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Line 4, added to the Electoral Code in Przino, is holding up the dismissal of Zvrlevski
The provision of Article 8-a of the Electoral Code, which VMRO-DPMNE requested an opinion from the State Commission for Preventing Corruption (SCPC), regarding the parliamentary debate on the dismissal of the Attorney General, Marko Zvrlevski, was added to the Electoral Code in accordance with the Przino Agreement, which was signed to solve the political crisis in 2015 by SDSM,...
Hahn is sending Priebe again to help with reforms regarding the rule of law
The EU Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, announced today that he will send again in Macedonia a group of independent legal experts led by Reinhard Priebe who will be able to help and advise the new government on issues regarding the rule of law.
The sending of the expert group, says Hahn, is part of the European Union’s readiness to work with...
Mogherini-Xhaferi: The role of the Speaker needs to be above party and ethnic interests
The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Federica Mogherini, this afternoon met with, newly-elected President of the Assembly of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Talat Xhaferi, as part of his first official visit abroad.
Mogherini, as stated from her cabinet, welcomed the election of Talat Xhaferi as a President of the Assembly by...
Hahn and three MEPs will be visiting Macedonia on Tuesday, confirmed Kocijančič
The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, together with the three MEPs Eduard Kukan, Ivo Vajgl and Knut Fleckenstein will be visiting Skopje on Tuesday, confirmed today the spokesperson for the European Commission, Maja Kocijančič.
“As you can see on the agenda, I can confirm that Commissioner Hahn is travelling to Skopje on Tuesday, which is...
Žbogar: In Brussels there is a great interest about the situation in Macedonia
Today, during his stay in Valandovo, the Euro Ambassador Samuel Žbogar said that the Pržino Agreement has led to a solution, but there are still things that have to be implemented.
-When we look back at the Pržino Agreement we shall see that it was an arduous process but it has resulted in a solution. There are certain things that...
Baily: There are tensions and divisions, but what is most important is that the institutions must be functional
The Pržino agreement remains a good basis for solving the political crisis in the country, said today the U.S. Embassador Jess Baily, at the closing event of the USAID’s project of inter-ethnic integration into the education.
-We talked about this many times but I don’t know whether there will be a Pržino 1, 2, 3...We had a system that...
US Mission to OSCE: We are disappointed in Ivanov, we ask that he reconsiders his decision
The United States was disappointed that President Ivanov declined to offer the opportunity to form a new government to representatives who have a clear parliamentary majority, and he was asked to reconsider him decision, reads the statement from a speech by the Head of the US Mission to the OSCE, Kate Burns on the political situation in Macedonia.
“Together with...
Brussels will not comment on the platform of Albanian parties
The European Commission today refused to comment on the platform of the Albanian parties, but restated that they expect a government to be formed as soon as possible, and that it will have broad political support.
“We have said repeatedly, we are not speculating on the composition of the government or the program in Macedonia, but what we are expecting,...
New German President Steinmeier, the man who pushed forward the Przino 2 Agreement
The new President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as former German Foreign Minister, a responsibility which he held until early last month, among other things, was active in the process of resolving the political crisis in Macedonia.
His involvement. although was not very publicly exposed, it was of crucial importance in getting the Macedonian parties to the negotiating table in the...
US Embassy: We are monitoring the process of government formation and we will cooperate with the future government
“We are expecting to work together with the Macedonian government as soon as it is formed on te progress in the Euro-Atlantic integration through the implementation of the reforms that were determined with the Przino agreement, especially regarding the rule of law” said the US Embassy in Macedonia after the deadline of 20 days had expired, during which VMRO-DPMNE’s...
New Parliament will be crucial for SPO, Constitutional, Supreme and Criminal Court
In the period of time after the new composition of Parliament, and after the deadline which expires on December 31, there will be a new reality for the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) and for the most important courts in the country – the Supreme Court, the Criminal and Constitutional Court, who left difficult issues to resolve after the election.
The...
“Jean Monnet” awarded to Vlade Gjorcev, a journalist from “Meta” who recently passed away
The EU Delegation’s "Jean Monnet Media Award" in Macedonia this year was awarded to Vlade Gjorcev in the category for Best Journalistic Article. Vlade Gjorcev a journalist from "Meta" just recently, sadly passed away.
This year's "Jean Monnet" competition was entitled “Pržino & beyond” and Gjorcev was awarded for an investigative article he wrote regarding the "Transporter" investigation which is...
Spasovski: I have not been dismissed, I am still at work
Oliver Spasovski is still the Minister of Interior and Frosina Tashevska-Remenski is still the Minister of Labour and Social Policy, and have both categorically denied that they were dismissed. Today they confirmed for "Meta" that they are working in their capacities as ministers and say that they will remain at their functions until the State Election Commission announces the final...
Kocijančič: We will closely monitor the elections, they are an opportunity for a fresh start
The European Union will closely monitor the elections on Sunday, and the EU is expected to give their initial reaction regarding the outcome on Monday afternoon, December 12, said Maja Kocijančič, a spokesperson from the European Commission.
“In terms of what the next step will be, we, of course, will closely monitor the elections, as we have done with the...
Former Prime Minister’s one hundred day resignation stretches into one year
The VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski's resignation as Prime Minister has lasted 322 days instead of 100 days as instructed by the Pržino Agreement.
Last year in May, in an interview with "Sitel" TV, Gruevski was adamant that neither would he resign nor would he accept the formation of a caretaker government because, he said, it would be cowardly.
However, time has...
“Civil” Asks Political Parties to Reveal their Campaigns’ Source of Financing
“Civil” has stressed that in Republic of Macedonia an extremely expensive pre-election campaign is being run, and political parties do not provide information about the sources of their financing.
"An expensive campaign is being led, it’s non-transparent, and no one knows where the political parties are finding finances for their campaigns. We have tried to send requests to all parties...
Althauser: The elections are important, as well as the steps which follow
German Ambassador to Macedonia, Christine Althauser, said that the upcoming elections in Macedonia are a particularly important event, especially in overcoming the two-year political crisis.
“In three weeks elections in Macedonia will take place, it is a very important event. It is very important that this process is conducted fairly, in regular manner and will finish well. On December 11,...
Janeva and SPO are avoiding media spotlight, with no comment on statements by EC, Hahn and Kukan
The Special Public Prosecutor's office has not commented on statements by European Commissioner Johannes Hahn and the findings of the European Commission’s report on Macedonia's progress, the area of work of the SPO, as well as statements by MEP Eduard Kukan.
On Wednesday, we contacted the SPO but did not receive a comment on the statements or the progress report...
Zbogar: All politicians should ensure favorable conditions for credible elections
The positive side of the report is the recommendation for the opening of the EU talks remains, but under the condition that elections must be credible and that the Pržino Agreement must also be fully implemented, said the EU Ambassador to Skopje, Samuel Zbogar, when he presented the latest report by the European Commission (EC) on Macedonia’s progress. However,...
Hahn: Crisis in Macedonia not over yet
The crisis in Macedonia is not yet over. There have been positive steps in terms of the Pržino Agreement, especially that elections were scheduled for December 11 and which are a vital opportunity to overcome the crisis, said EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn at a press conference after the presentation of the progress reports...
