Tag: Przhino Agreement

The head of the "Partnership for Macedonia", Stevo Pendarovski today in Demir Kapija pointed out that the opposition expects that the date for early parliamentary elections to be moved, however not for a fixed date until the the Przhino Agreement is fully implemented. “In the next few days we expect a decision in relation to the upcoming parliamentary elections, in...

Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and United States (US) in the country, Aivo Orav and Jess Baily according to announcements this afternoon should announce their assessment of whether there are conditions for holding early parliamentary elections on April 24. There has been no official confirmation on how the ambassadors will announce their decision, whether they will personally take their findings...

The expected Assessment on whether the right conditions exist for holding elections on April 24 is unlikely to be announced today, "Meta" has discovered. According to a senior diplomat, the final text of the joint statement is still being prepared in Brussels and Washington. Talks are ongoing between political parties at a local level. EU Ambassador's Orav and US Ambassador Jess...

Today the ambassadors of the US and the European Union, Jess Bailey and Aivo Orav have to make an assessment on whether there are conditions for fair and democratic elections. One of the conditions  set for the parties was to reach an agreement for the media, but such a thing did not happen yesterday. As things stand at present, Parliament...

Belgian mediator Peter Vanhoutte late tonight confirmed that the parties signatories of the Przhino Agreement had not reached an agreement on the matter of media regulation. “We've had intensive negotiations for two days and all I can confirm now is that a deal has not been reached”, said Mr Vanhouttte. When asked who is to blame for the breakdown of the...

“The Election date is defined by law and was voted by all political parties in Parliament and is part of the Przhino Agreement. So far I do not see any reason for that date, and that law to be debatable”, stated the interim Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev who is conducting the elections, in Government, while responding to a reporter's...

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...

The visit of the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, to Macedonia is still uncertain. Some of the media reported that Hahn would delay his arrival due to the mini-EU Summit on the refugee crisis, but now it is cancelled Hahn's schedule is empty. Neither the European Commission has precise information whether Hahn will visit Macedonia...

The President of the Association of Journalists, Naser Selmani, and the President of the Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers Tamara Chausidis, today before the MPs Clubhouse, where talks were being held regarding media reforms, once again confirmed the view of the associations, that they will not accept any form of government advertising. Selmani said he had heard speculation...

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...

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn, is expected to arrive in Skopje on Friday. Unofficially, the visit was scheduled for the period from 15 to 19 February. The agenda for Hahn's visit published on the website of the European Commission, is still not until February 18. According to the announced events, Hahn will meet with the...

Europe supports the Przhino Agreement and it must be fully implemented, said Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders in Skopje after meeting with Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki. “You know better than I do how important it is to have fair and credible elections, a cleansed electoral list and equal access to the media. Macedonia has a long tradition and history, and you...

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 EU delegation at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna called on political parties in Macedonia to fully implement the Przhino Agreement. “The European Union recalls the great importance it attaches to the full implementation of the 2 June 2015 political agreement and its 15 July 2015 Protocol (the “Przino agreement”) between the four main political parties in order to...

The negotiations between the working groups of the political parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement are expected to continue on Friday afternoon, where negotiators need to decide on the draft law on the media submitted by SDSM. However, according to pro government media, VMRO-DPMNE and DUI find this draft law unacceptable. Yesterday, SDSM submitted to the parties signatory to the...

The SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, responding to journalists' questions in the program "Nova Debata" on "Nova TV" announced that when the SDSM will come to power, they will set-up a dial above the 'Arch of Triumph' and whenever the Agency for seized property will sell a property, the dial will show how much of the stolen money has been...

All parties have submitted methodologies to the SEC for the cleansing of the electoral list, which means that the opposition has accepted the cleansing methodology proposed by the SEC. After the SEC formally adopts the methodology, they can start the procedure for renewing the voters' list. "Meta" has learnt that the session to adopt the methodology of the SEC maybe held...

Menduh Thaci became extremely angry during the negotiations between the four parties and says it is possible that the DPA will withdraw from the talks. As Thaci had said, if only they had accepted the proposal from the beginning, to organize a census of the population to obtain a reliable electoral roll, according to him, they wouldn't be in this...

The EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn, is expected to visit Macedonia in mid-February, but his office had not yet announced the official date. He is now in Amman, Jordan, where he will meet with Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, where they will discuss the need to deepen cooperation in dealing with common challenges, especially with...

Today, Bulgarian weekly "Kapital" stated to "Meta" that EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn statement was not taken out of context was reliably reported. “Hahn's statement was not taken out of context and was reported on correctly. I listened to the tape again and I reviewed the notes, and then contacted his spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic. She had no objections about the interview...