Nikola Gruevski to be extradited from Hungary. “However, we cannot say when exactly it will be completed and sent to Budapest. We cannot provide more information about the situation because of the sensitivity of the materials. There are legal grounds for Macedonia to file ...

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Gruevski case: Justice Ministry preparing Documentation for extradition

The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecution of Organised Crime (BPPOPCC) and Corruption has started a pre-investigative procedure over former PM Nikola Gruevski’s escape to Hungary. “There are grounded suspicions that certain official persons, abusing their official position and authority, enabled the convicted person to illegally leave the Republic of Macedonia,” it said on Wednesday. The case has been given ...

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