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VMRO-DPMNE lodges motion in the Constitutional Court on the Law on Languages

VMRO-DPMNE lodged a motion in the Constitutional Court asking for ruling on the constitutionality of the Law on Languages, after identical initiative was submitted last week by the university professor Jove Kekenovski. According to the party, the law was passed brutally by the ruling coalition, with complete disregard of the Constitution, the law and the procedure for adopting and...

SDSM, DUI and BESA sign initiative for formally announcing referendum

MPs from the ruling majority announced that they will submit the initiative for formally announcing the referendum before Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi today at noon. According to information from SDSM’s parliamentary group, MPs have already collected signatures for the initiative to formally announce the referendum. MPs from DUI and BESA have also signed it. After VMRO-DPMNE’s parliamentary group conduct their coordinative...

SDSM submits initiative to reduce travel expenses for MPs

The SDSM parliamentary group has submitted an initiative to reduce travel expenses for MPs, informed coordinator Tomislav Tuntev at today's briefing with journalists. The initiative proposes travel costs of 30% of the price of a litre of gasoline to be reduced to 15%. To this end, it is necessary to change the law on salaries of appointed officials and law...

Diplomatic club Skopje proposes the airport to be renamed as “Kiro Gligorov”

The diplomatic club Skopje is supporting the initiative where the Skopje airport to be renamed as the former Macedonian president's name i.e. Kiro Gligorov. The Diplomatic club state that by renaming the airport's name after president Gligorov will materialize the great role he has played in the process of creating Macedonia as a modern state." "We stress that the...

VMRO-DPMNE is demanding an amnesty for the perpetrators on the 27th of April

The opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE is demanding "an urgent and without delay" absolution and amnesty for all persons that have "caused certain legal violations in the incidents at the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia on the 27th of April." According to VMRO-DPMNE, this act will contribute to the conciliation in Macedonia and the easing of political tensions. This conclusion,...

On Wednesday the Constitutional Court will decide whether to allow UBK to wiretap through telecom operators

The Constitutional Court will hold their first session after the summer holidays, on Wednesday, where according to the judges, should make the final decision on Article 175 of the Law on Electronic Communications, that is, whether the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence is allowed to wiretap through telecommunication operators. The initiative to abolish Article 175 of the law was accepted...

Todor Petrov with an initiative at the Constitutional Court for disputing Xhaferi’s election

The president of the World Macedonian Congress, Todor Petrov, has filed an initiative to the constitutional Court for evaluating the legality of the election of Talat Xhaferi for a president of the Parliament. He is asking the court to annul the decision of electing Xhaferi for a president of the Parliament that was published in the “Official Gazette.” For TV...

The Constitutional Court has temporarily stopped the government’s decision for a baroque facade on GTC

At today’s session, the Constitutional Court with a majority of votes decided to start a procedure for determining the constitutionality and the legality of Article 50 of the Law on Urban Planning and Construction especially Paragraph 2 of this article and the term “of special interest.” “A building of special interest for which an urbanistic-planning documentation determined with paragraph 1...

Constitutional judges postpone discussion on wiretapping through telecom operators

Today, Constitutional judges postponed the initiative for assessing the constitutionality and legality of the controversial Article 175 of the Law on Electronic Communications for another session. The reason for this decision, is the extensive material submitted for the initiative, stated judges at today’s session. Otherwise, Article 175 which was adopted to the Law on Electronic Communications in 2014, instructs telecom operators...

SDSM has submitted their initiative and calls on Veljanoski to assemble Parliament immediately

The Secretary General of SDSM and MP Oliver Spasovski today submitted to Parliament an initiative to extend the constitutive session, signed by 67 MPs. “With this initiative, there will no dilemma about securing a parliamentary majority. The initiative was signed by 67 MPs and we expect Trajko Veljanoski to immediately schedule an extention of the constitutive session of Parliament, so...

SDSM will start an initiative to assemble Parliament

The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia at 10.30 this morning will submit at the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia an initiative for extending the constitutive session at the Parliament, during which, a new president of the Parliament will be elected, announced SDSM. Immediately after submitting the initiative, at the Parliament’s press center, a statement for the press will be given...

SOS: An unregistered NGO, GONGO or PONGO?

"Stop Operation Soros" (SOS), was introduced to the public on January the 17th, whose only declared members so far, are historian Nikola Srbov, who often appears in the media as a "political analyst" and journalists Cvetin Chilimanov and Nenad Mirchevski, who received various descriptions by the media. For example, a national television station, classified the three as an "Initiative...

New Parliament will be crucial for SPO, Constitutional, Supreme and Criminal Court

In the period of time after the new composition of Parliament, and after the deadline which expires on December 31, there will be a new reality for the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) and for the most important courts in the country – the Supreme Court, the Criminal and Constitutional Court, who left difficult issues to resolve after the election. The...

Saveski: Levica will run as an independent party after being ignored by all parties in the opposition

At the Levica party’s Central Committee, they decided to run independently for the early parliamentary elections on December the 11th after their initiative to be part of the united approach of all anti-regime parties was completely ignored by the opposition, confirmed to “Meta”, Zdravo Saveski, one of the leaders of the Levica party. “At the Central Committee, which was held on Sunday, October the 16th, after...

No Impeachment for President Ivanov

With 35 votes “For” and 47 “Against”, without any abstentions, the proposal from the opposition to start the procedure for accountability of the President Gjorgi Ivanov was rejected after five sittings. For the proposal to be accepted, and to initiate proceedings to establish accountability of the President, there would need to be a two-theirs majority or 82 MPs of the...

The countdown will not sway the Constitutional Court over the SPO

Almost certainly, Constitutional Judges at tomorrow's session will consider the initiative on the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Public Prosecutor's Office, which is one of the key demands of the citizens, organized by civil movements "I protest" and the "Colourful Revolution." The Constitutional Court told journalists at "Meta" that there will be no changes made to the agenda...

Cross in Butel on the agenda at the next session of the Constitutional Court

Constitutional judges scheduled their next session for May 31 will consider the initiative on the constitutionality and legality of the decision to build the cross in Butel, which sparked tensions late February and early March this year. The consideration of this initiative is the 11th item on the agenda of the daily session. Although the Constitutional Court’s information does not specifically...

Was Krpač the witness why Janeva wanted jurisdiction in witness protection?

The Special Public Prosecutor's Office announced today that Kosta Krpač who yesterday was found dead in his apartment with a gunshot wound to the chest, was a witness in one of the pre-investigative procedures that was lead by the SPO. The SPO said he voluntarily became a witness and cooperation with him was superb. "This Public Prosecutor's Office has evidence of...

Journalists tell Ivanov: Without media reforms, there are no conditions for elections

Representatives from five journalists' and media organizations today had a meeting with the President of the country Gjorge Ivanov, who discussed the possibility of resuming talks on media reforms before the election. They, as stated in a statement, told Ivanov that without fully implemented media reforms in Macedonia there will be no conditions for free and credible elections. "Representatives of the...

The session at the Constitutional Court for the Amensty Law will be open to the public

The session at the Constitutional Court scheduled for Wednesday (March 16), where they will decide whether the President will have his right restored to pardon persons convicted of electoral fraud or keep the current Amnesty Law as it is, will be open to the public, said the Constitutional Court to "Meta". "The Court has always been open to the public. The session,...