25 February 2016
The VMRO-DPMNE stand behind the changes, but not behind the decisions on the Law on Amnesty and Pardons, which were proposed to the Constitutional Court in 2009, so there could be no amnesty for certain crimes, such as those who have been sentenced for offences related to elections, paedophilia, etc., says the statement from the […]
12 February 2016
“VMRO-DPMNE won the trust of citizens in the past 10 years based on projects and measurable results. The confidence can not be challenged by any structures or fabricated affairs. On the contrary, that confidence will be even more firm in the upcoming elections”, reads the response of the VMRO-DPMNE after the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office held a […]
20 January 2016
After the statement by EU Ambassador Orav, and like Commissioner Johannes Hahn, Peter Vanhoutte also received threats and because of this new development, they must increase their security. The Belgian facilitator says that the threats to his safety are second on his agenda. “For me, the threats to my security come second, after the interests […]
20 January 2016
The US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Bailey, in a written statement regarding the political situation in Macedonia, said that the Przhino Agreement must be implemented and called on all parties and organizations to participate in the elections. “Implementation of Przino agreement is essential for deepening Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, something the United States strongly supports. The […]
18 January 2016
EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, in a statement on latest developments in Macedonia said that he would have preferred a consensual solution by all parties for the elections date. “I take note of the decisions taken today to conduct early elections on 24 April as foreseen in the Przno agreement. But as stated, I […]
17 December 2015
The date for the withdrawal of the post of Prime Minister will be when the time comes in line with the legal deadline. This is how the Prime Minister answered a reporter’s question at todays Press conference about when he will quit as Prime Minister in accordance with the Przhino Agreement. He avoided answering which […]
30 November 2015
Nikola Gruevski has officially admitted complete defeat of all his policies in the last ten years. His wasteful and improper policies without economic concept or vision of the country’s development, has left the state having to borrow money to provide salaries, pensions and welfare assistance, said SDSM leader Zoran Zaev at a press conference, making […]
28 October 2015
Yesterday, the Ambassadors from various Nations sent a clear message, despite its explicit content, it was translated into a diplomatic language to all the political parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement, the Government, and in particular to the ruling party VMRO-DPMNE, and it’s leader, Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski. If the Ambassadors of the […]
28 October 2015
The ruling party VMRO-DPMNE, Prime Minister and party leader Nikola Gruevski, have not made an official response to the statement from the Ambassadors, but their position was directly put through Twitter on Nikola Gruevski’s profile A few hours after the Ambassadors gave their statement in which they urged political parties to stick to their commitments […]
27 October 2015
The ruling party VMRO-DPMNE stand by their views and will not comment on today’s statement by the Ambassadors who urged the two major political parties to respect their obligations under the Przhino Agreement, Ivo Kotevski told “Meta” the Director of the Centre for Communications in VMRO-DPMNE. “I will not comment on the statement made by […]
27 October 2015
The Ambassadors of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union stood before the Government today and read a joint statement on the political crisis in the country and the Przhno Agreement, which urged VMRO-DPMNE to honour its obligations which they accepted in Przhino and as for SDSM to continue to fulfil their […]
26 October 2015
Taking into account recent developments, the working group agreed to focus on bilateral meetings to address two key issues, i.e. the selection of the remaining prosecutors in the Special Prosecutor’s Office and the appointment of Ministers and Deputy Ministers for the government, said Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte. According to him, once an agreement is reached, […]
16 October 2015
Negotiations between the four parties on outstanding issues will not continue until the Law specifically for Public Prosecution is enforced and respected. Just because the proposed prosecutors are not of their choosing, they can not disregard the law. This was the SDSM reaction to returning to the negotiating table. “The Council of Public Prosecutors has […]
13 October 2015
The Embassy of the United States and the European Union Delegation in Skopje welcome the progress made so far regarding the implementation of the Law on the Special Public Prosecution for an inquiry into the intercepted communications, a key segment of the political agreement. They said, the rapid appointment of Katica Janeva as Special Public […]
9 October 2015
The Public Prosecution Office for offences related to the contents of the unauthorized interception of communications have submitted a general business, personal and financial plan today along with the Council of Public Prosecutors, the Government and the Parliament. “Plans have been submitted to the Parliament for information, while the Government and the Council of Public […]
7 October 2015
The Association of Journalists strongly condemns the attempt to introduce a censorship bill prohibiting the publication and possession of wire-tapped materials in Parliament yesterday afternoon, filed by MP’s from the ruling parties, VMRO-DPMNE and DUI, and it requires an immediate withdrawal from parliamentary procedure. They said that this was an outrageous proposal and instead of […]
1 October 2015
“In the next few months, everywhere Zoran Zaev goes so will the dishonest political pledge to the middle classes of 850 euro’s a month per family, made by previous SDSM party figureheads, when they promised that one member from every family will be employed”, says a spokesman from ruling VMRO-DPMNE party in reaction to a statement […]
24 September 2015
“The good news for the citizens of Macedonia is that Nikola Gruevski that no longer be Prime Minister in 2016. Not only will he not be Prime Minister, but Nikola Gruevski will play no part in political life”, SDSM reaction after an announcement from the Prime Minister that he will increase pensions and social benefits. […]
11 September 2015
The fundamental question today is how Macedonia can help and assist with European efforts and measures to assist with the refugee crisis, and not to set up a barbed wire fence on the Macedonian-Greek border, says the President of the Liberal Party, Ivon Velickovski after yesterday’s statement by the Foreign Minister Nikola Popovski. “While families […]
9 September 2015
Speculation over alleged clashes in appointing Bekim Neziri as head of the central election headquarters for future elections is only slander by an anti-Albanian campaign, say DUI. “A few days ago we warned citizens that in the coming months in the wake of elections, an unscrupulous anti-Albanian campaign will smear our political organization of Albanians in […]
