17 January 2016
President Gjorge Ivanov, calls on the leaders of all political parties to show responsibility towards their citizens and in the interest of the country to end the political crisis. The political agreement which reached its goal has clear deadlines and commitments, according to a Ivanov’s public appeal. He stresses that it is high time to […]
17 January 2016
Today at 10 am at the MPs Clubhouse an emergency meeting will be held between the working groups on the issue of elected informed the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte. The meeting comes after a long day of silence from the political parties after their disastrous leadership meeting on Friday, when the leaders of the four […]
16 January 2016
After unsuccessful negotiations between the four largest political parties, signatories to the Przhino Agreement, together with EU Commissioner Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn, social networks have launched an avalanche of negative criticism against Hahn where they blame him for being ignorant, bias and unprofessional. Бомбите, Прибе, реформските приоритети и извештајот на ЕК […]
16 January 2016
Negotiations between the four political parties, all signatory to the Przhino Agreement failed tonight after leaders failed to reach agreement on the contentious issues of the leaders’ meeting with EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn. SDSM’s working group, led by their leader Zoran Zaev, abandoned the negotiations on the grounds that they will […]
16 January 2016
Negotiations between the four political parties leaders’ failed late last night, which were held in Przhino in mediation with the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, US Ambassador Jess Bailey, EU Ambassador Orav and Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte. The four main parties were unable to agree on a date for early […]
15 January 2016
The European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy, and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, posted on his Twitter account that he is on his way to Macedonia, where he will meet with the signatories of the Przhino Agreement. “On my way to former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, where I will meet with leaders of the 4 main parties. I […]
14 January 2016
Today’s statement by Nikola Gruevski is a direct admission that because of him and his party, key parts of the Przhino Agreement have yet to be fulfilled and that he is the cause of the political crisis in Macedonia, said SDSM leader Zoran Zaev in today’s press statement in response to the Prime Minister speech, […]
14 January 2016
Tonight Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in a public address, announced that tomorrow morning he will submit his resignation to the President of Parliament Trajko Veljanoski. “Tomorrow I will send a letter to the President of Parliament with my resignation as the president of the Government which will be activated 100 days before the election. This […]
11 January 2016
MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan today declined to give any statements or comments after their meeting with SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, saying that they will make a statement tomorrow once they have finished all meetings, with all leaders. The Brussels trio had a meeting at the SDSM headquarters and then headed to the […]
11 January 2016
SDSM wants to talk about has far the terms of the Przhino Agreement have been implemented and whether there is room for the elections to be postponed for some time, however he has no one to talk to, claim sources from the opposition party for “Meta”. “We want to talk about what has been implemented […]
11 January 2016
MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan today at noon will start meetings with representatives of the political parties who are signatories of the Przhino Agreement, announced the EU delegation in Skopje. During the visit, the MEP threesome, along with the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, who brokered the Agreement, will also meet with the […]
5 January 2016
The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn is optimistic that the crisis in Macedonia will be “definitely” resolved. In his blog on January the 1st he wrote: “I hope, that based on our great efforts, it will also be possible to overcome definitely the political crisis in the former Yugoslav Republic […]
4 January 2016
The European Commission today confirmed that the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, will arrive in Skopje this month. Although no precise date has been given, the media has been speculating that likely dates are 14 or 15 of January. It is unclear who will meet Hahn when he arrives in Skopje, […]
27 December 2015
We do not know whether the negotiations will continue for the media at all. To be honest, I expected this behaviour from the government, because I believe this government needs the media most of all as they are important tools for maintaining power than, lets say, the prosecutor or the dismissal of a several ministerial […]
23 December 2015
There has been little speculation about who is the most serious candidate to replace Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski although deadlines for his replacement has already begun to flow. In the Przhino Agreement it states that the Prime Minister has to step down 100 days before the parliamentary elections which are to be held on April 24, […]
15 December 2015
Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte welcomed today’s agreement for the experts in the SEC. “I am very pleased to inform you that the leaders of the political parties have reached an agreement on the SEC. I hope that very soon we will start working to elect a Secretary General. I can say that all parties were […]
15 December 2015
The party leaders who have all signed the Przhino Agreement, in a joint written statement welcomed today’s agreement on the full composition of the SEC and called on Parliament to appoint Redzep Prekopuca, Atanas Urumov and Aleksander Chicakovski as independent experts in the SEC. “We invite Parliament to finalize the necessary procedures as quickly as […]
15 December 2015
US Ambassador Jess Bailey and UK Ambassador Charles Garrett through social network “Twitter” welcomed the appointment of the experts in the SEC. “Important step in agreement for the final three members of the State Election Commission. Its first task is the appointment of a professional Secretary General. Lots of works ahead. I urge the government,civil […]
10 December 2015
US Ambassador Jess Bailey expressed concern over the re-emergence of not meeting deadlines from the terms provided for by Przhino Agreement. “I’m worried because of the missed deadline for the appointment of the State Election Commission (SEC). Independence, experience and expertise should be a criterion for selection of non-party representatives”, US Ambassador wrote on social […]
2 December 2015
Negotiations between the political parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement about the problems in the media, will not continue today after VMRO-DPMNE left the meeting in the MPs Clubhouse in Skopje “Meta” has learnt. According to our sources, the office of the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte delivered a statement to the political parties today that […]
