Tag: Peter Vanhoutte

Today I expect to make progress and for the political parties to agree on reforms in the media, said the facilitator Peter Vanhoutte before today's final meeting and before the deadline for an agreement on reforms to the media. “I hope for progress in the negotiations and for all parties to be constructive. Today, we will discuss two issues regarding...

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,...

The mediator in negotiations for the implementation of the Przhino Agreement Peter Vanhoutte has, in recent days, held bilateral meetings with various political parties and the representatives of associations and organizations of journalists, hoping to reach a solution regarding media reforms. One of the key issues the international community will be looking at, while assessing whether it will be...

The working groups of the political parties on media reform today will try to approach these issues. Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte before the meeting at the MPs Clubhouse said he hoped they would make some progress. “All parties submitted new amendments today, and we will be discussing that. I think it is good that everyone agreed to the meeting and...

The Albanian side in the negotiations for the media reforms, submitted amendments that should be added to the draft law for the media, to mediator Peter Vanhoutte, reported "Alsat-M". According to them, amendments to the Albanian side are concerned with issues that concern the interests of Albanians, i.e. the media in television and radio channels of the "Macedonian Radio Television". Apparently, the...

It is still unknown if negotiations will continue today by working groups of political parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement. This follows the latest meeting, which took place on Thursday 4th of January this year and ended without anyone involved changing entrenched positions. So far, according to sources connected to the parties, the Belgian negotiator Peter Vanhoutte...

Negotiations over the media between the working groups of the political parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement, again have come to a standstill after yesterday's bilateral meetings with Belgian mediator Peter Vanhoutte. Negotiators have restated their firm stances and have made clear that they do not intend to deviate from them. A new meeting has not yet been scheduled and...

Neither the draft law proposed by SDSM is not acceptable to the Association of Journalists of Macedonia. According to the President of the AJM Naser Selmani, VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM are undermining the proposal of the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte in a join effort to reform the media system. On his Facebook profile wrote that SDSM's amendments can be seen miles...

Tomorrow political parties will continue with negotiations for reforms within the media, so that is why we called on the EU and US to insist that the negotiators accept the proposal of the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhouttte, said Naser Selmani, the Chairman of the Association of Journalists. at a press conference According to him, these proposal are the best solution because...

Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte is expected to submit a new draft-law on the media tomorrow, which will then be presented to all political parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement. According to our sources, the mediator was in Brussels at the weekend where he attended a consultation meeting concerning developments in Macedonia. Scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, at the...

Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte today before the meeting between the working groups at the MPs Clubhouse said that according to him it was possible to reach an agreement on the media law and it is good that political parties are giving their own suggestions, which are not final decisions, but only proposals . He confirmed that some of the proposals contained...

VMRO-DPMNE put forward two proposals at the meeting between the working groups of the parties, all four signatories to the Przhino Agreement, held this afternoon at the MPs Clubhouse, and as mediator Belgian facilitator, Peter Vanhoutte. One of the proposals related to the cleansing and renewal of the voters' list and the other proposal on reforms in the media. Other parties...

The European Union is disappointed by yesterday's statement by former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski "Meta" has learnt from official sources within the EU. "We have already expressed our concern and disappointment with the statement from the former Prime Minister and his lack of the respect of the political agreement”, a senior official told “Meta” who asked to remain anonymous when...

"If you do not like the message kill the messenger" was the reply of the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte, when asked to comment on yesterday's speech by the President of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, where he mentioned his name. Otherwise, members of political parties, representatives from working groups met again this afternoon at the MPs Clubhouse to discuss reforms in the...

The EU mission in Skopje today via its official Twitter profile has called upon all political parties to respect the Przhino Agreement and the Special Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva and her work. "All the signatories of the Przhino Agreement should support the work of the Special Public Prosecutor and all four sides of the working groups", wrote the EU delegation...

There is no sense anymore that the parties want to continue to work together and try to achieve common goals, said Belgian facilitator about negotiations regarding the Przhino Agreement, Peter Vanhoutte before today's meeting of the working groups in the MPs Clubhouse that started around 18:00. Mr Vanhoutte indicated that the main reason for this situation is the date for...

After the statement by EU Ambassador Orav, and like Commissioner Johannes Hahn, Peter Vanhoutte also received threats and because of this new development, they must increase their security. The Belgian facilitator says that the threats to his safety are second on his agenda. “For me, the threats to my security come second, after the interests of the citizens. The need...

Negotiations between the four political parties leaders' failed late last night, which were held in Przhino in mediation with the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, US Ambassador Jess Bailey, EU Ambassador Orav and Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte. The four main parties were unable to agree on a date for early parliamentary elections. VMRO-DPMNE, DUI and...

Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte welcomed today's agreement for the experts in the SEC. “I am very pleased to inform you that the leaders of the political parties have reached an agreement on the SEC. I hope that very soon we will start working to elect a Secretary General. I can say that all parties were constructive”, said Mr Vanhoutte. The facilitator...