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VMRO-DPMNE proposed two editors for MRTV, one from the ruling party and one from the opposition
VMRO-DPMNE proposed that the law for government and political advertising and a combined form for operations of MRTV, should be based on a Slovenian-German-Belgian model to regulate the media, and was discussed yesterday by working groups at the MPs Clubhouse "Meta" has learnt.
According to our information, Nikola Todorov, who heads the working group of the ruling party, proposed that financing MRTV...
VMRO-DPMNE put forward new proposals for the voters’ list and reforms within the media
VMRO-DPMNE put forward two proposals at the meeting between the working groups of the parties, all four signatories to the Przhino Agreement, held this afternoon at the MPs Clubhouse, and as mediator Belgian facilitator, Peter Vanhoutte.
One of the proposals related to the cleansing and renewal of the voters' list and the other proposal on reforms in the media.
Other parties...
Today working groups will meet to discuss the SEC and the media
Representatives from political parties who are members of the working groups today at 17:00 at the MPs Clubhouse will meet with Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte.
The meeting will discuss the methodology that the SEC should use to cleanse the electoral roll and the regulation of the media.
The last meeting between the working groups was last Thursday, where parties could not...
EU tweeted to Gruevski: Whoever signed the Agreement has to support Janeva and Vanhoutte
The EU mission in Skopje today via its official Twitter profile has called upon all political parties to respect the Przhino Agreement and the Special Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva and her work.
"All the signatories of the Przhino Agreement should support the work of the Special Public Prosecutor and all four sides of the working groups", wrote the EU delegation...
Political parties in negotiations over electoral roll and reforms within the media
The meeting between the working groups of the political parties, all signatories to the Przhino Agreement, at the MPs Clubhouse in Skopje yesterday made no progress, reports sources to "Meta". The only issue that was agreed on, at the insistence of the SDSM, was in parallel with the methodology used to cleanse and renew the voters' list, is to also negotiate reforms...
Bailey is worried as deadlines for the SEC have been missed
US Ambassador Jess Bailey expressed concern over the re-emergence of not meeting deadlines from the terms provided for by Przhino Agreement.
“I'm worried because of the missed deadline for the appointment of the State Election Commission (SEC). Independence, experience and expertise should be a criterion for selection of non-party representatives”, US Ambassador wrote on social network "Twitter".
Bailey noted that the...
VMRO-DPMNE wants the Journalists’ Associations to submit proposals for the Media Law
VMRO-DPMNE's called the AJM ( Association of Journalists of Macedonia) ,MAJ (Macedonian Association of Journalists), SSNM (Independent Union of Journalists and Media Workers), Agency for Media and Sports, Cultural, Religious and other organizations affected by this media law to submit their own proposal to pass them on to the party, and they shall be printed onto notes and put on...
SDSM made the suggestion while VMRO-DPMNE has nothing against the media participating in negotiations
SDSM made the suggestion while the VMRO-DPMNE has nothing against the media and journalists' associations participating in the negotiations of the working groups that discuss issues about the media. Robert Popovski, President of the working group of SDSM for discussions over the media today at a press conference in front of the MPs Clubhouse said the proposal the media...
Vanhoutte stated today the topic for discussion is the Agency for the Media
Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte released a press release to the media titled “Progress in the negotiations on the media."
He says that today's meeting of the working groups the main topic of discussion was the law on audio and audiovisual media services, in particular the role and functioning of the Agency.
"During today’s meeting, the working group discusses the Law on...
Shilegov: After the media, we will open discussions about the courts
Once the negotiations of the working groups are complete and have addressed the problems in the media, political parties will begin discussions on the courts, said Peter Shilegov, when asked by a journalist at a press conference in front of the Government building.
“Selecting the Presidents of the courts today were just talk about the hypocrisy of VMRO-DPMNE at the...
Shilegov: New confirmation that shows Gruevski is behind the revision of the Framework Agreement
"Here is new confirmation that Nikola Gruevski is behind the revision of the Ohrid Framework Agreement. This is a document from the Government, an analysis of the Framework Agreement”, Peter Shilegov accuses Nikola Gruevski at a press conference in front of the Government building.
Conference for the Framework Agreement
“According to this document, the General Secretary of the Government asked it...
Journalists whistled with discontent at negotiators
Some journalists protested today in front of the MPs Clubhouse so they could be involved in the negotiations with the working groups who are all signatory to the Przhino Agreement.
The AJM, SSNM and MIM called for action, and fifty journalists for half an hour blocked the entrance of the MPs Clubhouse and expressed outrage by loud whistles at members...
Selmani: Large fines will close down the media
If the news organizations and associations are not involved in these discussions on the media between political parties and the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte, journalists will protest in front of the MPs Clubhouse, stated the President of the Association of Journalists Naser Selmani.
He reacted to recent amendments ofthe Election Code, which includes Internet portals, and foresees fines up to 8,000 euros.
Mr...
MPs today will vote on a package of laws agreed on by the working groups
The package of laws that the political parties who are signatory to the Przhino Agreement agreed on, according to the announcements by politicians, should be found in front of Parliament today.
The Coordinator of the Parliamentary Group of SDSM Goran Sugareski, however, said that he still does not know whether the laws will be processed today in Parliament.
“We need to...
EU: We’ll believe it, when we see the agreement!
The EU mission in Macedonia so far refrained from commenting on yesterday's agreement, because we still have not received it.
"We'll believe it when we see it," said a brief of the EU delegation.
EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, who today is visiting Kosovo, however, will not be visiting Macedonia. The press office for the Commissioner,...
Finishing off the negotiations and the last details of disputed issues
The meeting of the working groups of the parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement to resolve disputes has begun.
Although it was expected that the solution was near, sources from the working groups tells 'Meta' that there is still no full agreement on the Law on Government and the Law on Privacy (wire tapped materials).
However, optimistic prognosis say, no later...
No negotiations this weekend, Vanhoutte in Brussels for further consulations
With no actual movement or progress completed yesterday and despite the individual efforts of the Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte to move closer to coming to an agreement with the parties signatory to the Przhino Agreement over the credentials of the oppositions ministers, reported "24 News".
There will be no negotiations this weekend, as Mr Vanhoutte is in Brussels for further...
Kotevski: Vanhoutte knows where to put the pressure and on who
"Negotiations are alive, and talks are ongoing, but it is best to ask the mediator of the talks, Peter Vanhoutte", said today Ivo Kotevski the Director of the Centre for Communications for VMRO-DPMNE.
Whet “Meta”asked him while at bilateral meetings was the mediator putting more pressure on Vmro -DMMNE compared to all the other parties. Mr Kotevski said to comment...
Vanhoutte: Working Groups will focus on bilateral meetings on key issues
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, meetings will convene with the...
What is obstructing the negotiations of the working groups?
It has been almost five months since the signing of the Przhino Agreement on the 2nd of June and a month less since the Protocol was signed on July the 15th, also in Przhino.
When meetings started and the working groups began, negotiations had some success; choosing a Special Public Prosecutor, a law was brought in on Special Prosecution, however...
