Tag: MEPs

For the first in the Balkans an innovative agreements such as this was achieved with an act of brave leadership, wrote 33 MEPs from 16 countries and 6 political groups from the European Parliament in the letter addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee and with it they supported the Vided Bushamaui's initiative for the Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and...

The process of reconciliation received a strong support from the President of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, David McAllister and the MEP Knut Fleckenstein, informs Emilija Aleksandrova from VMRO-DPMNE's independent group and the Coalition, and she also said that they have received an encouragement and directions to continue on the road they are upon. - -For us...

This is a historic moment for the Macedonian people. This is the first time that a prime minister of our country addresses the European Parliament in his native mother tongue, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev during his address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Speaking about the referendum on September the 30th, Zaev said that it is an opportunity that...

The Jean Monnet process, initiated by the three MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Knut Fleckenstein and Eduard Kukan, had been postponed until May, confirmed MIA from Vajgl's office. The meetings between representatives of the parliamentary groups from the Macedonian Parliament and representatives from the European Parliament and EU officials should be held from the 15th to 17th of March in Ohrid, where...

A possible referendum in Macedonia regarding the new name of the country which would be agreed by Macedonia and Greece could complicate the process, DUI’s leader Ali Ahmeti said at a meeting with the MEPs from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Victor Bostinaru, Tanja Fajon and Tonino Picula. At the meeting, Ahmeti stressed that a compromise regarding the...

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...

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...

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...

We need to see in the very next day's serious and responsible statesmanship by the relevant institutions to enable a swift formation of a new and solid coalition. That is the only way to get back onto the EU path – which is what your citizens want and deserve. This was the conclusion from the joint statement by European Commissioner...

At the moment, the meeting is still taking place between the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn and MEPS Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein "Johannes Hahn and MEPs are in talks with Nikola Gruevski. A new government is needed fast. See the parliamentary majority. Constitution must be respected",...

The outgoing Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki today through his official Facebook page, recalled a conversation he had with an unnamed MEP, and said that Bulgarian MEPs Andrey Kovatchev and Angel Dzhambaski put their personal goals and interests first while adopting a resolution on Albania's progress towards the EU, in which they requested the acknowledgment of the existence of...

Members of the European Parliament, Ivo Vajgl, Knut Fleckenstein and Eduard Kukan, after today’s meetings in Skopje with political parties, NGOs and the Special Prosecutor's Office, expressed satisfaction regarding preparations for the organization of the elections which are scheduled for the 11th of December, as well as the atmosphere. "The meetings with the parties have shown that they are ready...

Tomorrow's scheduled meeting of Macedonian leaders in Vienna, where Commissioner Hahn and MEPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Richard Howitt are meant to be in attendance, along with leaders of the four main Macedonian political parties, has been postponed "Meta" has learnt from diplomatic sources. Up to the present moment there has been no official confirmation from Brussels regarding the...

The SDSM have still not made a decision whether they will send a delegation from their party to the leaders’ meeting on Friday in Vienna. Initiation for the meeting came from the three MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Richard Howit and Eduard Kukan, who organised and scheduled it as well. When correspondents from “Meta” asked the SDSM whether they had come to...

Nor the SDSM or the VMRO-DMPNE will change their stance over the election date. Even though today is the last day for the decision which will postpone the decision for the dissolution of Parliament, for now, such an initiative has not been submitted. The SDSM say they have no intentions of submitting a draft-bill for the postponement of elections, and according to...

Today the three MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan, will attempt to help the ruling party and the opposition schedule a date for the upcoming elections. They came to Skopje yesterday, and today will meet with the political parties who are signatories to the Przino Agreement. So far, there has been no information as to whether the MEPs...

EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiating , Johannes Hahn, today met with MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Richard Howitt, where they discussed the political situation in Macedonia. Commissioner Hahn on his official Twitter account shared a picture of the meeting and said: "Meeting on Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with the MEPs, Kukan, Vajgl and Howitt." https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/694858052219047936 “The European...

The EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn, is expected to visit Macedonia in mid-February, but his office had not yet announced the official date. He is now in Amman, Jordan, where he will meet with Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, where they will discuss the need to deepen cooperation in dealing with common challenges, especially with...

Despite the evidence from the "Putsch" case, Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva has requested from the court the cases on the murder of Martin Neskovski, and the case “Election Campaign” where Ljube Boskovski was sentenced, announced the Special Public Prosecutor (SPO) today. Janeva's office indicated that court did not appear to be cooperating, they did not want to submit the cases, but...

Katica Janeva with the amendments on the the existing law on protected witnesses is going to request a an upgrade on the use these kind of witnesses. At the same time, with these amendments she'll be requesting by law for the Special Prosecution to be able to propose and seek protection for certain witnesses, confirmed the spokeswoman for the...