4 May 2017
After the election of the Parliament Speaker, Gjorge Ivanov should assign the mandate to the new parliamentary majority and then a government should be formed. This was stressed today by the DUI party leader, Ali Ahmeti during the meeting with the Ambassador of the European Union in the country, Samuel Žbogar, that took place at […]
4 May 2017
The newly elected Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, met with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, during his official visit to Brussels. Michael Karnitschnig, Hahn’s chief of staff on his Twitter account stated that Hahn said violence in Parliament is unacceptable and we now need to work on forming a new government. […]
3 May 2017
A spokesperson for the Foreign Ofiice of Great Britain welcomed the election of a new Speaker of Parliament and calls for an unhindered and non-violent transfer to the elected majority coalition. “The UK supports the democratic decision of the majority of Macedonian MPs to elect Talat Xhaferi as Speaker. We look forward to working with […]
2 May 2017
MEPs Eduard Kukan, Knut Fleckenstein and Ivo Vajgl who were mediators for the Przino Agreement, on July the 15th, 2015, today issued a joint statement again calling on President Gjorge Ivanov to respect the will of the Parliamentary majority and urged those politically and criminally responsible for the violent attacks on the Parliament to bear […]
2 May 2017
The Sector for Internal Affairs Skopje (SVR) has submitted three new notifications about several individuals at the Public Prosecutor’s Office (OJO) regarding the investigation into the violence that occurred at the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia last Thursday. The notifications were sent after the video footage from the security cameras at Parliament were reviewed […]
2 May 2017
The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations said in an interview with the Austrian newspaper “Der Standard” that the attack on the Macedonian Parliament would not affect the country’s chances to start negotiations with the EU, but only if they do not repeat again. “I did not expect such an attack on Parliament, but […]
30 April 2017
The Public Prosecution and MoI have to act in accordance with their public duty for an organized act, and the orderers, perpetrators and the criminals to be held responsible, said SDSM via its party announcement. “The parliamentary majority has accomplished its obligation towards the citizens with dignity, wisdom, and carefulness, as it is appropriate for […]
30 April 2017
SDS brutally raped the will of the people and prevented the right of discussion with their democratically elected representatives, said VMRO-DPMNE in their statement. “SDS deliberately and violently, as announced by their journalists and experts, conducted a performance that they call an election of a Parliament Speaker and they did it with premeditation and put […]
29 April 2017
We possess serious evidence that indicates that on Thursday at the Parliament a criminal act of terrorism jeopardizing of the constitutional order and security was done, said today SDSM’s spokesperson Petre Shilegov, also saying that it’s a violation of Article 313 of the Criminal Code. -We have photographs, video materials, and other evidence, and we […]
29 April 2017
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Hoyt Brian Yee will arrive tomorrow in Skopje on a two-day visit during which he will meet with president Gjorge Ivanov, the party leaders and as the embassy says “Speaker of Parliament, Talat Dzaferi.” “Hoyt Brian Yee, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State […]
29 April 2017
The EU delegation in Skopje, the US Embassy, OSCE Mission and the NATO Liaison Office in a joint statement strongly condemned, as they say, the organized attack on Parliament. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the organised attack on the Parliament which took place on 27 April. We express serious concern that the authorities […]
29 April 2017
The United States strongly condemns the attacks on members of the Macedonian Parliament. “The United States strongly condemns the violent attacks on members of the Macedonian parliament which followed the election of Talat Xhaferi as Speaker of Parliament. We will work with the new Speaker to support democracy and to help Macedonia move forward on […]
28 April 2017
Mitko Chavkov, Director of the Public Safety Bureau, held a press conference this afternoon and gave his view on yesterday’s events in Parliament. He complained that he hadn’t been informed that a Parliament Speaker was going to be declared, and said that the police had no information or reports of any possible incidents. He stressed […]
28 April 2017
Today the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern about yesterday’s violence in Parliament, and according to them, the prime reason for the violence was the “effort of the opposition through blatant violation of the procedures to elect a Parliament Speaker.” As a result of that, the ministry says, chaos occurred which involved protestors that […]
28 April 2017
Regarding yesterday’s violent events in Parliament, in which several MPs were injured, eight people have been detained at Gazi Baba police station, reported today at a press conference, Jordan Lamanovski, who is the assistant Minister for Public Relations and Strategic Issues within the MOI, who added that video footage had been provided to identify the […]
28 April 2017
What we saw yesterday in Skopje is very worrying and very sad for us all, said today the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini during her stay at Valetta in Malta. Last night’s incidents at the Macedonian Parliament were the first topic that Mogherini spoke about in […]
28 April 2017
The democratic process is going forward after the legitimate election of the new president of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, said SDSM in its regular morning announcement. The announcement arrives after yesterday’s incidents and violence at the parliament, where several MPs, among which was Zoran Zaev, SDSM’s party leader, were injured. “The domestic […]
27 April 2017
The Embassy of the United States of America has condemned the acts of violence at the Parliament during which several MPs were injured and among them was SDSM party leader, Zoran Zaev. The Embassy stated that violence is not in accordance with democracy and is an unacceptable way of resolving differences. “We condemn the violence […]
27 April 2017
President Gjorge Ivanov addressed citizens tonight and appealed for calm amid the tensions and violence and called on leaders of the parliamentary parties to attend the leaders’ meeting tomorrow at his office. “In these times of great concern surrounding the recent events in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, I urge everybody to be […]
27 April 2017
“We condemn in the strongest terms today’s ongoing attacks on the Members of the Parliament in Skopje. The acts of violence in the Parliament are wholly unacceptable and we call for calm and restraint”, reads the joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, and […]
