Tag: MPs

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev believes in a full four-year term mandate and does not feel that there should be early parliamentary elections, but says that for such a decision, the opposition, Albanian political parties and, above all, Parliament are all important. "You know my position, unless it is urgently needed or necessary, only then would there be elections. I believe...

Ljuben Arnaudov, MP, one of the accused for the incidents in the Parliament building on the 27th of April, at the start of today's trials at the Basic Court I Skopje announced that he doesn't think somebody is a traitor and he doesn't know who wrote the letter that was sent to the media two days ago in the...

The EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn on his tweeter profile expressed his conviction that the MPs from all political parties in the Macedonian Parliament will put aside their party's interests and will make a decision in the interest of the country and the citizens. These are decisive days for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. MPs will vote on the historic...

Together with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, we remain fully committed to the perspectives of the new Balkans of the 21st century, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said today, answering a journalist's question regarding yesterday's telephone conversation with his Greek counterpart after the resignation of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. The prime minister added that Tsipras informed him about the developments and that...

The Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wes Mitchell, in a letter addressed to the president of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, has asked the leader of the largest opposition party in Macedonia to engage, both publicly and privately, in opening more space for VMRO-DPMNE's MPs to express their free will regarding the constitutional changes in the Parliament. The...

Changing the Constitution through constitutional amendments is not an easy or simple process. The proposer of the amendments, in this case the Government, needs a two-thirds majority in two instances. Once at the opening of the Constitution and then at the closing of the Constitution, in a procedure that lasts for several months. According to the Constitution, the decision for...

We have made divisions amongst ourselves, politically, and we began hating each other, we almost killed each other in front of everyone on the 27th of April, and now here is a chance to reconcile and forgive one another, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the Parliament, while debating the government's proposal for constitutional changes. "Let's give each other hands...

The government's spokesperson, Mile Boshnjakovski, at today's press conference about the decisions from last night's 93 government session, has repeated the government's expectations about achieving a two-third majority necessary for the constitutional changes regarding which, the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Affairs will start today the discussion upon the proposal about the need for constitutional changes submitted by the government....

At yesterday's 92nd session, the Government made a decision on the constitutional changes, that is, to submit amendments to Parliament for which it will seek support. This is happening at a time when the grounds for amending the Constitution is not certain, because it requires a two-thirds majority in Parliament, that is, 80 MPs. "The Government of the Republic of...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has appealed to MPs telling them they have a historic duty before the citizens to secure the path of Macedonia towards stability and economic prosperity. "All MPs have a historic duty before the citizens to secure Macedonia's path to stability and economic prosperity. This is the road to NATO and the EU through the Macedonian-Greek agreement,"...

The EU Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, in an interview for the Austrian magazine "Standard", said that he is acquainted with the threats issued by the opposition against MPs that want to abandon the party's lines and to support the Agreement with Greece at the Parliament. He has asked VMRO-DPMNE to abandon, as he said, its destructive approach and to put...

At the session of SDSM's Executive Board it was unanimously concluded that now, when there is a clearly expressed will by the majority of people, the MPs should heed the voice of the majority of over 600.000 people, to take responsibility and to speed up the processes for a final membership into NATO and EU. "if this is not...

In a matter of few days, we shall know whether there will be an ambiance for reaching an agreement with the opposition for a two-thirds majority that is necessary to vote for the constitutional changes in the Parliament that are a result of the Agreement with Greece. This was stressed by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in a statement at...

VMRO-DPMNE's MPs who wrote on their FB profiles that they will not support constitutional changes do not resist the stance of the party leader Hristijan Mickoski, but they are showing the nation's mood, replied the Vice president of VMRO-DPMNE, Aleksandar Nikoloski, when asked by a journalist whether these announcements are a reflection of a new party stance which stands...

This is a historic moment for the Macedonian people. This is the first time that a prime minister of our country addresses the European Parliament in his native mother tongue, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev during his address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Speaking about the referendum on September the 30th, Zaev said that it is an opportunity that...

In its Second Compliance report, published today, GRECO (Group of States against Corruption), an organization which operates within the Council of Europe said that "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has not made significant progress in implementing anti-corruption recommendations among members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. " The Compliance Report was made according to the Situation Report with additional information...

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...

The parliamentary session regarding the re-run of the vote on Ratification Law concerning the name dispute will be held on 5th of July, at today's coordination meeting, said Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, for all coordinators of parliamentary groups. The Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia ratified the Agreement concerning the name dispute settlement on June 20 with 69 votes "for"...

Parliament with 69 votes in favor, without any votes "against" and no abstentions, ratified the Agreement with Greece regarding settling the name dispute. MPs of the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE boycotted the session and did not attend. At the beginning of the debate, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that the Agreement signed in Prespa was a solution to a dispute that...

The Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Manchevski, today at a press conference in the Government asked the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Communications and Environment, chaired by VMRO-DPMNE, to work continuously on a daily basis, until the amendment debate on the Draft Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services has ended. He said that the opposition should think about...