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Vajgl: Ivanov must not be just a representative of his party, but the entire state

MEP and observer for Macedonia in the European Parliament Ivo Vajgl is asked to comment on the position of President Gjorge Ivanov concerning the agreement with Greece, he said that the EU has repeatedly sent him a message that Macedonia must look to the future. “The obligation of politics, political parties and the president of the state is to take...

Mogherini, Hahn and Tusk congratulate Zaev and Tsipras for showing leadership and determination

In a joint statement, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission, Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn congratulated the Prime Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras for their determination and leadership in reaching a historic agreement on the name...

Xhaferi: Discussions in the Jean Monnet process are taking place in a constructive atmosphere

Discussions in the "Jean Monnet" process are taking place in a constructive, working atmosphere, with a consensual attitude between the participants in the need for regulation, that is, the regulation of relations in the Legislative Assembly, said Speaker of Parliament Talat Xhaferi from Ohrid, where talks are under way between representatives of the parliamentary parties in the Macedonian Parliament...

Vajgl: I hope that VMRO-DPMNE will decide to take part in the Jean Monnet process

The Jean Monnet process is not a continuation of the Przino Agreement and no decisions will be taken out of the competence of the parliament or any other Macedonian institution, said for Meta, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Macedonia, MEP, Ivo Vajgl when he commented the VMRO-DPMNE's stance that they are against the decision for leading the dialogue for...

Vajgl: The “Jean Monnet” process is not a replacement or an extention of the Pržino Agreement

In the last week of January, next year, representatives of various political parties, MEPs, EU experts, together with EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn and representatives of French Parliament and the French government in Paris, will begin the process of mutual dialogue on important issues, which was called “Jean Monnet”, reported the European Parliament's rapporteur...

There is a new forward dynamic in the country on its path towards the EU, remarked Fleckenstein, Kukan, and Vajgl.

Members of the European Parliament Knut Fleckenstein (S&D, DE), Eduard Kukan (EPP, SK) and Ivo Vajgl (ALDE, SI), met with the Speaker of the Sobranie, Talat Xhaferi, political party leaders and parliamentary party coordinators to discuss current developments in the country and strengthening political dialogue at the Sobranie. The three MPs, as the joint statement states, they spoke with the...

EP adopts resolution on Macedonia: First results from the reforms, then negotiations

With 503 votes "for" and 113 "against", today the European Parliament adopted the resolution on the European Parliament’s Special Rapporteur for Macedonia Ivo Vajgl, linked to the report by the the European Commission for 2016. 45 MEPs abstained on the resolution that recommends Macedonia continue its path towards European integration. MEPs welcome the formation of a new government on 31...

Today European Parliament will vote on a resolution on Macedonia

Today, the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote on a resolution on Macedonia, which is the recommendation of Parliament linked to the report by the the European Commission for 2016. The resolution was proposed by MEP Ivo Vajgl from Slovenia, who otherwise is the EP special rapporteur for Macedonia, and was debated on April 5th, and today a vote is...

Kukan, Vajgl, and Fleckenstein expect the European Parliament to vote on the report about Macedonia

The three MEPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein have welcomed the formation of the new government and have stated that all parties should act in a constructive spirit of reconciliation. They state that after three delays due to a political instability they expect that the European Parliament to vote for the report about the country for the...

Vajgl, Kukan and Fleckenstein: We expect a government within two weeks, further delays will have consequences

MEPs Eduard Kukan, Knut Fleckenstein and Ivo Vajgl who were mediators for the  Przino Agreement, on July the 15th, 2015, today issued a joint statement again calling on President Gjorge Ivanov to respect the will of the Parliamentary majority and urged those politically and criminally responsible for the violent attacks on the Parliament to bear the responsibility. “An official investigation...

Vajgl: Nobody at the EU believes there should be new elections in Macedonia

I have not heard from one person in the European Parliament (EP) who believes that there should be new elections. Accordingly, the position of the EP is the same as the European Commission and Mr. Tusk’s position during his visit to Skopje, said the rapporteur for Macedonia at the European Parliament, Ivo Vajgl in an interview with "360 degrees". As...

EP: The situation in Macedonia is very serious and the crisis is distancing the country from the EU

Yesterday, European Parliament expressed its concern regarding the political situation in Macedonia at a plenary session where they discussed the report prepared by Ivo Vajgl on Macedonia's progress in 2016. The MEPs remarked that the situation in Macedonia is very serious and that the deepening of the political crisis jeopardizes the European perspective of the country. They asked that the processes...

Vajgl, Kukan, Fleckenstein: We can see no justification for the delaying tactics

We can see no justification for the delaying tactics being used in Parliament that hinder the appointment of a new Parliament Speaker and the formation of a government without further delay – said the joint statement by three MEPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein after the meeting with the chief of Macedonian diplomacy, Nikola Poposki in Strasburg. This...

What is Vajgl denying: Whether Gruevski said “prison”, or that it was his faux pas?

The rapporteur for the Republic of Macedonia in European Parliament, Ivo Vajgl in his statement for the state news agency “MIA” denied that he had said something in the media about the president of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, or he had conveyed something that Gruevski had told him during his last visit to Skopje. Still, the renunciation doesn’t mention the word...

Vajgl denies that he conveyed something that Gruevski had told him

The rapporteur for the Republic of Macedonia in European Parliament, Ivo Vajgl, today, in his statement for the state news agency “MIA” denied that he had said something in the media about the president of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, or he had conveyed something that Gruevski told him during his last visit to Skopje. "As a person I never personified responsibility...

VMRO-DPMNE: Vajgl to renounce or to apologize for political manipulations

MEP Ivo Vajgl either didn’t understand something or he is intentionally siding with the pardoned criminal Zoran Zaev and his scriptwriters for issuing lies and made up stories, if he has ever given a statement like the one that was published, said VMRO-DPMNE’s reaction to Vajgl’s statement that the party leader, Nikola Gruevski will go all the way, because...

SDSM: Vajlg’s statement is confirmation that Gruevski is deepening the crisis out of personal interest

The domestic and international community expect a statesman behavior on part of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia and by the institution President of the state, that will have to allow a new government to be formed, said SDSM. “The Macedonian general public has heard from an MP of the European Parliament, and who was here in Macedonia along...

Vajgl: If the crisis continues, there may be sanctions for political parties and individuals

The demonstrations organized in Macedonia are a not so welcoming weapon in the hands of democracy, said MEP Ivo Vajgl in an interview with “Nova TV” after his visit to Skopje. “The focus of this polemic response to the situation is increasingly moving towards an inter-ethnic conflict”, said Vajgl. Regarding President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision not to meet with Commissioner Johannes Hahn...

Kasami: Hahn gave his support for forming a new government

The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn and the three EU MPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein give their support for solving the crisis. They said that the country should look turn towards the future rather than towards personal interests, said Besa movement’s leader, Bilal Kasami, after his meeting with the four representatives....

Hahn and the trio from Brussels arrive today and still no confirmation on the meeting with Ivanov

The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, together with MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein will arrive for a few hour visit in Macedonia, in a bid to help find a solution to the political crisis in the country. Yesterday, EC spokesperson, Maja Kocijančić, announced that Hahn and the three MEPs will be meeting...