4 January 2019
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is optimistic that the required majority will be secured in Parliament for the vote on constitutional changes, but says the number of MPs will be known on the day of the vote. “We will know the final number on the day of the vote. The session is scheduled for January 9, […]
25 December 2018
At a briefing with journalists, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said he will not be running in the upcoming presidential election and will remain president of Parliament. As for the idea of Parliament electing the head of state, Xhaferi says that all parliamentary groups should decide, and if there is a consensus, a change to the Constitution should […]
7 December 2018
Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the Greek daily newspaper “Ekathiremini”, today announced that he blamed the United States an the EU for brutal systematic interference in the internal affairs of Macedonia. In that context, he said that “On October 19, “Parliament passed a resolution on constitutional changes by blackmailing and bribing […]
5 December 2018
I am convinced that if Gruevski decides to “hit back” or to use one of his phrases “to stab Macedonia in the back”, he could damage Macedonia, but he can’t put the security of the country at risk, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in an interview with Deutsche Welle. “I do not think there are any implications […]
3 December 2018
With 64 votes “For”, 14 “Against” and 2 “Abstentions”, Parliament voted in the text of the third draft-amendment for changes to the Constitution envisaged in the Prespa Agreement, which stipulates that the Republic must respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of its neighbouring countries. MPs from VMRO-DPMNE pointed out that Macedonia has no […]
27 November 2018
At the meeting with Nikola Todorov and Mitko Janchev, I talked about the Coordinative Body for Reconciliation and Reforms, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev relied to a journalist’s question. “Nikola Todorov and Mayor Mitko Janchev clearly expressed responsibility, I believe that he can encourage certain MPs who know what is the right step, but still do […]
12 November 2018
The Commission for Constitutional Affairs has adopted the fourth draft of amendments over the weekend, which ended the debate on the draft amendments to the Constitution, in accordance with the Prespa Agreement, between Macedonia and Greece.The draft amendments will be reviewed at a plenary session on December 1st, 2018. The Commission began the debate on the […]
2 November 2018
Through an inclusive and transparent process, the Government has drafted four draft amendments to amend the Constitution in accordance with the Prespa Agreement, announced Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at a the press conference in Government. “The first amendment will be the replacement of the name Macedonia, with Northern Macedonia throughout the Constitution, except for Article […]
25 October 2018
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev believes in a full four-year term mandate and does not feel that there should be early parliamentary elections, but says that for such a decision, the opposition, Albanian political parties and, above all, Parliament are all important. “You know my position, unless it is urgently needed or necessary, only then would […]
22 October 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov today met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Palmer, who is on a working visit to Macedonia. at the Macedonian Foreign Ministry The meeting focused on the country’s Euro-Atlantic perspectives, as well as the current political situation in Macedonia and the region. […]
15 October 2018
The parliamentary plenary session for the Government’s proposal for constitutional changes which transpired from the Agreement with Greece has begun. The government’s proposal for constitutional changes will be clarified by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. MPs from VMRO-DPMNE are present at the session, including former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who after asking for today’s hearing of the SPO’s […]
5 October 2018
The prison sentence is political persecution, said former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski after the announcement of the decision by the Appellate Court to uphold the two-year prison sentence for the SPO’s “Tank” case (the purchase of Mercedes of 600,000 euros). “This is classic political persecution. I will use all legal avenues available to me. There […]
21 September 2018
We will not have any elections or a more clear demonstration than the upcoming referendum. This message will be conveyed to the public by September 30th, therefore our message is for everyone to exercise their right and express their opinion, said Minister of Defense Radmila Sekerinska while responding to a journalist’s question whether early parliamentary elections are […]
20 January 2015
MPs postponed the vote on amendments to the Constitution for tomorrow. Today MPs discussed the proposal that provides the definition of marriage as a union only between a man and a woman, the establishment of international financial zone which business and organization will be defined by law. The amendments envisage introducing constitutional complaint submitted by […]
