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MTV responds to AAVMU: We report more on VMRO-DPMNE because there were reactions to the reports
The first channel of MTV reacted today to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services’ (AAVMU) remarks, laid down in the report on monitoring media coverage for the period from 16 to 24 September 2017, that MTV1 haven’t complied with the provision for balance in reporting on the activities of the opposition political parties represented in the Parliament.
On...
Macedonia’s credit rating is stable, affirms Standard and Poor’s
The American company for financial research and analysis, Standard and Poor's, has affirmed that Macedonia's credit rating is BB-, with a stable outlook, announced today the Ministry of Finance.
The confirmation of the stable outlook, as stated in the press release, reflects the Standard and Poor's observations for the balance between the risks from Macedonia's rising public debt and...
Priebe: It is of vital importance that the criminal liability applies to all
It has been almost two years since SPO began its work and no one has actually been successfully convicted, creating a perception of impunity, says the report of Reinhard Priebe's expert group, that visited Macedonia in July.
The report states that all important areas, such as the judiciary, security or media, require systemic reforms based on an inclusive, transparent and...
Priebe’s Report is realistic and we will use it to upgrade the “3-6-9” plan, says the Government
Priebe’s Report released today gives a realistic picture of the systemic and long-standing challenges that the Government inherited after getting in power in June 2017, finding a captive state, according to Government response to a new report by the European Commission's Expert Group, led by Reinhard Priebe.
"It is exactly in the first 100 days of working, the new Government...
Priebe: The market is weak, the newspapers are in bad shape and the journalists’ situation is even worse
"Recommendations of the 2015 in the area of media have only to a limited extent been
implemented. The media still faces many of the same challenges that have influenced the
media landscape for several years now and the perception is still that the media outlets are politically affiliated or instruments of influential persons," said the chapter that referred to the media...
Societas Civilis and Konrad Adenauer will monitor the implementation of the “3-6-9” plan
In the reformatory process, all of those who are making political decisions, regardless of the reports that are coming from the EU, should be included, said the representative of the "Konrad Adenauer" foundation, Johannes Rey, at today's press conference dedicated to the start of the project for monitoring the implementation of the "3-6-9" plan.
-The performance of one country...
Zaev: We dedicate the first 100 days to the people, the economy and friendship towards our neighbors
Today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev gave a report on the work done in the first 100 days of the Government's formation - under the motto "Word is a word", (meaning keeping to ones word).
Zaev underlined that the activities and measures of the Government, in the first one hundred days were aimed at five sectors: the return of the peoples’...
US State Department: Macedonia’s capacity fighting terrorism must be strengthened
Due to the military pressure of extremists from the ISIS, in 2016, Europe was targeted by massive terrorist threats, US State Department said in a report on terrorism, adding that threats continue to the present day.
In the report on Macedonia it is stated that the Macedonian authorities estimate that ISIS members and supporters are still in the country. The...
EP’s report: Macedonia’s press-freedom ranking is at the bottom
Macedonia is at the bottom within the Western Balkans for respecting the freedom of the press, marked “The European Parliament’s Research Service” which published a report in May about the condition with the media freedom in the countries in the Balkans region, announced today the Association of the journalists of Macedonia (ZNM).
“The trend of media freedom erosion is...
Helsinki Committee in its report on the rampage in Parliament, demands action from the prosecution
The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia prepared a special report on the rampage and the brutal outbreak of violence in Parliament on April the 27th, which seeks to accurately inform the public about all criminal offenses committed, including attempted murder.
At the same time, the Helsinki Committee with the report from the Interior Ministry and...
Garrett: Recent events in Parliament are counter-productive for the development of democracy
British Ambassador to Macedonia, Charles Garrett, today gave a bad review on the developments in Parliament, where for 12 days the constitutive session is being extended, with constant accusations, endless remarks and procedural remarks, the session is being delayed. What is happening here is undermining the credibility of Parliament, says Garrett.
“Parliament is the core of democracy in Macedonia. Current...
World Bank predicts Macedonia will have the lowest economic increase in the region
The World Bank predicts that Macedonia will have an increase in its economic growth of 2.8%, which is the lowest in the region, according to the regular economic report for the Western Balkans.
The increase, as stated in the report, is significantly slow due to the decrease in investments, which were affected by the political crisis. The increase was largely...
State Department: Macedonia is dominated by corruption and disrespect for the law
The most significant human rights problems stemmed from pervasive corruption and from the government’s failure to respect fully the rule of law, including continuing efforts to restrict media freedom, interference in the judiciary and impeding the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office charged with investigating and prosecuting crimes relating to and arising from illegally intercepted communications, as well as...
OSCE/ODIHR: The post election period was tense and full of harsh rhetoric
This afternoon, the OSCE / ODIHR mission released their final report on the parliamentary elections held on December the 11th in Macedonia, which states that it is necessary to continue working on improving the legal framework, and also to take legal measures regarding the threats made against the ambassadors.
"Although the parties were generally able to campaign freely, it was...
“Amnesty International”: SPO continues to face pressure
The Special Public Prosecutor, who was appointed by Parliament in 2015 to investigate officials involved in the wiretapping scandal and crimes by political figures, continues to face pressure in carrying out her work, says the report by "Amnesty International" about the situation on human rights for 2016/2017.
“In October (last year), the transitional Parliament rejected a proposal to extend the...
DPA will be having discussions tomorrow regarding the election results and the outstanding party congress
The Central committee of The Democratic Party of the Albanians (DPA) will have a meeting tomorrow at the hall in the municipality of Tetovo. The party hasn’t announced its agenda and the subjects that the party’s highest organ will be discussing.
According to party sources, The Central Committee at tomorrow’s meeting is going to discuss and it will adopt...
SDSM’s “bombs” were removed by a user who also blocked the videos made by the Colorful revolution
The seventeen “bombs” that were erased from SDSM’s Youtube channel were removed after a report made by “OMD Network,” which is the user who has done the same so far (requesting to remove) “Nova TV’s” videos of the Colorful revolution and the student protests that were published on Youtube, writes “Nova TV.” Still, as it states after the argumentation...
Two children have passed away this week announces IPH
During this week there were two death cases "associated with the flu" announced today the Institute of Public Health of Republic of Macedonia, who presented a report about the condition of the flu during the period between 1st and 8th of January.
According to the report, two children, ages 3 and 4 from Kichevo and Gostivar were hospitalized at the...
OSCE: The elections went well, but the state will have to strengthen its institutions
The Election Day happened went well and if there are complaints, the institutions and the state will have to deal with them, as was said by the OSCE’s special representative, Roberto Battelli, during the presentation of the preliminary results concerning the election process.
In the joint statement issued by the international observers, it is stressed that the citizens have...
“Human Rights Watch”: In Macedonia, Government uses advertising to exert pressure on the media
Journalists from the Western Balkans face a hostile environment that impedes their ability to do critical reporting, according to a new report by the NGO "Human Rights Watch" for the Western Balkans.
The report says more than a year after "Human Rights Watch" documented impediments to media freedom in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Macedonia, governments in the region...
