Tag: financing

With the latest amendments to the Electoral Code from February 2020, some improvements have been made, primarily in voter registration, in voting procedures, and in expanding and clarifying the competencies of the State Audit Office (SAO) and the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) on financial control. However, the election model remained with six constituencies (in the country) and...

The Government of North Macedonia will provide financial aid for all broadcasters with money from the COVID19 Crisis Relief Fund in order to help them cover their expenses i.e. fees for the year 2020 towards the operator of the digital terrestrial multiplex, informs the Ministry of Information Society and Administration (MISA). The total sum planned for this purpose is 31.732.390,00...

"Recently, we reminded ourselves of the 2015 mass demonstrations, where over 70 civil society organizations joined tens of thousands of citizens for a mass protest to restore the rule of law, creating a broad civil coalition, demanding the state's capabilities be reduced for the expense of active, vocal and critical citizens. Today, the Government can say that it stood...

Ethics COuncils from several Balkans' countries, at a regional conference that is organized in Skopje, have asked from potential donors and state authorities to provide more stable support for independent functioning of these bodies. "The self-sustainability of these ethics councils - a myth of reality about the Balkans region and Turkey" is a subject of today's regional conference that...

The Parliament has passed a bill for ending the broadcasting fee, that was proposed with a short procedure. 70 MPs voted in favor of the changes in the Law for audio and audio-visual media services and there were no votes against or neutral. Since this law is passed with the Badentier's majority, the ending of the broadcasting fee was...

The additional Deputy Minister of Finance, Kire Naumov met with the Minister of Finance Kiril Minovski, where they discussed current topics such as the borrowing with the new Eurobond, the reimbursement of the flood victims, as well as the budget for 2017. Naumov believes that in the current political situation, "temporary budget financing" is needed, instead of proposing and adopting...

Belgian expert Peter Vanhoutte, who facilitated the negotiations of the Przino Agreement and those in the working groups, today left for Brussels. His contract as an independent expert ends on March 27, but he announced that he would be returning to Macedonia on April 4 and said he would continue to work and help the country move forward. As for...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing the most intense 48 hours in his prime ministerial career. Torn between the Greek "no" to the rigorous measures, pressures from the extreme wing of SYRIZA not to accept European pressures, agreement and promise to most of the Greek political forces that an agreement that will keep the country in the Eurozone...