2 February 2018
A possible referendum in Macedonia regarding the new name of the country which would be agreed by Macedonia and Greece could complicate the process, DUI’s leader Ali Ahmeti said at a meeting with the MEPs from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Victor Bostinaru, Tanja Fajon and Tonino Picula. At the meeting, Ahmeti stressed […]
2 June 2017
The three MEPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein have welcomed the formation of the new government and have stated that all parties should act in a constructive spirit of reconciliation. They state that after three delays due to a political instability they expect that the European Parliament to vote for the report about […]
2 May 2017
MEPs Eduard Kukan, Knut Fleckenstein and Ivo Vajgl who were mediators for the Przino Agreement, on July the 15th, 2015, today issued a joint statement again calling on President Gjorge Ivanov to respect the will of the Parliamentary majority and urged those politically and criminally responsible for the violent attacks on the Parliament to bear […]
5 April 2017
We can see no justification for the delaying tactics being used in Parliament that hinder the appointment of a new Parliament Speaker and the formation of a government without further delay – said the joint statement by three MEPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein after the meeting with the chief of Macedonian diplomacy, […]
22 March 2017
We need to see in the very next day’s serious and responsible statesmanship by the relevant institutions to enable a swift formation of a new and solid coalition. That is the only way to get back onto the EU path – which is what your citizens want and deserve. This was the conclusion from the […]
22 March 2017
At the moment, the meeting is still taking place between the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn and MEPS Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein “Johannes Hahn and MEPs are in talks with Nikola Gruevski. A new government is needed fast. See the parliamentary […]
16 February 2017
The outgoing Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki today through his official Facebook page, recalled a conversation he had with an unnamed MEP, and said that Bulgarian MEPs Andrey Kovatchev and Angel Dzhambaski put their personal goals and interests first while adopting a resolution on Albania’s progress towards the EU, in which they requested the acknowledgment […]
25 November 2016
Members of the European Parliament, Ivo Vajgl, Knut Fleckenstein and Eduard Kukan, after today’s meetings in Skopje with political parties, NGOs and the Special Prosecutor’s Office, expressed satisfaction regarding preparations for the organization of the elections which are scheduled for the 11th of December, as well as the atmosphere. “The meetings with the parties have […]
21 April 2016
Tomorrow’s scheduled meeting of Macedonian leaders in Vienna, where Commissioner Hahn and MEPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Richard Howitt are meant to be in attendance, along with leaders of the four main Macedonian political parties, has been postponed “Meta” has learnt from diplomatic sources. Up to the present moment there has been no official […]
19 April 2016
The SDSM have still not made a decision whether they will send a delegation from their party to the leaders’ meeting on Friday in Vienna. Initiation for the meeting came from the three MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Richard Howit and Eduard Kukan, who organised and scheduled it as well. When correspondents from “Meta” asked the SDSM […]
23 February 2016
Nor the SDSM or the VMRO-DMPNE will change their stance over the election date. Even though today is the last day for the decision which will postpone the decision for the dissolution of Parliament, for now, such an initiative has not been submitted. The SDSM say they have no intentions of submitting a draft-bill for the […]
23 February 2016
Today the three MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan, will attempt to help the ruling party and the opposition schedule a date for the upcoming elections. They came to Skopje yesterday, and today will meet with the political parties who are signatories to the Przino Agreement. So far, there has been no information […]
3 February 2016
EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiating , Johannes Hahn, today met with MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Richard Howitt, where they discussed the political situation in Macedonia. Commissioner Hahn on his official Twitter account shared a picture of the meeting and said: “Meeting on Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with the MEPs, […]
28 January 2016
The EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn, is expected to visit Macedonia in mid-February, but his office had not yet announced the official date. He is now in Amman, Jordan, where he will meet with Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, where they will discuss the need to deepen cooperation in dealing […]
15 January 2016
Despite the evidence from the “Putsch” case, Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva has requested from the court the cases on the murder of Martin Neskovski, and the case “Election Campaign” where Ljube Boskovski was sentenced, announced the Special Public Prosecutor (SPO) today. Janeva’s office indicated that court did not appear to be cooperating, they did not want […]
13 January 2016
Katica Janeva with the amendments on the the existing law on protected witnesses is going to request a an upgrade on the use these kind of witnesses. At the same time, with these amendments she’ll be requesting by law for the Special Prosecution to be able to propose and seek protection for certain witnesses, confirmed […]
12 January 2016
MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Richard Howitt and Eduard Kukan, after meeting with representatives from all the political parties, the SEC and Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, issued a joint statement urging political parties to stop wasting time and put more effort into implementing the Przhino Agreement and all the reforms provided with it. They stressed that the […]
10 January 2016
The leader of SDSM will not confirm nor deny the speculations that parliamentary elections will be held in late June this year. In a statement to “Meta” he went as far to say that “we might conclude that September is an ideal date,” but emphasized that there is still no agreement to move the elections, […]
9 January 2016
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on Monday, will travel to the United States, where, according to recent announcements, will meet with US Vice President Joe Biden. The deepening of mutual relations and cooperation, Macedonia’s reforms and democratic processes, the increase of economic cooperation and trade relations, security issues and Macedonia’s integration into NATO and the European Union (EU) […]
29 December 2015
Elections in April 24, 2016 will be held only if it is guaranteed that they will be fair and democratic, said SDSM leader Zoran Zaev to our correspondents at “Meta”. According to him, firm guarantees for the conditions for democratic elections should be given by the State Election Commission. (SEC) He says that only they […]
