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Laws passed are waiting for implementation – presented report on Chapter 23
In the past period, key reform laws in the fields of justice and human rights have been adopted, but the results of the practical implementation of those laws, which will be important in the accession negotiations for EU membership in Chapter 23, remains to be seen.
This was highlighted at today's policy dialogue "Reforms in Chapter 23" organized under the...
US State Department uses findings from “Metamorphosis” and “Media Reform Observatory”
The US State Department in its latest Human Rights Report cites the findings obtained from the periodic report on the status of media reforms that was developed within the framework of the "Media Reform Observatory" project implemented by the Foundation for Internet and Society "Metamorphosis", "Agora" and the Platform for Investigative Journalism and Analysis (PINA),
"Prepared by Metamorphosis Foundation, Agora,...
BBC report on Macedonian minority still causing uproar in Greece
Andreas Petrides, President of the Union of Macedonians, is another number of Greeks who fell into a dispute with the British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC), after their report on ethnic Macedonians in Greece, but failed to deliver any real arguments, repeating the classical Greek empty phrases. Earlier, the Greek ambassador in London also joined in with severe criticism of the...
Anti-corruption and compromises – mission impossible
Establishment of entirely new integrity system centrally and locally; increase of the severity of the infringement policy in the main anti-corruption law and amendment to the existing law on protection of whistleblowers are just some of the recommendations that have arisen as conclusions from the research conducted by Metamorphosis Foundation which addressed the topic of Anti-corruption and Fight against...
Freedom House: Macedonia remains in the group of partially free countries
Macedonia still remains in the group of partially free countries, according to the latest report "Freedom in the World 2019" issued by Freedom House. This country remains with a total rate of 3.5 on a scale where 1 is the freest and 7 is the least free society.
With a score of 59 points, Macedonia finds its place in...
Katica Janeva says she will fully investigate all the recordings
At yesterday's "defending" of the latest six-month report on the work of the Special Prosecutor's Office (SJO), Katica Janeva, before the Parliamentary Commission for Political System and Inter-Community Relations, asked that the legal position of the prosecution be solved and stressed that she intends to fully investigate all indications of the crimes contained in the recordings of the wiretapped...
Tuntev: Macedonia has already wasted one opportunity, it will not get another
The coordinator of SDSM’s parliamentary group, Tomislav Tuntev said that Macedonia is full of hope and there is sense of progress in the country. According to the EU report which confirms the commitment of the parliamentary majority and Parliament, while the opposition has contributed only with support given, regarding the adoption of law reforms.
“We must not forsake the pace...
State Department reports on subordinate media, attacks on journalists, and public distrust
The Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2017 for Macedonia, prepared by the US State Department, itemizes numerous instances of threats and attacks to journalists, media subordinated to the politics and the economic interests, but also public distrust of the media.
"The constitution provides for freedom of expression, including for members of the press, but government pressure on the...
Mogherini: You have returned on the path to the EU, celebrate and then get back to work
At a press conference today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini, said that Macedonia deservedly received a clear recommendation for the start of negotiations with the EU.
“In ten months, we have made great progress in the European integration process. The reforms in many key areas, as well as the policies of friendship and good-neighborliness, are...
Mickoski told Hahn that there is corruption and inefficient institutions in Macedonia
The president of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski met with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn today, at the party headquarters where they discussed the European Commission's report on the integration process of Macedonia towards the European Union and the situation in the country economically and politically.
The party reports that Mickoski has indicated to Hahn that the...
Zaev: We have worked hard and deserve a crystal clear recommendation
The fact is, we have worked hard and Macedonia truly deserves a crystal clear recommendation from Brussels, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on the eve of the announcement of the report of the European Commission and the arrival of High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn in Skopje
“The words in that recommendation...
Tomorrow Brussels will recommend starting negotiations with Macedonia
The European Commission is again recommending opening accession talks with Macedonia, and the country's progress report is among the more positive parts of this package from Brussels, which, as the report says, "clearly recognizes the political will for progress,"reports Radio Free Europe (RFE), whose correspondents from Brussels had an insight into the document which is to be released tomorrow in...
Osmani: 90 percent of the “3-6-9” plan has been implemented, Ivanov to sign the Law on Languages
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European affairs, Bujar Osmani, said that 90 percent of Government’s reform plan “3-6-9” was completed which helped Macedonia to return on the right, Euro-Atlantic path.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that 95 percent of the measures would be implemented, but some of the reform laws, such as the law of courts, which require a...
Osmani, Mogherini meeting: We have delivered the reforms, we now expect a positive report
Today in Brussels, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Vice President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini.
Osmani’s cabinet informed that at the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister presented the progress regarding the implementation of plan "3-6-9", as well as progress...
Freedom House: Macedonia has a chance to get out of a captured state and problems with its neighbors
According to the writers’s report, the change of government in June created a chance for the country to make a turn after many years of being a captured state and to resolve disputes with its neighbors.
On the scale from 1 to 7, where the number one is the best score and the number seven marks the lowest level of...
Osmani: I expect an unconditional recommendation from the EU Council to start negotiations
We expect the valorization of Macedonia's reform efforts to be noted in the upcoming report by the European Commission, where we expect a clear and unconditional recommendation from the EU Council to begin the negotiations.
This was stated today by Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, who is on a working visit to Brussels and is accompanied by...
Osmani: I expect the most positive report, a clear and unconditional recommendation from the EC for Macedonia
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani expects the most positive report for Macedonia from the European Commission, which will be followed by a clear and unconditional recommendation for the start of Macedonia's EU accession talks.
He said at a government conference, that this will be the best confirmation that Macedonia is back on the European track.
"Of course, this...
OSCE/ODIHR: The elections were democratic and we didn’t notice any act of violence
The second round of mayoral elections were competitive and respect for fundamental freedoms contributed towards conduct of democratic elections, the observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a preliminary statement released today.
“The legal framework forms a sound basis for the conduct of democratic elections. While most provisions of the Electoral Code apply...
Gjorchev: OSCE/ODIHR is turning a blind eye for all irregularities
OSCE/ODIHR's report is unobjective and doesn't reflect the actual situation of the election process, including the election day, said today at a press conference, Vlatko Gjorchev of VMRO-DPMNE.
-OSCE/ODIHR's report is more like turning a blind eye to all irregularities than revealing and precise naming all of the ones responsible for the obvious disruptions.
At least, it is very irresponisble...
The SEC will discuss remarks made by OSCE/ODIHR that they were not transparent
The State Election Commission will review the OSCE / ODIHR report on the local elections which were held on Sunday, October 15th, at a session and will then give their own opinion.
Ljupka Guguchevska, spokeswoman for the SEC, told "Meta" that the SEC's practice is to review all remarks and reports submitted in the local elections, and then come out with their...
