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What awaits Hahn in Skopje?
Whenever negotiations between political parties hit a dead-end, the EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn comes to unblock the standstill. He the last four months he has visited Macedonia three times on the 2nd of June, the 13th of July and the18th of September.
After a turbulent week, Commissioner Hahn will arrive for the fourth time...
By Tuesday everything should be ready, but negotiations are on stand-by
The deadlines haven't been met for ten days now that thе working groups had set, under the Przino Agreement specifiaclly to agree on Electoral Legislation.
After two days SDSM left the working groups, and negotiations are at another standstill. Today the opposition announced they did not intend to return to the talks until Ms Janeva's whole team was chosen.
The deadline was...
Meeting has finally begun over the electoral legislative agreement
The meeting between working groups, finally began between all signatories to the Przhino Agreement. Discussions over the Diaspora vote, and the responsibilities of the State Election Commission (SEC) should be decided.
At the meeting attended Ilija Dimovski and Silvana Boneva from VMRO-DPMNE, Damian Manchevski and Cvetanka Ilieva from SDSM, Artan Grubi and Fatmir Besimi from DUI, Bekim Fazliu and Imer...
Zaev: Gruevski’s proposal for just 20 MP’s from the Diaspora is unacceptable
Zoran Zaev, the leader of SDSM, finds the proposal by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski for the Diaspora to elect 20 MP's unacceptable.
“The equal right to vote, or the equality of all voters everywhere is one option that was on offer. If we have 8,200 voters for a MP in Europe, there will be an MP, if it happened in...
Alexis Tsiparis sworn in as new Prime Minister of Greece
Alexis Tsipras officially began his second term as Prime Minister. Tonight he is at the presidential palace in Athens, and is being sworn in as the new Prime Minister.
The new composition of the coalition government SYRIZA - Independent Greeks are expected to be announced shortly and the new government to be sworn in and start working tomorrow or at...
Gruevski: I am not afraid of Katica Janeva
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is not afraid of the Special Prosecutor. He said during a visit to the Clinical Centre and added there is nothing to be afraid of, reported "MKD.MK"."Of course I am not afraid, there is nothing to be afraid of", Gruevski responded to a reporter's question.
When asked whose proposal it was to select Katica Janeva the...
Parties have come to an agreement on the new law and name of the Special Public Prosecutor
After marathon talks by the working teams of the negotiating groups, the parties reached an agreement this morning for a special law on the Special Public Prosecutor, "Meta" has discovered from sources close to the negotiating teams.
We also have learnt that an agreement has been reached today and the name of the new special prosecutor is expected to be announced...
Ahmeti: The Special Public Prosecutor will be selceted on Tuesday
The leader of DUI, Ali Ahmeti said the special prosecutor will be selected on Tuesday, as agreed upon according to the Przino Agreement, and his suggested that the special prosecutor have eight deputy prosecutors in his team, and three of them ought to be Albanians, Ahmeti said in an interview with the newspaper "Koha".
"On the first day we expressed...
Kalajdziev: We shouldn’t fall into a trap that everything needs to be settled by the 15th of September
"I think the whole story misleads the opposition - to continue to push aside the countries professional associations and NGOs We are put in a position where we have to decide on a fundamental law that will have an impact on the history of Macedonia - will we have to start over to create a legal state.
The deadline which...
SDSM taken by surprise by the Prime Ministers statement regarding the Special Prosecutor
The opposition SDSM were surprised by the Prime Minister's statement yesterday regarding the appointing of a Special Prosecutor.
They said that VMRO-DPMNE until now had insisted to choose just a special prosecutor, and maintained that the he wouldn't need associates, nor would he need organs or bodies to make sure his office would run independently. The Prime Minister's statement came...
All other topics on hold until the new Special Prosecutor is appointed
Sources from inside the negotiating teams have told 'Meta' correspondents that political parties working groups who are discussing electoral laws and rules from the Przhino Agreement are now to focus all their energy on the issue of the Special Public Prosecutor which is to be appointed on the 15th of September.
The parties have agreed to give priority to the...
European Commission welcomes the return of the opposition to Parliament
The European Commission has welcomed the return of the opposition to Parliament. EC spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said that now is the time Parliament should start work on reform priorities in the interest of the whole country.
"We welcome the fact that the opposition is now back in Parliament. You know that it is part of the agreement brokered by the...
Van Haute: We are close to reaching a deal
Today we discussed election laws and I must say that there is serious progress, said the Belgian expert Peter van Haute following the meeting of the Action groups.
He said that the talks in the past few days were productive and constructive and that the negotiators made effort to reach a result. Van Haute said serious progress has been made...
Van Haute: The negotiations are moving slowly but I am optimistic
The representatives of the parties that signed the Przhino Agreement ended their talks today about the electoral list. The Belgian facilitator Peter van Haute said after the meeting that the Action groups will continue to work in the coming few months, reports Telma.
-Of course there is progress. At this point we are discussing the election law and the election...
The Action groups will try to agree about the electoral list today
The Action groups formed by representatives of the biggest political parties, signatories of the Przhino Agreement, will resume their meetings today in order to find a solution about the contentios points related to the early elections coming in April.
As Meta previously reported, the big political parties agreed on the election of members of the State Elections Commission and accepted...
Gruevski: Why would SDSM refuse the 17 MPs proposal if they were certain they will win?
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski was bemused of the opposition’s decision to refuse the proposal for 17 additional MPs for the party that wins the next elections.
-Their refusal is strange. Why would they do that if SDSM claims they are going to win- said Gruevski.
Gruevski said he doesn’t see a relation between and the comments by SDSM’s leader Zoran Zaev...
Election math: 3+3+3 for DIK and 2+2 for the Electoral list
The political parties-signatories to the Przhino Agreement and their Action groups will discuss tomorrow about the electoral list and voting in the diaspora.
Meta previously reported that the biggest political parties have come to an agreement regarding the members of the State Elections Commission (DIK) by accepting the proposal of SDSM, according to which, the members will be selected by...
VMRO-DPMNE: SDSM admitted the lie on which they have based all of their political actions
With today's reaction the SDSM admitted that they know they are going to lose the coming parliamentary elections and by doing that they admitted also that they registered a legitimate and honest loss at previous elections, stated VMRO-DPMNE is their reaction to an earlier announcement by SDSM.
- Today SDSM admitted their lie on which they have based all of...
SDSM: Gruevski was caught with his hand in the voting box and is ready to do anything now
A government that is stable can only be achieved in a fair and regular election where the voters can express their will without feeling threatened or enticed, was the reaction by the SDSM following a proposal by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski who said the party that wins the coming elections should get 17 more seats in the Assembly.
“Nikola Gruevski...
VMRO-DPMNE is proposing 17 additional seats in the Assembly for the majority party
VMRO-DPMNE is suggesting a majority election model and 17 additional seats in parliament for the party that will win the next elections- said today Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski from Studenichani, adding that the additional seats will provide for a more stable government.
Gruevski emphasized that the majority model is factual in many countries and it functions successfully and that in...
