24 January 2018
The VMRO-DPMNE parliamentary group will return to the parliamentary benches and with amendments to try and stop the adoption of the Law on the use of Languages, said the party’s vice-president Mitko Janchev at a press conference. “The proponents want to push the unconstitutional law on bilingualism by force, and it is not only detrimental […]
14 December 2017
Besa’s MPs will not participate in the amendment debate on the Law on the Use of Languages, because what is happening in Parliament. They have called what is happening a “political theatre”. – We will not participate in the work of the Commission, because we believe that this theatre will continue and we do not […]
13 December 2017
The President of the Committee on European Affairs Artan Grubi, stopped the debate on the draft Law on the Use of Languages, because MP Fadil Zendeli from the Besa Movement did not want to leave the parliamentary rostrum after Grubi did not give him the floor to speak. Through the amendment, Besa requested that the […]
11 December 2017
The debate about the amendments to the draft bill for the use of languages that was supposed to start at the Parliament’s Committee for European Issues was postponed, because, as was announced by the Committee’s President, Artan Grubi, the absence of representatives from the Ministry of Justice. As was announced by Grubi, he received a […]
7 December 2017
The Committee on Finance and Budget has completed the amendment discussion about the draft-budget for 2018. Today’s debate was the third continuation of the 12th session that began on the 27th of November, and the Committee’s debate about the draft-bill, that was re-scheduled several times and postponed as well, in order to be finished on […]
6 December 2017
During the debate about the draft-budget for 2018, the MPs have accepted two amendments submitted by VMRO-DPMNE who didn’t participate in the today’s debate while 8 eight were rejected. The accepted amendments contain a modified text and refer to subventions for pellet stoves and the TIR zone in Kumanovo. According to SDSM’s MP, Jovan Mitrevski, […]
5 December 2017
The first continuation of the 12th session of the Committee on Finances and Budget, that was supposed to resume today at 11 o’clock was postponed for the fifth time. “The continuation of the 12th session of the Committee on Finance and Budget, at which a debate about the draft-budget for 2018 was taking place and […]
14 November 2017
The Ministry of Justice has begun preparing a package of amendments in several laws that should provide external independent control over the work of the police. According to the announcement published today, the amendments will be made in the Laws for the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Public Prosecution, the Council of Public Prosecutors and the […]
29 September 2017
Yesterday, the Ministry of Justice started the procedure for the preparation of the amendments to the Law on Witness Protection, which will give the Special Prosecutor’s Office the juridstiction to participate in the witness protection procedure, that is, to request and propose protection of certain witnesses when it is necessary for an investigation. This is […]
1 September 2017
The Ministry of Interior is preparing amendments to the Law on Police, which, among other things, will terminate the use of rubber bullets and electric paralysers for breaking up crowds and violent protests. Rubber bullets and electric paralysers became part of the police’s equipment with the amendments to the Law on Police, which Parliament voted […]
28 March 2017
The illegal wiretapping led to a great social crisis in the Republic of Macedonia, but this is not the first time monitoring systems have been abused in the country, stated the State Attorney General, Marko Zvrlevski at a conference on the topic “Monitoring Communications – Legal framework and the experiences of the Attorney General”, which […]
6 October 2016
Submitting legislation for the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) in Parliament as an ordinary procedure, opens the possibility of consultations and coordination between the parties in the home of legislation, but with the guarantors of the Pržino Agreement (The European Union and the United States etc.) about accepting the proposed changes. This is the main […]
4 October 2016
The Special Public Prosecution plays a key role in this process, it needs constant support from all parties, reacted the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands after Parliament did not approve amendments requested by the SPO in the laws on Witness Protection and the SPO they did not receive support from the ruling majority. “The […]
4 October 2016
Without amendments to the Law on Witness Protection, it makes the work of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office difficult, said the SPO, after today’s session of Parliament where the ruling majority did not support the proposed amendments to the SPO (for extending the time for investigations) and the Law on Witness Protection. “Without adopting changes […]
28 July 2016
This evening, the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, at their 113. session, voted on the amendments in a short procedure, for the Law on Internal Affairs,the Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Service, the Law for Criminal Proceedings, The representatives from the political parties, signatories to the Pržino Agreement, agreed to the legislative amendments, […]
28 July 2016
Parliament Speaker, Trajko Veljanoski has scheduled a session today at 14:30 where MPs will have to vote to pass the laws that the representatives of the four main political parties, signatories to the Pržino Agreement reached last week. On today’s agenda is the draft-law for amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs, the draft-law for […]
6 July 2016
The State Secretary for the MOI, Anastasija Ilieska has been appointed the Director of the Public Revenue Office, confirmed the government for “Meta” correspondents. “After appointing Kiril Minoski as Minister of Finance for the current position of the institution, the government has decided the Director of the Regional Unit of the PRO (Public Revenue Office) […]
6 July 2016
A new proposal has been put forward on the Law on Internal Affairs, and will be discussed today at a plenary session of Parliament. If the proposal is successful, and amendments are made, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) will be appointed by the government, guided by the advice of the minister, […]
20 May 2016
The Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) this afternoon in a statement welcomed the adoption of the amendments to the Law on Pardons from Parliament and asked the people pardoned by President Gjorge Ivanov to request that their pardons are revoked, and for the President to act immediately. The party added that the with precision they will […]
19 May 2016
This afternoon Parliament expressly and without debate passed amendments to four laws, including the Law on Pardons, which will allow the President to withdraw the pardons for those who require it of him. On the amendments to the Law on Pardons, 63 MPs voted “for” and none voted against. At today’s session, express procedures were […]
