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Will there finally be an agreement on electoral laws tomorrow?
Yesterday political parties still came no closer to agreeing on talks related to the election laws. After meeting with Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte, leaders of political parties SDSM and VMRO- DPMNE, Zoran Zaev and Nikola Gruevski have come no closer to some sort of political convergence, “Meta” has learnt. Due to ideological clashes, Mr Vanhoutte has given them one...
European Commission implores parties to adopt the electoral law as soon as possible
The European Commission does not want to comment on whether they will become more actively involved in addressing the new stalemate in negotiations which began over the electoral law, nor have they commented on whether senior officials or the Commissioner Johannes Hahn Macedonia are planning to visit.
The spokeswoman Maya Kocijancic for the EU Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn,...
Only bilateral meetings today, an uncertain re-stablishment of negotiations
“Meta” sources from within the working groups have said that the working group is scheduled to meet only if bilateral meetings with international representatives have visible progress on the argumentative issues around electoral law.
This afternoon, the parties expected to have bilateral meetings with representatives from the international community, and depending on the results of those meetings, maybe in the late...
A new attempt today to coordinate the different positions of the electoral legislation
After a day off at the MP's Clubhouse, today talks are expected to continue on the electoral legislation and electoral register.
As announced yesterday by the opposition, today they expect the European Unions representatives to submit a ready version of the election law, and then for the parties to talk.
Although the parties announced that most matters are now closed, they...
EU and US urge parties to agree on the electoral law today
The EU mission in Macedonia and the US Embassy issued a joint statement in response to the missing of the deadline for agreeing on the election laws.
Both missions have the same the position as the European Commission, that political parties still will have to close this matter, today.
" The Commission regrets that despite progress made in the working group,...
SDSM: International Community will offer a new electoral bill, without the Diaspora’s vote
Most issues, which were discussed yesterday, working groups have closed the topics, but SDSM informs us that the problem was the question of the vote for the Diaspora and decision-making in the SEC. It is possible that in this election the Diaspora voting will be suspended at the request of the international community.
Today, a new meeting of the working...
Kocijancic: Election Laws to be agreed on today
Today the European Commission called on all parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement and immediately to agree on electoral reform.
“The Commission regrets that despite progress made in the working group, the parties still have not been able to finalize the electoral reform. We strongly urge the four party leaders to reach agreement today. The Election Day is...
Peter Vanhoutte: We have managed to overcome most difficulties, and we are making good progress
Belgian mediator Peter Vanhouttet in today's statement in front of the MPs Clubhouse said he was not pessimistic as he had been a few hours before hand and that the participants in the talks were engaged and constructive.
“We have managed to overcome most difficulties, and we are making good progress”, said Peter Vaahoutte.
He added that the law on the criminal...
US Embassy: The law concerning the “Bombs” will go to the working groups, an agreement has to be reached by October the 20th
Today the Government and the opposition are to resume talks with working groups after last night they made progress on electoral reform and the threat about a law prohibiting the publication of the "Bombs," said the US Embassy in Macedonia.
"Working groups who implement the Przino Agreement, last night made progress on issues related to elections and agreed again to...
Kocijancic: The law was withdrawn, and parties quickly need to come to an agreement for the electoral reforms
Today, the European Commission urged the political parties in Macedonia to reach an agreement on the electoral laws as soon as possible.
“The Commission understands the fact that the parties failed to reach agreement on electoral reform, but negotiations will continue today. The Commission will closely monitor developments and expect parties to reach an agreement as soon as possible”, said...
Deadline passes and still no agreement on Electoral Laws
Last nights meeting between working groups concluded with no agreement on electoral laws, "Meta" has learnt from sources within the negotiating teams.
Despite efforts from Belgian expert Peter Vanhoutte, US Ambassador Jess Bailey and the Head of the EU Delegation to Macedonia, Ambassador Aivo Orav, neither side would succumb their positions on the law prohibiting the material of the intercepted...
SDSM will walk out on negotiations if the bill passes as law to ban publications from the “Bombs”
If the bill banning the publication of the "bombs" is passed in Parliament as law, SDSM will leave the negotiating table, sources told "Meta" from the negotiating process.
Currently, negotiators from the political parties of the working groups who are on a break, facilitator Peter Vanhoutte, US Ambassador Jess Bailey, Head of the EU Delegation in Skopje, Aivo Orav, held bilateral meetings with...
The deadline runs out today for an agreement over electoral legislation
Today is the last day of the deadline for the working groups to come to an agreement on electoral legislation, as required by the Przhino Agreement. According to the parties participating in the talks, working groups met last Sunday, but an agreement was not reached.
So far, the only issue the parties have agreed upon is the membership of the SEC...
Zaev: The international Community will tell us who is stalling negotiations
Today, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev responded to the question on whether the allegations are true from VMRO-DPMNE that the opposition are blocking the negotiations so they can continue with the publication of more of the so-called "bombs" replied SDSM. He also added that if SDSM wanted to continue with the "bombs" there were not be even sitting at the...
DUI does not want an acitve registration of voters, but a combing of the list from various institutions
The purging of the electoral roll, the question of the Diaspora vote and the election and powers of the State Election Commission (SEC) were all topics at the Przhino Agreements negotiations today, which began at noon, in the Deputies Club in Skopje.
Reportedly, the only occurrence of views on the selection of SEC members, who are elected by the formula...
Ohrid Framework Agreement: Xhaferi will announce what must be done
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of implementing the Ohrid Framework Agreement Musa Xhaferi, at tomorrow's press conference will announce several steps that must be taken to fully implement the Framework Agreement.
This was today's topic entered at the last minute at the request of Albanian party DUI into negotiations between the working groups from the Przhino Agreement, 'Meta' discovered.
At the...
Van Houte has given the working groups a small vacation until monday
The working groups of the political parties currently working on the Przino Agreement will enjoy some rest until the Belgian expert and facilitator in the negotiations, Peter van Hoyt returns on Monday as Peter van Houte will be spending the weekend in his native Belgium.
At the beginning of next week everyone returns to the negotiating table and will again...
British expert to solve the problems with the media
"An interesting meeting," was the brief comment of the facilitator of the negotiations the parties signed in the Przhino Agreement, Peter van Houte, about today's talks discussing the situation in the media.
At the beginning of the meeting, Richard Bailey a media expert gave a presentation on the situation in the British Broadcasting Service "BBC ".
At the meeting of the...
Tomorrow, working groups will ‘sort out’ the media
The working groups of the political parties who are part of the Przhino Agreement start talks tomorrow about the media and the manner in which they work.
According to the Chairman of the Working Group for SDSM, Robert Popovski, the meeting should be attended by organizations who actually work in the field of media.
“We have proposals, suggestions which we will...
Van Houte pushed for Katica, and beat all the limousines with his bicycle
Peter van Houte, the Belgian facilitator who mediated between the working groups of political parties VMRO-DPMNE, SDSM, DUI and DPA successfully agreed upon the name and law of the Special Public Prosecutor.Though seemingly humble and gentle he has repeatedly proved that it is no coincidence, that he carries a certain 'weight', political and any other.
Taking into account unofficial information...
