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With 66 votes in favor, Parliament of North Macedonia declares Shar Mountain a national park
The Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia yesterday adopted the Law on declaring part of Shar Mountain a national park. With this act, Shar Mountain became the fourth national park in the country, but also the first to be declared since the country's independence. The last declaration of a national park in Macedonia happened in 1958 in the...
Health Minister Filipche concerned about the COVID-19 situation in North Macedonia
Health Minister Venko Filipche expressed his concern about the situation with the COVID-19 and once again appealed all measures and legal amendments to be done expediently and by urgent procedure in order to implement the right protective measures against the outbreak.
"We are registering a record of 30% of positive cases out of all tested and almost 600 patients were...
Bill on Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination envisages fines up to €10 000
The Government has sent to the Parliament of north Macedonia the new draft Law on Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination, which aims to improve the legal framework and adjust it to the EU's legislation and the international standards about protection from discrimination.
The new law should cover all government bodies, the bodies of the local self-government, legal entities with...
Civic associations have called the political parties to sign a declaration for adoption of an Antidiscrimination Law
Nine networks of civic associations that all together comprise more than 100 associations have called upon the political parties that will run at the parliamentary elections to support the declaration for a priority adoption of the Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination by the future members of the Parliament.
The goal of the declaration is to oblige the political...
Mickoski to Zaev: We will not support a law for amnesty for the crimes done by the family Zaevs
Yesterday’s video address of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev called on the opposition to be constructive and support the proposed changes to the Law for the Public Prosecutor's Office, while also labelling VMRO-DPMNE as “the party that brought injustice to the country”. To this, Hristijan Mickoski replied on Facebook.
Mickoski says that VMRO-DPMNE worked constructively, but they cannot support a “law...
Pendarovski signs the laws on opening two new border crossings with Greece
President Stevo Pendarovski signed the decrees proclaiming the law on ratification of the Agreement between Republic of North Macedonia and Republic Greece for opening a new border crossing between the two countries, which will connect Majden and Promachoi in the Republic of Greece. He also signed the law on ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of North Macedonia...
The trial census ends on Sunday, the Law is stuck in the Parliament
On the 30th of June the trial census in the state will be completed. The State Statistical Office started conducting tihe trail census in 13 municipalities on the 1th of June this year although the Law for census of population is not yet adopted in Parliament.
The main reason for postponing the parliamentary debate and adopting this Law are the...
The Government expects citizens to become inspectors for VAT refunds
The Government expects citizens to behave as inspectors after the 1st of July following the Law on refund of VAT for individuals. In the explanation it is stated that the decrease of tax evasion is the main reason for implementing this law.
“With the implementation of the Law in refund of VAT for individuals, they will have the right of...
President Pendarovski signs decrees on 21 laws
President of the country, Stevo Pendarovski, has signed decrees for the proclamation of 21 laws that had not been signed by former President Georgi Ivanov, reports his office.
Among the decrees signed are the promulgation of the Law on amending the Law on the Operational-Technical Agency, the Law on the Central Population Register, the Law on Amendments to the Law...
Deskoska: There will be no shift in terms of differences on the Law on Public Prosecution
There will be no shift in terms of differences between the government and the opposition in regards to the Law on the Public Prosecution, said today Justice Minister Renata Deskoska after the new round of talks on key issues in judicial reform.
"It is unacceptable for the Ministry of Justice to introduce a provision in the law that would imply...
President Ivanov’s cabinet reply to the Anti-Corruption Commission: All of the decrees were in accordance with the Constitution
The President Gjorge Ivanov's cabinet has issued a reaction about the political decision on part of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) which filed an indictment against the president and is completely rejecting the claims that with his decrees, which are a subject of this decision, the president has violated the laws and has overstepped his authorizations....
Macedonian soldiers will go on compulsorily NATO missions
The Ministry of Defense is preparing a draft law amending the Law on Defense, which define the rules for engagement for our soldiers on NATO missions.
"This draft law will allow the deployment of members of the Republic of North Macedonia outside the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia in NATO operations and missions on a compulsorily basis, as...
VMRO-DPMNE: New law on the SPO is the basis for building a law-abiding country
VMRO-DPMNE has sent their objections to the Ministry of Justice regarding the shortcomings of the draft text on the Law on Public Prosecution, translated into the three principles that contain the documents we believe must be part of this new law, said today VMRO-DPMNE spokesman, Naum Stoilkovski.
He added that the new law must be adopted by a consensus, it...
Analysis: Brussels ask that Macedonian politicians change their mentality
At the end of the visit to Brussels, it seems as if the Macedonian delegation was hit by a cold shower.
After receiving praise for the Government’s commitment to reform, expressed at the end of the fifteenth meeting of the Stabilization and Association Council (SA) between the country and the European Union, there is still no guarantee that in June...
Parliament passes Law on termination of pregnancy
At today's parliamentary session, the Law on the Termination of Pregnancy was adopted and passed, allowing women to exercise the right to a safe termination of pregnancy and abolish the existing administrative procedures and barriers that delay the implementation of the procedure for terminating a pregnancy, announced the Ministry of Health.
"The decision to terminate a pregnancy as a special medical intervention for which...
Parliament adopts Law on Protection against Discrimination
Today, Parliament adopted the Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination, after it was discussed in a session on Friday. Fifty-two MPs voted for the law, three were abstentions, and no one was against.
The debate on the anti-discrimination bill, which was fast-tracked through Parliament, went against the views of the government and the opposition regarding the benefits of this...
An independent SPO, but under the auspices of the PPO: Government adopts the draft-law
At today's session, the Government adopted a draft law on the Public Prosecutor's Office, which regulates the status, autonomy and jurisdiction of the SPecial Prosecutor's Office (SPO), reports the Ministry of Justice.
The bill provides for the SPO to be autonomous, but hierarchically lower-ranking to the state public prosecutor's office, and to represent itself in first and second instance cases...
NGOs request urgent adoption of the Law against discrimination
Hundreds of associations, civic organizations, foundations, and networks will be demanding from the Parliament to urgently pass a Law on Prevention of and Protection from Discrimination. They reminded the Parliament today and the public that the draft law for prevention and protection from discrimination has been stuck for the past 8 months at the Parliament, while its passing has...
Political heads will be distinguished from professional heads in the administration
The Ministry of Information Society and Administration is drafting a law on high-level management service. In an explanation published on the Single National Electronic Registry of Regulations, it said that currently there is no clear distinction between the political and professional levels in the legislation, ie the scope of high-level management is not clearly defined or determined.
"The new Law...
АЈМ: The amendments in the Law on media allow room for manipulations
The Association of Journalists of Macedonia has reacted against the latest amendments to the Law on Audio and Audio-Visual Services (LAAS) and the Election Code, that were passed on the 4th of February in a short notice by the Parliament without prior consultations with the journalist community.
"The amendments to the LAAS, that refer to Article 102 of the...
