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EU will give North Macedonia €160 million aid to help prevent economic fallout by COVID-19 pandemic

The European Commission decided to give North Macedonia €160 million from the macro-financial assistance (MFA) package to support country's economy which is hard hit by the coronavirus. The whole package, aimed for 10 countries, amounts to €3 billion and relates to strengthening fiscal governance and transparency, the fight against corruption, enhancing financial sector supervision, improving the business environment, and...

Commission votes for proposal to strip Gruevski of his parliamentary mandate

The Commission on Mandate and Immunity Issues has voted on the proposal to strip fugitive MP Nikola Gruevski of his parliamentary mandate in his absence on the grounds that he was unjustifiably absent for over six months. The motion was passed with five votes "for", while MPs from VMRO-DPMNE did not vote. The proposal should be submitted at a plenary...

Zaev: Writing a “Bulgarian fascist bullet” and a “fascist bullet” is not the same

At the next government session between the Macedonian and Bulgarian government, most likely to be held in December, the joint multi-disciplinary expert commission on historical and educational issues, set up under the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation, will discuss progress and expectations, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in response to a parliamentary question on changes to textbooks. "It...

Veljanoski: You don’t have a two-thirds majority to change the Constitution

The Assembly is an institution, and MPs are the people's representatives who will make the decisions and implement the will of the people and I urge them not succumb to any pressure, because we are resolving a decade-long conflict in order to pull the country out of isolation, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev when he addressed the Constitutional Affairs...

Janeva: Gruevski was summoned for a pre-trial procedure for taking commission

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, was summoned to the Special Prosecutor's Office for a financial investigation for taking a commission, which was opened by the SPO for a case related to electricity, stated the Chief Special Prosecutor, Katica Janeva, in a statement to the media in front of SPO headquarters . She responded to journalistic inquiries, saying that it...

Grubi scheduled the session for the Law on Languages on the Day of the Albanian Alphabet

The President of the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs, Artan Grubi, announced that at the commission session, they will discuss the draft law on the use of languages at the second reading on November 22nd - the day of the Albanian alphabet, confirmed the Commission for "Meta". Grubi announced that yesterday, at a press conference in the Parliament of the...

The session for the Law for languages will be set by Grubi next Wednesday on the Day of the Albanian alphabet

From this point, the draft law for the use of languages should be sent to the Commission for European Affairs. I will set the session of the Commission for the 22nd of November, the day of the Albanian alphabet, and we expect the whole procedure to be over and the law to be voted by the end of this...

The prosecution are asking for documentation from institutions for the criminal case against Vangelovski

The Basic Public Prosecutor's Office Skopje requested "data and documentation" from the institutions regarding the criminal charges that were recently submitted against the president of the Supreme Court, Jovo Vangelovski, to the Council for Fact-Finding and initiating a procedure for determining responsibility for a judge, said the Public Prosecutor's Office for “Meta”. The council filed the criminal charges on September...

Criminal charges against Jovo Vangelovski because he refused case files to be reviewed regarding Grujovski and Boskovski

Yesterday, the Council for Determining the Facts and Initiation of Disciplinary filed criminal charges against the President of the Supreme Court, Jovo Vangelovski. The Council filed the criminal complaint because two weeks ago, Vangelovski did not allow members of the commission who are investigating the circumstances and events that led to the escape of Goran Grujovski and Nikola Boskovski,...

Milososki: The Government needs to withdraw from the signed Аgreement with Bulgaria

While there is still time, the Government needs to withdraw from the signed Agreement between Macedonia and Bulgaria, as it has essential shortcomings. And in the medium and long term, it will open up more disputable issues, than it will close issues. VMRO-DPMNE's Executive Committee member, Antonio Milososki today stated this at a press conference. “The Joint Intergovernmental Commission will hold...

Topic for discussion on the budget regarding citizen’s compensation for earthquakes

At today's Commission’s discussion regarding the budget revision, the MPs argued the most about compensation for the citizens of Ohrid, Resen and Struga for the damage caused by earthquakes. VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs presented an amendment requesting two million euros for this purpose, but it was rejected. VMRO-DPMNE’MP Antonio Milososki said that if there was political will, the new Government with the...

Today the Commission of Finance and Budget will continue to discuss the budget revision

Today at 10:30am, the Commission for Finance and Budget will have the fifth session discussing the Government's proposed budget revision for 2017. Prior to the beginning of the discussion, VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM were still having the same party views regarding the budget revision. VMRO-DPMNE said that "SDS are continuously and shamelessly putting citizens in debt", SDSM said again that "the...

Tevdovski: The goal of the rebalancing of the budget is to decrease the unnecessary expenses

The Minister of Finance, Dragan Tevdovski, during today's discussion of the Commission for Financing and Budget regerading the rebalance of the budget, has stressed that the basic aim of the rebalance is to decrease the non-productive expenditures and to provide space for the realization of the policies of the new government. -The rebalancing is not a new budget but...

Gruevski gets address wrong, while giving up his immunity, and will have to write to Xhaferi

VMRO-DPMNE’s leader Nikola Gruevski, and MP of the Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, who is accused in the “Titanic” case, the Special Prosecutor Office is seeking custody. Last Friday, he informed the Parliamentary Commission that he would give up his right to immunity, confirmed Parliament today. Further more, the Commission is not competent to act upon this information, however, Gruevski...

Hahn arrives next Monday, while Priebe on Tuesday

The European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn's visit and participation at the open Government session is probably precedent, which will provide a new climate. We will propose to Hahn a draft-plan of measures, activities and time frames, said Vice President Bujar Osmani in Government today, while announcing the aggressive campaign which will follow in the next few...

Daut Dauti has withdrawn his name as a candidate to become the fifth member of the ad hoc body

Daut Dauti has withdrawn his name as a candidate in the contest to become the fifth member of the ad hoc body set up to monitor the media. His letter to the Agency of Audio and Audiovisual Media Services confirmed his withdrawal from the contest. "I want to thank you all for the confidence you have expressed in my 'bid'...

Final amount of the budget for 2015 being reported to the Committee on Finance and Budgets

The new Minister of Finance, Kiril Minoski today reported the final sum od the budget for the tear of 2015, before the members of the Parliamentary Commission for Finance and Budget. Total revenue on the budget was 161 million denars, total expenditure 180 million denars, and the deficit amounts to 19 million denars. At the time of the final account for...

SDSM files lawsuit with the Administrative Court to dispute the decision to form Commission for the impeachment of Ivanov

The SDSM party has filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court to dispute the decision to form the Commission for the impeachment of President Gjorgi Ivanov. The opposition party says, the formation of the Commission for the accountability of Ivanov, they asked Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski to ensure that the rules and procedures are enforced, but he has done...

Commission for the impeachment of Ivanov on today’s agenda in Parliament

At today’s plenary session 103 in Parliament, MPs have to decide whether to form a Commission for the impeachment of President Gjorgi Ivanov, because of his decision to pardon a large number of politicians and their close associates. This point was not originally part of today’s agenda, however, the Office of Public Relations of Parliament submitted it this morning to...

VMRO-DPMNE will submit a list of candidates

People's Movement for Macedonia (NDM) and the VMRO-DPMNE party will be submitting lists of candidates for deputies who will certainly participate in the elections if held on June 5. The NDM have already submitted their lists to the State Election Commission (SEC), while the ruling party is expected to do so this afternoon, reported some of the media. The party's...