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Gruevski: I had no intention of causing an incident, Xhaferi should apologize to the public
Former Prime Minister and VMRO-DPMNE MP, Nikola Gruevski said today that he had not intended to cause an incident in Parliament, when the Law on the Use of Languages was adopted, but only wanted to show that he disagreed with the manner in which it was passed.
During a brief adjournment in SPO's case known as "TNT", Gruevski stated that...
In a tense atmosphere the Law on the Use of Languages was passed
In a tense atmosphere at Parliament, with 64 votes "for" and with none "against", the Law on the Use of Languages was passed without a debate on the 36,000 amendments submitted by the opposition VMRO-DPMNE.
VMRO-DPMNE MPs protested again and were led by their former leader Nikola Gruevski who again approached the chair of the Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and...
Tense atmosphere in Parliament: Physical altercation prevented between Gruevski and Xhaferi
While Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi began to read out that the Law on the Use of Languages would be on the voting agenda, MPs from VMRO-DPMNE, led by former leader Nikola Gruevski tried to prevent Xhaferi from calling a vote.
Coordinator of the VMRO-DPMNE parliamentary group, Dragan Danev, demanded a procedural objection, but Xhaferi would not grant him one, after...
MPs and civil servents at the Wilton Park conference for an effective parliament
The Speaker of the Republic of Macedonian Parliament, Talat Xhaferi, and some 30 representatives from across all political parties, Parliamentary departments, as well as the Parliamentary Institute, along with representatives from civil society, will all participate in a conference under the heading "Building an Efficient and Independent Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia", commencing tomorrow until the 16th February...
Xhaferi: So far 17.000 amendments have been translated, submitted to block progress
Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi says that up until now, 17,000 amendments have been translated, out of the 35,569 amendments that the opposition submitted for the Law on the Use of Languages.
"There are members who have about 300 amendments, such as the case of Article 5, which will take time to be translated. It is obvious that this is a...
Xhaferi postponed the debate on the Law on Languages, because “there are no technical conditions”
Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi postponed the debate on the Law on Languages, which was the eighth item on the agenda of today's 32nd session, because, as he says, “there are no technical conditions for a hearing”.
“Keeping in mind the formal procedure for processing all the amendments which are 35,569, and they are not finalized. The business translation obligation is...
It is not even serious to think that there will be new elections in 2018
It is not serious to think that there will be new elections in 2018, because Macedonia is waiting for the processes for the Euro-Atlantic integration and reforms which need to be implemented, said Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi.
He expressed hope, that MPs from VMRO-DPMNE will attend the session on January 9th, which will be the first in the new year,...
Ivanov will address Parliament on December 26th
President Gjorge Ivanov will address MPs in Parliament next Tuesday (December 26th) at noon.
It is the regular annual speech of the president of the country in front of Parliament, as anticipated by the Constitution of the country.
"In accordance with Article 85, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, I would like to address the representatives of...
The name can only be decided through a referendum, VMRO tells Xhaferi
The decision to solve the problem that the Republic of Greece has with our name is not and can not be exclusive property only to a certain group of politicians, nor the ruling majority in Parliament, reacted VMRO-DPMNE to Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi's statement for "Alsat- M" when he said if the parliamentary majority has the will, Parliament has...
Kovachevski: The budget will be adopted by December 23rd the latest
The budget for 2018 can be adopted no later than December 23rd, told “Meta” SDSM MP Vasko Kovachevski, who chaired the Finance and Budget Committee.
He added that the Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, is due to return from the United States approximatley December 15th, and during that period he will schedule a plenary session to discuss next year's budget.
“The discussion...
Zaev, Xhaferi, Ahmeti and Gruevski met with Ivanov and agreed to build a consensus
Yesterday evening, President Gjorge Ivanov met with Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the leaders of VMRO-DPMNE and DUI, Nikola Gruevski and Ali Ahmeti in his cabinet.
The presidential office reports that at the meeting, the leaders exchanged views on current events and discussed possible solutions for a way out from the current state of tension in...
Baily: There must be responsibility for April 27th, but also the presumption of innocence
Today, the US Ambassador to the country, Jess Baily, said that the US Embassy is closely following events related to the incident in Parliament which occurred on April 27th, and that the police, prosecution and justice systems must act transparently, while respecting the highest standards in carrying out this process .
“The police, the prosecution and the justice system must...
Xhaferi: If I receive a request for the revocation of immunity, I will act in accordance with procedure
Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi stated that he has not received a request to revoke the immunity of the MPs who were arrested today due to the violence in Parliament on April 27th. He said that if he received such a request, he would forward it to the competent parliamentary committee.
“If a request is submitted to me from an appropriate competent...
Vajgl: The “Jean Monnet” process is not a replacement or an extention of the Pržino Agreement
In the last week of January, next year, representatives of various political parties, MEPs, EU experts, together with EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn and representatives of French Parliament and the French government in Paris, will begin the process of mutual dialogue on important issues, which was called “Jean Monnet”, reported the European Parliament's rapporteur...
Parliament will continue to work after the elections, Xhaferi wished for a peaceful and successful campaign
After the break at 15:00, Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, interrupted the 15th session while the Law on the Use of Languages was being discussed, and therefore terminated the work of the Parliament until local elections on October 15th.
Xhaferi said he is fulfilling the promise that during the election campaign, which begins on Monday, Parliament will not work to prevent...
Parliament votes in favour to announce an advertisement for appointing a new Attorney General
MPs in Parliament, with 61 votes “for”, voted in favour for calling an announcement for appointing a new Attorney General. During the voting, MPs from VMRO-DPMNE left the hall.
The coordinator of the VMRO-DPMNE parliamentary group, Ilija Dimovski, demanded that the vote be on Monday, because previously, the Parliament Seaker, Talat Xhaferi concluded that there was no majority.
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Xhaferi announced that tomorrow there will be a vote on Zvrlevski’s dismissal
Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi announced that tomorrow, Parliament will vote on the Government's proposal to dismiss the Attorney General of the Republic of Macedonia, Marko Zvrlevski, after MPs from the opposition VMRO-DPMNE left the session this afternoon referring to a letter from the State Commission for Preventing Corruption, who determined that in the period before local elections, there should...
Tomorrow the session for Zvrlevski’s dismissal continues, there is little chance of a solution
Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, despite the announcing that the parliamentary debate concerning the sixth session for the dismissal of the Attorney General, Marko Zvrlevski, will continue after 18:00 pm, he interrupted the session and scheduled a continuation for tomorrow at 11:00 am.
Today’s session passed with remarks and counter-remarks by MPs from VMRO-DPMNE, who asked that they not discuss Marko...
VMRO-DPMNE blocked the rostrum and the session on Zvrlevski’s dismissal
Less than 10 minutes after the beginning of the seventh continuation of the sixth session of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the session was interrupted because MPs from VMRO-DPMNE came out onto the rostrum after a brief argument between Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, and Antonio Milososki, who came out onto the rostrum. Xhaferi urged security to intervene,...
Dimovski asks for session on Zvrlevski be adjourned until October, Xhaferi disagrees
The sixth plenary session, which began with the debate on the Government’s proposal to dismiss the Attorney General, Marko Zvrlevski, was interrupted by MP Ilija Dimovski, who immediately demanded that the session be adjourned and continued after the local elections, on October 15th.
“In accordance with Article 8a of the Electoral Code, from the day elections are announced, until the...
