Tag: Jess Baily

US Ambassador Jess Baily said the country's ambassadors will continue to work together with the parties to find a way out of the political crisis. "Together with my colleague from the European delegation we are in contact with the parties and are working with them to find a solution out of the political crisis. Our commitment is strong and we...

We have remained in contact with all political parties, announced today the US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily when asked by the media whether a new leaders’ meeting is being prepared. “We expect to help Macedonia during this political crisis, and we will inform the media via statement, on any further steps”, stated Ambassador Baily while visiting the University ‘Goce...

The Ambassadors of the US and EU, Jess Baily and Aivo Orav in the next few days will  have meetings with representatives from various civil society organizations, diplomatic sources told journalists at “Meta”. Meetings such as our source says, aims to calm the situation in the country, after the situation escalated followed by  the decision by of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop...

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 fundamental democratic right. Violence and...

NGO's, today handed a third letter to US Ambassador Jess Baily, and also EU Ambassador Avio Orav, the letter states that not even the minimum requirements for credible elections have been met. At 18:00 they will protest outside Parliament to demand a postponement of the forthcoming elections which are scheduled to be held on June 5. “It is not enough...

US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Bailey today on his Twitter account, wrote that the decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop all court processes cases against politicians in Macedonia, was a process that protects corrupt politicians. He wrote: "A blanket pardon without due process protects corrupt politicians and their associates. Lets allow the SPO and the courts to do their...

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. This includes cleaning the voters'...

US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Bailey on his "Twitter" account said that anyone who has in their possession illegal audio recordings of wiretapped conversations should turn them over to the Special Prosecutor's Office, he also emphasized that all violations of privacy need to be investigated. Baily wrote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmbBaily/status/715513178331987968 https://twitter.com/AmbBaily/status/715513247869304832 https://twitter.com/AmbBaily/status/715513291469094912

American Ambassador Jess Baily today clarified that the reforms to the media are part of the Przhino Agreement and part of the urgent European reforms for Macedonia. “It's on the table before the elections and after the elections, it is not something that will happen overnight. In this respect it is very important that during the elections, how you as...

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 an end to the...

The US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily in an interview with “Kanal 5” said that he doesn't believe that the Przhino Agreement is dead, but from tomorrow night the situation will get to the point of no return. “The key question now is to decide on a date for elections. It was the most critical question in the letter we sent...

This evening the US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Bailey announced that that at this stage the necessary conditions for organising credible elections on April 24 are currently not in place. US ambassador gave a statement in-front of Government, after handing over the letter with the report to the interim Prime Minister, Emil Dimitriev. Baily said that while some progress had been...

The delegation of the European Union (EU) and the Embassy of the United States (US) in Macedonia today, as announced, should be announcing their assessment on whether there are conditions for holding early parliamentary elections on April 24. Initially, the assessment by the EU and the US should have been announced yesterday, however, the embassies informed the public that the...

Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and United States (US) in the country, Aivo Orav and Jess Baily according to announcements this afternoon should announce their assessment of whether there are conditions for holding early parliamentary elections on April 24. There has been no official confirmation on how the ambassadors will announce their decision, whether they will personally take their findings...

The expected Assessment on whether the right conditions exist for holding elections on April 24 is unlikely to be announced today, "Meta" has discovered. According to a senior diplomat, the final text of the joint statement is still being prepared in Brussels and Washington. Talks are ongoing between political parties at a local level. EU Ambassador's Orav and US Ambassador Jess...

Today the ambassadors of the US and the European Union, Jess Bailey and Aivo Orav have to make an assessment on whether there are conditions for fair and democratic elections. One of the conditions  set for the parties was to reach an agreement for the media, but such a thing did not happen yesterday. As things stand at present, Parliament...

Last nights marathon talks between the working groups of the political parties on media reform ended with no results. Belgian mediator Peter Vanhaute after last night's talks over the media, tweeted two tweets at 2:00am. In his first tweet he wrote: "After long negotiations, it is time for creative solutions: sleep. Talks on media continue tomorrow. " https://twitter.com/peter_vanhoutte/status/699757328862728192 In his second tweet, he...

I am hoping for a solution, but I am not optimistic, said the Belgian mediator Peter Vanhoutte before the MPs Clubhouse and the beginning of a meeting with the working groups from all parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement. “We will discuss all proposals from all political parties, jourlaists' associations and organizations. I'm aware that there is little time left,...