30 August 2016
The leaders’ meeting, where conditions are meant to be reviewed for holding elections as well as how the agreement from July 20, should take place tomorrow at 13:00, “Meta” has learned from sources within the SDSM party. “In principle, the meeting should take place tomorrow at 13:00”, the opposition party told us. The VMRO-DPMNE say […]
29 August 2016
“By August 31, all the conditions can be fulfilled that were stipulated in the agreement from July 20 of this year. If there is political will, the decision on August 31 will be for elections”, said the Vice President of SDSM Radmila Sekerinska, in response to a reporter’s question today while in Veles. “The process […]
14 June 2016
US Ambassador to the country, Jess Baily, and EU Ambassador, Aivo Orav, have expressed hope that the parties and signatories to the Pržino Agreement will agree on conditions for holding elections. The two Ambassadors met with representatives from the political parties of the Pržino Agreement and said the meeting was held in a constructive atmosphere. […]
13 June 2016
Brussels is hoping that Macedonian political party leaders will show initiative and convene a leaders’ meeting where they can, hopefully, reach some kind of an agreement, whereby fair elections can be organized. The European Commission said that they are in constant contact with all the concerned parties and are closely monitoring any developments in Macedonia. […]
7 June 2016
It is encouraging that the SDSM finally realise that destructive politics is met with greater condemnation from the citizens, reacted Nikola Poposki today after the SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev’s press conference. “It remains obvious that the party still has shown no capacity to get out of the agony they are in, and to finally start […]
17 May 2016
We call on the political leaders in the country and the relevant authorities to take decisive steps to solve the current situation, and respect the Przhino Agreement, said Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for the European Commission in response to the question, how will Macedonia continue to receive financial aid for the refugee crisis if the new […]
16 May 2016
There aren’t even minimum conditions for credible elections on June 5th, which would be recognized by the International Community, and the Government which would come out of those elections, said European Commission spokesperson Maja Kocijancic to ‘Deutsche Welle’. According to Kocijancic, in the current conditions, any government that emerges from the elections in which the […]
15 May 2016
In an interview with the AFP, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said that the early elections should be postponed until there are conditions for free and fair elections. “I know there won’t be elections on 5 June”, said Zaev. The interview says, that the SDSM leader expects all political parties early as next week, according to […]
28 April 2016
According to the civil association “Most”, they have concluded that due to numerous inconsistencies and violations, which are being ignored by the SEC, the government and other institutions have failed to provide conditions for fair and credible elections which are scheduled for June the 5th. Darko Aleksov, President of “Most”, said that the field checks […]
27 April 2016
According to the latest report from “Freedom House” for the freedom of the media, the status for Macedonia went from “partly free” and was reduced to a “Not Free” country due to the discovery of the government illegally wiretapping journalists, corruption among officials and media owners, and the increasing threats and attacks on media workers. […]
20 April 2016
The SDSM leader Zoran Zaev at today’s press conference said he will not go to the meeting in Vienna organized by EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Friday to find a solution out of the political crisis, unless two conditions are met. “We respect the initiative made by the MEPs and Commissioner Hahn for organizing the […]
16 April 2016
The State Election Commission with six votes “for” issued a statement in which they confirmed that the electoral register is ready for fair and democratic elections, the SEC told “Meta”. Earlier, the Chairman of the SEC, Aleksandar Chicakovski, and two members of the SEC, who are also members of the SDSM, Violeta Duma and Goran Milev, left […]
15 April 2016
Today, the President of Parliament is expected to sign off on the elections which are scheduled to be held on June the 5th. “In accordance with the dissolution of Parliament, I, as President of Parliament, acting on the basis of the constitutional framework for announcing elections, have decided to confirm early parliamentary elections and to […]
17 March 2016
Without a cleansed electoral roll, balanced media reporting and without the separation of the state and the party, it is uncertain whether early parliamentary elections on June 5 will be held and now nobody can know. This was stated by the German Ambassador, Christine Althauser at a debate organized by the NGO “Civil” on “Pluralism […]
6 March 2016
Because of the situations with the migrants Macedonia, we must have strong coordination with all countries in the region, the countries of the Balkan Route, and the European Union, if we are to successfully implement EU decisions which are expected to be made tomorrow at the summit in Brussels. This was stated by Deputy Prime […]
23 February 2016
Germany shares the opinion of the European Commission on the state of preparations for parliamentary elections in Macedonia, that it will take further reforms before there is an opportunity for elections in accordance with European standards, announced the German Embassy in Skopje on Thursday. The Embassy urges all political parties involved to make an effort […]
21 February 2016
This evening the US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Bailey announced that that at this stage the necessary conditions for organising credible elections on April 24 are currently not in place. US ambassador gave a statement in-front of Government, after handing over the letter with the report to the interim Prime Minister, Emil Dimitriev. Baily said […]
21 February 2016
The leaders of the four political parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement, have gathered at the MPs Clubhouse where they have scheduled an urgent leadership meeting for 15:00. Nikola Gruevski, Zoran Zaev, Ali Ahmeti and Menduh Thaci at the meeting will be presented with the assessment by the European Union and the United States concerning […]
21 February 2016
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 […]
20 February 2016
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 […]
