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Vanhoutte stated today the topic for discussion is the Agency for the Media

Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte released a press release to the media titled “Progress in the negotiations on the media." He says that today's meeting of the working groups the main topic of discussion was the law on audio and audiovisual media services, in particular the role and functioning of the Agency. "During today’s meeting, the working group discusses the Law on...

Tomorrow Vanhoutte will attend a meeting with the Inquiry Committee on wire-tapping

Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte tomorrow will attend a meeting with the Inquiry Commission on the wire-tapping scandal. The reason for his visit is that the members of the Commission, for two sessions now can not adopt the rules of procedure. The most disputed point for members of the parliamentary majority is the item of Article 16, the Rules of Procedure, which...

Selmani: Large fines will close down the media

If the news organizations and associations are not involved in these discussions on the media between political parties and the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte, journalists will protest in front of the MPs Clubhouse, stated the President of the Association of Journalists Naser Selmani. He reacted to recent amendments ofthe Election Code, which includes Internet portals, and foresees fines up to 8,000 euros. Mr...

If leaders agree tonight, the laws will be in parliamentary session tomorrow

In the MPs Clubhouse the meeting began of the Presidents of VMRO-DPMNE, SDSM, DPA and DUI, Nikola Gruevski, Zoran Zaev, Ali Ahmeti and Menduh Thaci. It is expected that party leaders signatories to the Przino Agreement to have the last word on the disputes on the Law on Government and the Privacy Act. The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of...

Today the parties will save the Przhino Agreement

Representatives of the political parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement today need to meet and discuss the outstanding issues, uncovers "Meta". According to our information, they will be discussing the draft-bill for Government that Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte handed out to them last week. The information indicates that any remarks made by policy parties, however the points of view from...

Vanhoutte gave the parties a new draft law on the authorities of the Ministers

The facilitator in the negotiations of the political parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement, Peter Vanhoutte, submitted a new draft law on the powers of Ministers and Deputy ministers for the new joint Interim Government. The proposal was transferred from previous talks between the parties, and primarily concerns the credentials the new Interior Minister would need to have. It was...

Vanhoutte: Working Groups will focus on bilateral meetings on key issues

Taking into account recent developments, the working group agreed to focus on bilateral meetings to address two key issues, i.e.  the selection of the remaining prosecutors in the Special Prosecutor's Office and the appointment of Ministers and Deputy Ministers for the government, said Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte. According to him, once an agreement is reached, meetings will convene with the...

Vanhoutte: If there is no agreement over SEC by November, elections in April are almost impossible

Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte said today that if no agreements are made on the details of the functioning of the State Election Commission by the beginning of November, elections in April are almost impossible. He says that now we now need to ask whether the political parties want to reach a full agreement, and according to him, there are obstructions...

Vanhoutte: Parties on the right track to reach an agreement on the electoral law

Belgian expert Peter Vanhoutte said that the parties were on the right track to reach an agreement on the electoral law, where he expressed his satisfaction. However, he said the party, without specifying which one, abandoned the negotiations because of non-compliance for a Special Prosecutor. SDSM Secretary General Oliver Spasovski before the MPs Clubhouse where talks were being held with working...

Meeting has finally begun over the electoral legislative agreement

The meeting between working groups, finally began between all signatories to the Przhino Agreement. Discussions over the Diaspora vote, and the responsibilities of the State Election Commission (SEC) should be decided. At the meeting attended Ilija Dimovski and Silvana Boneva from VMRO-DPMNE, Damian Manchevski and Cvetanka Ilieva from SDSM, Artan Grubi and Fatmir Besimi from DUI, Bekim Fazliu and Imer...

Will there finally be an agreement on electoral laws tomorrow?

Yesterday political parties still came no closer to agreeing on talks related to the election laws. After meeting with Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte, leaders of political parties SDSM and VMRO- DPMNE, Zoran Zaev and Nikola Gruevski have come no closer to some sort of political convergence, “Meta” has learnt. Due to ideological clashes, Mr Vanhoutte has given them one...

Peter Vanhoutte: I am an optimist

The Bilateral meeting with MP Artan Grubi from DUI, and Belgian facilitator, Peter Vanhoutte came to an end. They both declined to make a statement, although Mr Vanhoutte Van said shortly he is optimistic, but declined to comment on anything else The Belgian expert will meet with representatives from SDSM at 16:00 pm.

Peter Vanhoutte has bilateral meetings with all parties in Parliament

Belgian expert Peter Vanhoutte, who is one of the facilitators in the negotiations of the working groups to the parties to the Przhino Agreement, today has a series of meetings with representatives with various political parties in Parliament, to bring their views together on issues relating to election laws. At 12:00 pm, he met with representatives from DPA, and at 14:00...

VMRO-DPMNE asks for a break from working groups, and refuses to return

Yesterday for six hours, representatives from SDSM, DPA and DUI waited for representatives from VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Todorov and Nikola Popovski, to return from a break which was agreed upon by the working groups, “Meta” has discovered. Even though the break was only meant to last for two hours, after six hours passed and they still hadn't returned to the MP...