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Vanhoutte: The media reforms are disappointingly scarce

Peter Vanhoutte, the main mediator in the political parties talks during the so-called Przhino Process, which led to the Przhino Agreement, visited Skopje again. In this interview he speaks about one segment of the Przhino Process, namely the media reforms, and gives his appraisal. Are you familiar with the course of the media reforms over the past 3 years and...

With the closure of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Macedonia’s hope for State of law will be lost

The Supreme Court of Macedonia, as the highest legal instance in the country, with the latest controversial legal opinion seems to have eradicated all hope that the regime of the fugitive Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski will face justice. After this decision, to all those thousands of citizens who chanted “No Justice – No Peace" while marching in the "Colorful...

AJM has requested from the Government protection for journalists from violence caused by state institutions

The Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the Minister of Communications and Transparency, Robert Poposki, had talks with the Belgian expert Peter Vanhoutte and the representatives of AJM regarding the situation with the media and the forthcoming reforms. It was concluded at the meeting that the media is among the most important pillars of a single democratic society and the government's...

Vanhoutte about the elections: the party is giving you crumbs and is running away with the whole cake

The election of honest politicians that were not involved in corruption is the first step in the building of your democracy, said the Belgian expert and former mediator in the working units for implementation of the Przino agreement, Peter Vanhoutte. Vanhoutte says that the elections are not the final destination, but the start towards the necessary changes. He warned...

Vanhoutte: 18-month deadline in Law on the SPO was arranged by Gruevski and Zaev, without negotiations

The international community suggested that there be no deadline, the SDSM suggested there be an 18-month deadline and Gruevski proposed 18 months, after which Zaev and Gruevski decided on a 18-month deadline for the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office to finish their investigations and charges. Peter Vanhoutte, the mediator in the negotiations for finding a solution to end the political crisis...

VMRO-DPMNE: Maybe we won’t participate in the elections, maybe we shall leave Government

Intensive negotiations are currently underway, between the parties, which apparently so far, have been circumstantial and unproductive. The talks are being coordinated by the international community through the ambassadors in the country, so that by the day after tomorrow, the deadline for submitting lists for candidates for Members of Parliament is met, and to find a solution and way...

“Most”: Financial Police have asked to look at our documents

The Citizens Association "Most" received notice on Monday, that they were required to pay a visit to the offices of the financial police, where they were asked to produce all their financial records and documentation. “On Monday we had a meeting with the Financial Police where we talked with investigators. Correctly and precisely we were asked to produce all our...

Media Laws proposed by the AJM and SSNM fail to pass in Parliament

MPs failed to get their draft law proposal for media reforms passed, the draft-law, which was submitted by the SDSM, but proposed by the AJM and the Union of Journalists and Media workers (SSNM). The draft-law was modeled on proposals made by negotiator Peter Vanhoutte. The draft-law envisaged reforms in areas such as the Programming Control of MRT, and in the...

Vanhoutte: Elections will be the burial of democracy in the country

By disregarding basic democratic principles, it is clear that the elections will not better democracy in the county, but it will be the burial of the remains of what was once a democratic state, says Belgian expert and former facilitator in the negotiations in the Przino Agreement, Peter Vanhoutte in a post published on his Facebook profile. In his post,...

Vanhoutte for “Meta”: I certainly won’t donate my bicycle to the VMRO Museum.

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...

Vanhoutte awarded “Officer in the Order of the Crown”, he says Macedonia has a future in the EU

The Ambassador of Belgium, Anick Van Calster tonight awarded the Belgian expert and facilitator Peter Vanhoutte, the “Officer in the Order of the Crown”. As the Ambassador said, this award is given to experts and politicians who are responsible for the development of democracy and human rights. Receiving the award, Mr Vanhoutte said he was glad that tonight he is among...

Tonight Mr Vanhoutte will be awarded ‘Officer in the Order of the Crown’

Today, Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte will be awarded the Belgian decoration of “Officer in the Order of the Crown” by the Ambassador of Belgium, Anick Van Calster. The ceremony will be held tonight at 18.30 at the hotel "Arka". Mr Vanhoutte, the facilitator in Macedonia who participated in the negotiations on Black Monday and the crisis on 24th of December 2012, and...

Vanhoutte: We are looking into various options to reach an agreement over the media

At the moment, unfortunately, it is impossible to continue meetings for the media format in which the negotiations took place so far, announced today the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte. "Taking into account the public interest in media negotiations within political working groups, we want to inform you that it was not possible to continue the meetings of the working groups....

Kocijancic: Vanhoutte is just a mediator, the views of the EU are presented by Orav

The views of Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte are not those of the European Union, told "Meta" European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic, responding to the question whether the EU plans to replace the mediator that VMRO-DPMNE does not want to cooperate with anymore. “The role of Vanhoutte is a mediator who provides his technical expertise. The EU envoy to Macedonia is...

Vanhoutte to VMRO-DPMNE: The museum of VMRO is not in my tour guide

Belgian mediator in the negotiations, Peter Vanhoutte last night via his Twitter profile reacted to the VMRO-DPMNE's decision to terminate cooperation with him with and the message that they will treat the mediator only as a tourist. Mr Vanhoutte wrote on "Twitter" that he plans to start writing tourist guides and asks where is the museum of VMRO because it...

VMRO-DPMNE has stopped all cooperation with Vanhoutte, from today, he is only a tourist

The ruling party VMRO-DPMNE announced late this afternoon that they have decided to stop cooperating with the Belgian mediator Peter Vanhoutte in the negotiations. The decision, according to the party, is based on Mr Vanhouttes insults towards the VMRO-DPMNE party and the representatives who participated in the negotiations, as well as "continuing to belittle the people and the Republic of Macedonia". "VMRO-DPMNE has tolerated...

Vanhoutte: No elections on April 24 – Today the US and the EU will announce their final assessment

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...

EU and the US should announce today whether there are conditions for early elections on April 24

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...

Przhino Agreement on Life Support

The parties participating in the negotiations over the media, today have no idea what the future holds after last nights failed last attempt to reform the media. Only information from "Netpress" reported that negotiations will continue again today, implicating that the process over the media may not be dead in the water just yet. Meanwhile SDSM, say that this information is...

Negotiations over the media have failed – Parties could not come to an agreement

Belgian mediator Peter Vanhoutte late tonight confirmed that the parties signatories of the Przhino Agreement had not reached an agreement on the matter of media regulation. “We've had intensive negotiations for two days and all I can confirm now is that a deal has not been reached”, said Mr Vanhouttte. When asked who is to blame for the breakdown of the...