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Still no agreement, parties will consider proposed options over the weekend
Representatives from political parties today did not manage to reach an agreement after days of negotiations at the residence of the European Union in Pržino which started on Thursday morning at 11:00.
Towards the end of negotiations, US Ambassador Jess Baily said there had been some progress, therefore he and the EU ambassador in Macedonia, Aivo Orav will give parties...
No agreement – Talks continue tomorrow
Today's negotiations over the cleansing of the electoral roll and reforms to the media between the working groups of the political parties and Ambassadors Aivo Orav and Jess Baily came to an end without an agreement.
US Ambassador, Jess Baily, said he was not disappointed because sometimes to reach an agreement, time is needed.
“We had a five-hour constructive debate and...
SDSM are pessimistic, while the VMRO-DPMNE and the DUI are optimistic over negotiations
Representatives from the political parties who today met with EU Ambassador Aivo Orav, and US Ambassador, Jess Baily at talks to find a way out of the political crisis in the country, left with different impressions on the progress of the negotitations.
For the SDSM, it is not about any specific changes.
“We are unable to negotiate and accept that certain...
Orav meets with Nedelkova to discuss reforms to the Judiciary
Reforms to the judicial system, adopted laws and their implementation, as well as the IPA projections for the judiciary, were the topic of discussion between the President of the Supreme Court, Lidija Nedelkova, and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav, which took place on Wednesday this week.
Nedelkova, stated the Supreme Court, at the meeting expressed graduation for the cooperation and assistance...
Orav: Haindl’s visit to influence developments on resolving political crisis
The EU Ambassador to Macedonia, Aivo Orav today stated that he is expecting the visit from the German Special Envoy to Macedonia, Johannes Haindl to influence developments on resolving the political crisis and announced that the International Community will continue to support the process.
“I hope that today’s visit will affect developments. Last week, Ambassadors of other EU member states and...
Orav: Parties have to find a solution for the political crisis in the next few days, not weeks or months
The European Union is deeply concerned about the political crisis. Instead of finding a solution, the country is again at a standstill, announced today in Skopje EU Ambassador to Macedonia Aivo Orav, accompanied by other Ambassadors of EU member states.
“More than a month has passed since the Parliament reconvened. Regrettably, we have not seen much progress addressing the deep...
The SDSM and VMRO-DMPNE confirm: Negotiations at Pržino are suspended
The parties are not even close to agreeing to conditions that will contribute to fair and democratic elections in Autumn.The SDSM spokesman, Petre Shilegov at today's press conference, responding to reporters questions, said the negotiations have been suspended because the VMRO-DPMNE wants to discuss the questionable voters on the electoral roll and about the regulation of the media. Shilegov did not...
Ambassadors of the EU and the Netherlands declare: Pardons to be withdrawn completely
EU Ambassador, Aivo Orav and Dutch Ambassador, Wouter Plomp, at today’s debate organized by "Transparency International Macedonia", declared that the pardons must be withdrawn completely, as it is the only way to avoid selective justice.
The Ambassadors said that all stakeholders must support the work of the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPO).
“The European Union clearly announced that selective justice and pardons...
Orav: There is no more time, fast and serious decisions are needed
"The political crisis is getting increasingly deeper. Fast and serious decisions are needed. There s no more time for delays and obstruction", said EU Ambassador Aivo Orav while attending celebrations for May 9, Europe Day at the EU InfoCentre.
"The Przhino Agreement from last year, has created hope among the political parties, the general public and the international community. Unfortunately, in...
Baily and Orav are calming the situation while meeting with civil society organizations
The Ambassadors of the US and EU, Jess Baily and Aivo Orav in the next few days will have meetings with representatives from various civil society organizations, diplomatic sources told journalists at “Meta”.
Meetings such as our source says, aims to calm the situation in the country, after the situation escalated followed by the decision by of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop...
Aivo Orav: Political parties need to return to the negotiating table
Political parties should start be preparing for elections and the violence has to stop, said EU Ambassador Orav at the promotion of an EU funded project to strengthen the rule of law.
He hopes that political leaders will take full responsibility and will eventually begin to solve this deep political crisis.
“I want to call on all parties to avoid further...
Baily: Mass pardons are an obstacle to credible elections
US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily after meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov today, again condemned his decision to halt the trials against politicians and also urged everyone to avoid the use of violence.
"Mass pardon equals impunity and that equals an obstacle to credible elections, and the Euro-Atlantic path. And that peaceful demonstration is a fundamental democratic right. Violence and...
Not even minimum requirements for credible elections have been met, say NGO’s
NGO's, today handed a third letter to US Ambassador Jess Baily, and also EU Ambassador Avio Orav, the letter states that not even the minimum requirements for credible elections have been met. At 18:00 they will protest outside Parliament to demand a postponement of the forthcoming elections which are scheduled to be held on June 5.
“It is not enough...
Baily and Orav: April 6 was a missed opportunity for the preperation of credible elections
Macedonian political leaders have a responsibility to their citizens to return the country to Euro-Atlantic path through the implementation of political agreements and priority reforms, said US Ambassador Jess Baily and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav.
“The EU and U.S. have supported all parties and stakeholders in their work to create the conditions for credible elections. This includes cleaning the voters'...
Orav: The President will decide whether he will strengthen or weaken democracy
Now only the President can decide whether he will strengthen or weaken democracy, said EU Ambassador Aivo Orav, regarding the Constitutional Court to repeal the amendments to the Amnesty Law adopted in 2009, which will allow the President to pardoned people convicted of electoral fraud.
“We have criticized your country many times for not having an independent judiciary and rule...
Orav tweeted: Tomorrow is the last chance for the parties to come to an agreement
EU Ambassador Aivo Orav through his official “Twitter” account told political parties that tomorrow, together with MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan will have to come to a final agreement on early parliamentary elections.
“The Ambassadors of the EU states have discussed the situation. The parties have to find a solution; tomorrow is their last chance to do...
Vanhoutte: No elections on April 24 – Today the US and the EU will announce their final assessment
The delegation of the European Union (EU) and the Embassy of the United States (US) in Macedonia today, as announced, should be announcing their assessment on whether there are conditions for holding early parliamentary elections on April 24.
Initially, the assessment by the EU and the US should have been announced yesterday, however, the embassies informed the public that the...
EU and the US should announce today whether there are conditions for early elections on April 24
Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and United States (US) in the country, Aivo Orav and Jess Baily according to announcements this afternoon should announce their assessment of whether there are conditions for holding early parliamentary elections on April 24.
There has been no official confirmation on how the ambassadors will announce their decision, whether they will personally take their findings...
Brussels & Washington still deliberating on announcement on conditions for elections
The expected Assessment on whether the right conditions exist for holding elections on April 24 is unlikely to be announced today, "Meta" has discovered.
According to a senior diplomat, the final text of the joint statement is still being prepared in Brussels and Washington. Talks are ongoing between political parties at a local level.
EU Ambassador's Orav and US Ambassador Jess...
What Comes Next ? Everyone Awaits Baily and Orav Outcome
Today the ambassadors of the US and the European Union, Jess Bailey and Aivo Orav have to make an assessment on whether there are conditions for fair and democratic elections. One of the conditions set for the parties was to reach an agreement for the media, but such a thing did not happen yesterday.
As things stand at present, Parliament...
