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Ivo Vajgl arrives in Macedonia tomorrow
European Member of Parliament, Ivo Vajgl, who is the rapporteur for Macedonia in the European Parliament and the mediator in the negotiations between VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM, to overcome the political crisis arrives in Skopje tomorrow.
His visit is to inform himself about the negotiations on the implementation of the Przhino Agreement.
Council of Public Prosecutors debate Janeva’s team behind closed doors
The session between he Council of Public Prosecutors to debate and decide on the proposals of the special prosecutor team Katica Janeva 14 prosecutors began today.
The second item on the agenda is the general business, personal and financial plan Janeva submitted last week to the Parliament, the Government and the Council of Public Prosecutors.
At the session the Special Prosecutor...
Peter Vanhoutte: This is not a war, parties have to make a compromise
In the afternoon Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte while negotiations were still ongoing, on the issue of electoral legislation, he told the parties that they have to compromise.
“The parties must realize that you can not get everything. In the real world, when you compromise you have to give up certain things in order to get something in return. You can...
Deadlines which are not being met, affect negotiations, the media and the Provisional Government
Political parties negotiating over the Przhino Agreement have hit a dead end, but haven't met the deadline for the electoral legislation, which was to be coordinated by the 6th of October.
Due to missing of the deadline this time, it is possible that other outstanding issues will be delayed. The negotiations, at least to the public, were fine until the...
Still no agreement over electoral law as negotiations continue
Negotiations between the working groups of the parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement and Peter Vanhoutte lasted late into the night, and at 2:30 am, they still had no success.
At the meeting, apart from mediator Peter Vanhoutte, Ilija Dimovski and Silvana Boneva from VMRO-DPMNE attended, Damijan Manchevski and Cvetanka Ilieva from SDSM attended, Artan Grubi and Fatmir Besimi from...
Zaev: Today the electoral law will be finalised
Negotiations on the electoral law will come to a finish today, and from tomorrow the matter of the state of media and changes in MRTV will be an open question, said the SDSM leader Zoran Zaev after a debate in Ohrid called "Vision for Macedonia".
“On the agenda are MRTV, MIA, and the Agency for Audio and Visual Media Services. MRTV...
Todorov: SDSM wants the Diaspora to vote, but without their own MP
The main problem of the working groups of the political parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement is SDSM insisting that the Diaspora should not have their own MP in Parliament in Macedonia, said the negotiator from VMRO-DPMNE, the Health Minister Nikola Todorov for "A1On."
“It is quite problematic especially when you hear their statements and you get the...
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...
Talat Xhaferi: It is the right of the Media if they eliminate wiretapped materials
“The law prohibiting the publication and distribution of the materials which were a result of unlawful wire-tapping of communications, I submitted it for parliamentary procedure on October the 6th with no intention to undermine the negotiations or to cause any damage. I submitted it because the negotiations were going so well and they were expected to come to a...
US Embassy: The law concerning the “Bombs” will go to the working groups, an agreement has to be reached by October the 20th
Today the Government and the opposition are to resume talks with working groups after last night they made progress on electoral reform and the threat about a law prohibiting the publication of the "Bombs," said the US Embassy in Macedonia.
"Working groups who implement the Przino Agreement, last night made progress on issues related to elections and agreed again to...
Deadline passes and still no agreement on Electoral Laws
Last nights meeting between working groups concluded with no agreement on electoral laws, "Meta" has learnt from sources within the negotiating teams.
Despite efforts from Belgian expert Peter Vanhoutte, US Ambassador Jess Bailey and the Head of the EU Delegation to Macedonia, Ambassador Aivo Orav, neither side would succumb their positions on the law prohibiting the material of the intercepted...
Trajanovski: Ridiculous and transparent attempt to excuse themselves
For human rights expert ZarkoTrajanovski the law which prohibits the publication of the "bombs" in his opinion, is ridiculous and is a transparent attempt by a criminal gang to impose censorship and to excuse themselves, from the tangled situation they find themselves in.
“The same gang responsible for the mass illegal wire-tapping of thousands of people, who in 2010 legally allowed the...
The deadline runs out today for an agreement over electoral legislation
Today is the last day of the deadline for the working groups to come to an agreement on electoral legislation, as required by the Przhino Agreement. According to the parties participating in the talks, working groups met last Sunday, but an agreement was not reached.
So far, the only issue the parties have agreed upon is the membership of the SEC...
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...
Zaev: The international Community will tell us who is stalling negotiations
Today, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev responded to the question on whether the allegations are true from VMRO-DPMNE that the opposition are blocking the negotiations so they can continue with the publication of more of the so-called "bombs" replied SDSM. He also added that if SDSM wanted to continue with the "bombs" there were not be even sitting at the...
Zaev: I will not comment on Janeva’s team, but I have full confidence
SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, during his visit to Stip today, refused to be drawn on comments or questions on the selection, or composition of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva's team of prosecutors. Zaev announced, this weekend, that the SDSM should start reviewing ministerial and deputy positions that will be included as part of the Government's 20th of October solution provided by...
DUI does not want an acitve registration of voters, but a combing of the list from various institutions
The purging of the electoral roll, the question of the Diaspora vote and the election and powers of the State Election Commission (SEC) were all topics at the Przhino Agreements negotiations today, which began at noon, in the Deputies Club in Skopje.
Reportedly, the only occurrence of views on the selection of SEC members, who are elected by the formula...
Parties taken by suprise: Today working groups will discuss the Ohrid Framework Agreement
Before the start of today's negotiations in the Przhino Agreement, the agenda of the meeting was changed, namely, at the request of DUI. The working groups are now scheduled to discuss the implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement "Meta" has discovered. Caught by surprise by the changes were the negotiators who were told on the spot of the new...
Van Houte has given the working groups a small vacation until monday
The working groups of the political parties currently working on the Przino Agreement will enjoy some rest until the Belgian expert and facilitator in the negotiations, Peter van Hoyt returns on Monday as Peter van Houte will be spending the weekend in his native Belgium.
At the beginning of next week everyone returns to the negotiating table and will again...
British expert to solve the problems with the media
"An interesting meeting," was the brief comment of the facilitator of the negotiations the parties signed in the Przhino Agreement, Peter van Houte, about today's talks discussing the situation in the media.
At the beginning of the meeting, Richard Bailey a media expert gave a presentation on the situation in the British Broadcasting Service "BBC ".
At the meeting of the...
