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Because of the political crisis, international financial institutions will stop lending money to Macedonia
Because of the political crisis, international financial institutions will stop lending money to Macedonia reports "Prizma".
Diplomatic sources in Skopje say that the World Bank has halted the second phase of the program for the improvement of municipal services in Macedonia which was supposed to provide loans to 57 municipalities for investments in infrastructure, such as water supply, sanitation, solid...
Howitt for “Meta”: Macedonia is in a dangerous and unstable position
MEP and one of the mediators of the Przino Agreement, Richard Howitt in an interview for "Meta", said that responsibility of the future of Macedonia is in the hands of the Macedonians politicians. He noted that the country is in a dangerous and unstable condition, and that politicians in Skopje, after yesterday's warnings from Brussels, should reconsider in which direction...
Howitt to “Meta”: Urgent meeting in Brussels on Ivanov’s decision on amnesty and pardon
The violation of the Przhino Agreement will have serious consequences, said today MEP Richard Howitt to "Meta" who was instrumental in brokering the Przino Agreement.
"Politicians in Brussels are urgently studying and consulting on all the latest developments in Skopje and can only warn of the very serious consequences if any party or individual is deemed to be responsible for breaking the...
“Freedom House”: Macedonia sinking down the scale in Democratic Governance
The American organization 'Freedom House' which monitors the state of democracy throughout the world, including political freedoms and human rights, has, in its Democratic Governance report for 2016 has given Macedonia a 4.29 result, which is the worst result the country has had in the past 10 years. (The scale of Freedom House ranges from a score of 1 to...
Thaci: There is no climate for fair and democratic elections on June 5
There is no political climate for fair and democratic elections said the DPA leader Menduh Thaci after meeting with EU Ambassador Aivo Orav. He said his pessimism is based on the SEC’s confusion concerning the voters’ list and the lack of will among political leaders to ease the mutual rhetoric. Thachi announced that the DPA will have to further...
Political uncertainty are pushing away businesses
Political uncertainty affect companies, some so much that some of the planned activities have been deferred. The actual effects on business, we will start to know about after the first quarter of this year.
" Political uncertainty has an impact on the operation of businesses. We have announced some of our members who had planned investments will now be postponing them...
Veljanoski: Political differences must vanish before important state issues
The President of Parliament Trajko Veljanoski, in his speech at an official ceremony on the occasion of October the 11th - a public holiday, the Day of Revolution, called for unification, national and state consensus, accountability and independence in solving problems.
“These political differences must vanish before important state issues, there is still a greater need in achieving the goal...
Hahn warns: The Agreement from Przhino has be implemented in its entirety and without delay
“Allow me to be cristally clear: the European Union didn’t mediate for short-term stability. Our goal is to help the country on its Euro-Atlantic path and help strengthen democracy, open society and rule of law through elections and reforms,” said European Commissioner Hahn in a post on his blog in which, among the rest, he recommended that party leaders...
Lajcak: You cannot be Sure that the Przhino Agreement will be Implemented
Slovakian Minister of Foreign Affairs Miroslav Lajcak, in an interview with Meta, said that there aren’t any guarantees that the Przhino Agreement will be implemented. He added that anything that is opposite from full implementation is equal to a gamble with the country’s European perspective.
Which mechanisms guarantee that the Przhino Agreement will be carried out and respected?
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Bailey: Macedonia won
The leaders put the interests of citizens before the interests of the party, US Ambassador Jess, welcoming the reached agreement for exit of the political crisis.
- Macedonia won. I want to commend the leaders for reaching an agreement last night and put citizens before the interests of political parties. The agreement will mean a lot of work and the...
Gruevski arrived at a meeting with Hahn and MEP three
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Health, Nikola Popovski and Nikola Todorov, arrived at the residence of the European Union at a meeting with EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn and the three MEPs, Eduard Kukan, Ivo Vajgl and Richard Howitt.
Earlier, at the residence of the EU, SDSM leader Zoran...
Hahn and MEP three on a mission to resolve the crisis
EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn, along with MEPs Eduard Kukan, Ivo Vajgl and Richard Howitt, will today try to move the negotiations from deadlock and find the ultimate solution to the political crisis.
During the visit, Hahn and the MEP three, as announced by the European Commission, will have separate meetings with leaders of political parties...
Nuland: There is hope for resolving the political crisis
Assistant US Secretary of State Victoria Nuland today, after the meeting with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, voiced hope that the political crisis in the country will be soon resolved.
- It is time to end the crisis. We, the United States, are very pleased to work with the EU. Ambassador Bailey is working together with EU Commissioner Hahn to bring...
Nuland to recommend that the agreement from 2nd of June is the basis for resolving the crisis
Assistant of the US Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Victoria Nuland will arrive in Skopje on Sunday, confirmed the US Embassy in Skopje for META.
On Monday morning, Nuland will have separate meetings with leaders of political parties, and at noon she will also meet Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski.
"The US and EU have...
DUI: We call on the parties to rise above narrow political interests
Regarding yesterday's statement of SDSM leader Zoran Zaev that negotiations are unsuccessful, DUI say that there cannot be a unilateral solution to the crisis. DUI urges political parties to overcome party interests and make a compromise that will benefit the state and the citizens.
"There cannot be a unilateral solution to the crisis. Negotiations that will have the agreement of...
Hahn comes to Skopje next week
Recent developments in Macedonia led Commissioner Johannes Hahn to again schedule a trip to Skopje in the first half of next week, stated his spokeswoman Maja Kocijanik for META. It is unclear whether his visit will coincide with that of Victoria Nuland, but the US and the EU will coordinate.
Kocijanchik also stated that discussions between political leaders are in...
VMRO-DPMNE: We do not discuss the name at the leadership meetings
The ruling party VMRO-DPMNE denied the claim of DPA leader Menduh Thaci that there were discussions about the name issue during the leadership meetings.
"Regarding today's announcement by DPA president Menduh Thaci, we would like to announce that at the talks attended by VMRO-DPMNE so far there was no proposal to resolve the name issue," reads the statement of the...
Thaci: We are also discussing the solution of the name issue simultaneously with the negotiations out of the crisis
After today’s meeting with US Congressman Eliot Angel and US Ambassador Jess Bailey, DPA leader Menduh Thaci stated that the name dispute is part of the negotiations of the leading quartet attended by Bailey and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav, reports "Telma".
Thaci gave no further details, but said part of the package on the table is the name dispute, and...
Did party leaders agree a successor for Marko Zvrlevski?
In the same week, while an agreement of the political crisis is expected, the indictment for the case "Putsch" has entered the judicial process, and assessment is awaited for "Bribery". It can be interpreted as "politically motivated" rush these cases to be put from the prosecutors to the court drum because, with the possible agreement between political leaders out...
Gruevski: We will not allow the agreement of 2nd of June to fail
If Zaev has at least a shred of confidence in himself and his policies, I call him to announce early elections for mayor in Strumica this fall, especially after that video on which he openly and shamefully asks for a bribe from a businessman, said Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in his address at the conference of UMS of VMRO-DPMNE.
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