Tag: Government

With the proposal for changing the Constitution for the implementation of the Prespa Agreement, the only toping at today's urgent session, the Government will be checking whether it has the necessary two-third majority in the Parliament. This was mentioned today by Prime Minister's special advisor, Bojan Marichikj, during the debate named "Strategic Thinking about the enlargening" that took place...

Today, the Government will hold an emergency session at 16 o'clock. The only item on the agenda will be:  Proposal for accession to the amendment of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, with directions for amending and supplementing the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia. For now, it is unknown whether the Government has secured a two-thirds majority in...

The government for the time being, will not disclose any further information regarding the transcripts from leadership meetings in Macedonia, which were published by the Greek daily newspaper "Ekathimerini" yesterday. "They were also published in the media yesterday in parts of the German media, however, at this point in time I can not disclose any further information about the published documents," government...

At yesterday’s referendum in Macedonia voters showed their desire to resolve the long-standing dispute with neighbouring Greece over the country’s name and take a positive step towards Euro-Atlantic integration. If implemented, the Prespa Agreement would improve stability in Macedonia and the wider region. This was stated by the Foreign Secretary to the United Kingdom, Jeremy Hunt. “Although turnout was below expectations,...

Yesterday, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced that early parliamentary elections would be possible if the constitutional changes stipulated by the Agreement with Greece are not passed in Parliament. He announced a possible date for an election on November 25, however, the laws state otherwise. On July 23, in the MPs Clubhouse, at the leadership meeting between the four main political...

Government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski said today at a press conference that the Government will undertake activities for protecting the public from fake news and misinformation through announcements on social networks in the upcoming period during the referendum silence. Any news, as Bosnjakovski announced, which is detected to be fake, misinformation or half-truth, will be appropriately identified and, as he explained,...

At today's government session, the proposal to nominate Sasho Tasevski as the new director of the Public Security Bureau was adopted unanimously. This information was shared on the Government's official Facebook profile by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrej Zernovski, who attended the government session because Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov was unable due to an official visit to the United States. Tasevski...

In January 2019, the protocol for NATO membership will be signed, meaning that Macedonia will start to participate in NATO structures - but without the right to vote, and the accession negotiations with the Alliance begin in the second half of this year, the government announced today. After signing the protocol for membership, the Government informs that ratification in all...

On Wednesday, it is to be announced how much the campaign for the upcoming referendum will cost. At the next government session, which according to announcements will be held on Wednesday, the amount that will be allocated for the campaign will be officially determined. At the last session, the government obligated the ministries and state administration bodies to provide the...

Today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met with representatives of the Macedonian Diaspora from Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia and the United States, who expressed support for the government's policies for Macedonia's membership in NATO and the European Union, the government's press service announced. At the meeting they discussed several current issues, including the importance of the upcoming referendum and...

At its yesterday's session, the government decided to conduct a public interest campaign for the referendum based on the principles of objectivity, transparency and accountability, informs the government press service. Government Advisor for Euro-Atlantic Integrations Bojan Maricic announced that after the summer holidays the campaign will intensify and all available methods will be used in accordance with the Law on...

The government has dismissed the director of the Public Security Bureau, Lazo Velkovski. Until a new director is appointed, the PSB will be headed by the current deputy director, Besir Deari. Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski submitted a proposal to dismiss Velkovski after he sent his daughter to Greece with an official jeep and security detail, without permission on Ilinden. He...

Less than two months before the referendum is held on 30th of September, the government has released 10 facts about the Final Agreement for resolving the Macedonian-Greek name dispute and a strategic partnership. According to the Government, the Agreement is so far the best and gives a fair opportunity for the citizens of Macedonia. "The Agreement is an investment in the...

Today at a press conference in Government, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani and Special Adviser to the President of the Government for Euro-Atlantic Integration, Bojan Maricic presented the negotiating structure for Macedonia's accession to the European Union, which they said was a process that will be difficult, long-lasting, expensive and where there will be very difficult...

Each of us is obliged to take responsibility for the future of our country. Your vote is your right, do not let anyone take it away. I will commit to respecting the outcome of your choice, regardless of the result. This was announced by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in his address to the public, attended by all ministers in the Government. He called...

The Government's plan 18, which was announced to the public at the end of May, when Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani presented to EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar and representatives of the EU Delegation to Macedonia, is to succeed Plan 3-6-9 and is now under review. Mile Bosnjakovski explained to Meta that following the decision of the EU...

Today Vice President and MP for the NSDP (New Social Democratic Party) Goran Misovski, said that a consensus had been agreed on between the Government and the opposition, regarding the SEC’s structure and legal solutions which were agreed at the leaders' meeting. It is likely they will be adopted on Saturday at a parliamentary session where the decision regarding...

The Government has condemned hate speech directed at victims of the fire in Athens via social networks, said government spokesman, Mile Bosnjakovski, while responding to a journalist’s question whether a certain procedure would be initiated against those people. “We express are condolences with the victims in Greece. Hate speech is not acceptable for Macedonia as a modern state whose aspirations...

This morning, citizens from the centre of Skopje received a letter signed by the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, in which he told them that it was time to make their voices heard, that they would stand side by side with them in all battles to come, as long as it takes to "make Macedonia, tough, strong and unyielding”,...

Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, announced a leadership meeting for tomorrow in the Club of Deputies at 6 pm, the Government has announced. "Due to this exceptional political moment that requires the widening of the institutional framework of leadership meetings, this meeting will be held using the format 1 + 1 (the...