Tag: Przhino Agreement

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, on his twitter account, welcomed President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to fully revoke all 56 pardons he had granted to politicians and their associates and urges party leaders, signatories to the Przhino Agreement to go back to the negotiating table. https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/739872102489133060 https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/739873136661958656 https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/739873866059808768

In an interview with the portal “Euractiv”, European Commissioner, Johannes Hahn said that the Przhino Agreement has to be fully implemented. “I would constantly withdraw what we expected from political leaders in the country: the full implementation of the Przhino Agreement, which political leaders reached last summer, and that still remains in force, the serious work in reforming the rule...

Dutch Ambassador Wouter Plomp while at today’s "Coffee Break" event, organized in cooperation with the Secretariat for European Affairs, answering a question by the media, said that everything on paper in the form of an Agreement, has to be fulfilled. As said by Plomp, the country must begin implementing the reforms, but the most important thing now is to focus...

The Przhino Agreement is alive, but a lot of work remains to be done, said the US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily for "Deutsche Welle". “Its fundamental elements - accountability for the wiretapping scandal, an inclusive political process, especially for Parliament, and reforms which lead to credible elections – this remains the best way out of the current political crisis...

Hoyt Brian Yee, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia Affairs at the State Department, in an interview with the "Voice of America" said that the US and the EU will continue to provide support to overcome the political crisis in Macedonia. "We believe that the parties involved in the crisis in Macedonia can find a way to get out...

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, in an interview with news agency “Beta” which conveys news to the Serbian Public Broadcaster RTS, said that the Przhino Agreement can reaffirm that fair and democratic elections could be prepared and conducted as early as October. Zaev said the opposition, led by his party would win the elections. “Recent surveys suggest that the opposition is...

Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki during his visit to the Netherlands met with his Ditch counterpart, Bert Koenders. The two ministers discussed the challenges Macedonia is currently facing. Poposki said that the Netherlands and several member states believe that the next step for Macedonia towards the EU, is successfully conducting elections with objective criteria. “The Netherlands, as current chair of the EU Council...

Today the DUI leader Ali Ahmeti at the EU headquarters in Skopje met with Christian Danielsson, the Director General for Enlargement at the European Commission and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav. DUI stated that at the meeting the main focus was recent developments in the country in implementing reforms and the Przhino Agreement. “DUI is committed and has full confidence on the...

The Przhino Agreement is still a good basis for finding a solution to the political crisis in Macedonia, said in an interview with "Deutsche Welle", the special envoy from the German Foreign Minister, Johannes Haindl, adding that "the April amnesty for politicians granted by President Gjorge Ivanov undermines all efforts and is not in accordance with the Agreement”. "Decisions stemming...

Today, the leader of the SDSM, Zoran Zaev at the promotion for Nano Ruzin’s book, stated that the Przhino Agreement was buried by Nikola Gruevski and Ali Ahmeti because they made unilateral decisions, reported “Telma”. “The Przhino Agreement is dead because the most serious point of the Agreement is the organization of a government who will prepare and conduct the...

VMRO-DPMNE is ready and intends to respect the Przhino Agreement, which provides for the establishment of an interim government to organize elections, to pave the way out of the political crisis, said Ivo Kotevski the Director of the Center for Communications of the ruling party Ivo Kotevski to “Meta”, when asked to comment on recent announcements by the SDSM...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands aligns itself in full with the statements made yesterday by the European Union and the United States, said a statement sent from the Embassy. “The Netherlands, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, calls upon all parties to now take responsible, decisive and inclusive actions that lead...

With 96 votes "for" and no MPs voted “against” the amendments to the Electoral Code, postponed the election, previously scheduled for June 5. A new date has not been determined as amended. The vote was preceded by a heated debate, which lasted for more than an hour and began by addressing the DUI MP Dzevad Ademi, who said today's decision by...

The Constitutional Court clears the way for Parliament to reconvene and cancel the elections on June 5, according to a joint statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn. “This is a renewed opportunity for the country to address a number of serious issues at the heart of the prolonged political crisis. The way...

The decision made by the Constitutional Court clears the way for Parliament to reconvene and to cancel the June 5 elections, said the US Embassy in Skopje. “This in turn, presents a renewed opportunity for the Parliament and the political leaders to demonstrate through actions a firm commitment to the Przino Agreement and its principles -- rule of law, accountability,...

Tomorrow, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European Affairs from the US State Department, Hoyt Brian Yee will be arriving in Skopje, the Embassy of the United States in Skopje confirmed for "Radio Free Europe" . The purpose of his trip and agenda are still unknown, whom he shall meet and his position on certain issues still remain...

We call on the political leaders in the country and the relevant authorities to take decisive steps to solve the current situation, and respect the Przhino Agreement, said Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for the European Commission in response to the question, how will Macedonia continue to receive financial aid for the refugee crisis if the new government is not recognised...

There aren't even minimum conditions for credible elections on June 5th, which would be recognized by the International Community, and the Government which would come out of those elections, said European Commission spokesperson Maja Kocijancic to ‘Deutsche Welle’. According to Kocijancic, in the current conditions, any government that emerges from the elections in which the three major parties (SDSM, DUI...

Brussels regrets that the continued political crisis has caused the country to move away from Euro-Atlantic aspirations, a spokesman for the European Commission told "Meta". "The Commission notes that several parties have not submitted their list of candidates to the State Election Commission by yesterday’s deadline. We do not see that the minimum conditions to enable credible elections on 5...

The Chairman of the VMRO-DPMNE Youth Union, Vladimir Neloski tonight submitted the lists of candidates for deputies of the party to the SEC. According to Neloski, on the lists there is a total of 123 candidates, of whom 74 are male and 49 are femalе. In the first constituency , the list is lead by no other than the party leader...