BDI accuses OBRM-PDUKM and VLEN over Alta Bank decisions: Do not shift responsibility to others

BDI has responded to VLEN’s accusations concerning the sale of state-owned shares in “Banka Ekonomike” in Bitola. According to BDI, the accusations are intended to divert attention from the current government’s responsibility.

The party claims that Alta Bank’s entry into the North Macedonian market from Belgrade was made possible by decisions taken while OBRM-PDUKM and VLEN were in government. BDI says it warned of potential risks before the bank entered North Macedonia, publicly raising questions about its ties to the so-called “Serbian World.” According to BDI, the OBRM-PDUKM government and VLEN officials disregarded those warnings and instead cleared the way for the bank, which BDI calls Vučić’s bank.

In its response, BDI says that now that questions are being raised about the background to the matter, VLEN officials are acting as though they knew nothing, saw nothing and heard nothing. Yet, according to the party, their signatures appear on the documents recording the relevant decisions.

BDI adds that VLEN officials in the OBRM-PDUKM government cannot take part in decision-making and then adopt the stance of an opposition party when asked to account for their actions. It insists that it warned them, that they were aware, made the decisions and signed the documents, and that they should not look elsewhere for someone to blame. According to BDI, Alta Bank did not arrive on its own: they opened the door to it and cannot shift responsibility for it onto others.