6 September 2016
On August 31st, the leaders of the political parties, signatories to the Pržino Agreement confirmed the date December 11 for early parliamentary elections. The day after, the ruling party began reshuffling the staff at the Ministry of Interior, employment within the ministry and a series of manoeuvres ahead of the early elections. Some experts and opposition […]
18 May 2016
The Constitutional Court clears the way for Parliament to reconvene and cancel the elections on June 5, according to a joint statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn. “This is a renewed opportunity for the country to address a number of serious issues at the heart of the […]
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 […]
14 May 2016
Brussels regrets that the continued political crisis has caused the country to move away from Euro-Atlantic aspirations, a spokesman for the European Commission told “Meta”. “The Commission notes that several parties have not submitted their list of candidates to the State Election Commission by yesterday’s deadline. We do not see that the minimum conditions to […]
8 May 2016
French Ambassador Laurence Auer, today during a visit to Bitola expressed concern over the political crisis in Macedonia and said that a solution must be found. “The political crisis in Macedonia concerns us all, especially me because I come from France, one of the founding countries of the European Union. It is a pity that […]
7 May 2016
Today Civil Movement “I protest” will hold a protest and focusing on the job of the reporting of the public broadcasting service, or “Macedonian Radio Television” (MRTV). “Only well-informed citizens can carry out well-informed decisions. The role of the “Macedonian Radio & Television” as a public broadcaster, is to report current affairs in a professional […]
5 May 2016
The Dutch Foreign Minister, whose country holds the EU presidency, Bert Koenders, sent a letter to all the leaders of political parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement, where he expressed serious concern about the situation in Macedonia and urgently requires a solution to solve the political crisis through the full implementation of the […]
4 May 2016
The ‘Colourful Revolution’ tonight splashed paint and coloured the ” Nova Makedonija “ building, where the State Election Commission (SEC) are located. They said that in such conditions, with this electoral roll, the election can not and will not take place. Before they started painting, demonstrators put on raincoats and lit signaling torches to protect […]
22 April 2016
MEP and one of the mediators of the Przino Agreement, Richard Howitt in an interview for “Meta”, said that responsibility of the future of Macedonia is in the hands of the Macedonians politicians. He noted that the country is in a dangerous and unstable condition, and that politicians in Skopje, after yesterday’s warnings from Brussels, should […]
16 April 2016
The State Election Commission today adopted a timetable for the conducting of election activities, for the implementation of early parliamentary elections, scheduled for June 5. According to the SEC, the electoral roll will be announced publicly on April 25. Checking the list will last 15 days and will close on May 19. According to the timetable, […]
14 April 2016
British Minister for Europe, David Lidington, called on President Gjorge Ivanov to withdraw his decision to pardon individuals who are under investigation. “The President’s decision on 12 April, to pardon those individuals currently being investigated over allegations of abuse, is a matter of considerable concern. This decision protects those officials and former ministers accused of […]
14 April 2016
US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily after meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov today, again condemned his decision to halt the trials against politicians and also urged everyone to avoid the use of violence. “Mass pardon equals impunity and that equals an obstacle to credible elections, and the Euro-Atlantic path. And that peaceful demonstration is a […]
8 April 2016
Macedonian political leaders have a responsibility to their citizens to return the country to Euro-Atlantic path through the implementation of political agreements and priority reforms, said US Ambassador Jess Baily and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav. “The EU and U.S. have supported all parties and stakeholders in their work to create the conditions for credible elections. […]
6 April 2016
Several dozen people organized by the Center for Freedom “Civil” today before the Parliament demanded that the election be postponed and scheduled in September. According to the NGO, in Macedonia there is still no conditions for fair and credible elections. “We are gathered here today to say that we demand free elections and not elections […]
1 April 2016
The Presidency of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) tonight at their party headquarters in Tetovo decided to withdraw its ministers from Government, to examine the parties policies for the coming days. At the meeting, despite the decision to withdraw their ministers, the party Presidency has also confirmed that the views of party leader Ali […]
26 March 2016
The State Election Commission today postponed the start of the field checks on the voter lists, because the they had not completely finished procedures. So far no-one has revealed how long it will be postponed for or when it will start. The SEC announced that on April the 3rd, they would begin to conduct their […]
24 February 2016
American Ambassador Jess Baily in front of the EU-Info Centre stated that it was a good decision that an agreement has been reached on early parliamentary elections to be held on June 5th, and he pointed out that if everyone works with dedication and play by the rules, the elections can be credible and to put […]
24 February 2016
The leader of the SDSM Zoran Zaev at a press conference stated that the decision to postpone the dissolution of Parliament is just further proof that Nikola Gruevski has been defeated. “The VMRO-DPMNE and the DUI’s decision to postpone the dissolution of Parliament is just further proof that Nikola Gruevski has been defeated. After all the lies, […]
24 February 2016
With 83 votes in favour and just 3 ‘against’ Parliament passed the amendments to its decision to dissolve itself. The Legislature, in accordance with last night’s decision, should be dissolved on April 7, or 60 days prior to forthcoming election date. MPs, without any SDSM members, voted on changes to the Electoral Code, which has […]
22 February 2016
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, tonight through his Twitter account said that substance and quality are more important than the date for the elections. “Skopje #Przhino Agreement: Substance and quality are more important than the election date. Read the letter tonight #EU-#US submitted to Prime Minister #Dimitirev + political leaders, […]
