Monthly Archives: December 2018

Parliament Committee adopts 3 of 7 amendments to Constitutional Changes

The Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted three of the seven amendments to the constitutional changes prepared by the government. The committee adopted the amendment filed by the group of independent MPs from VMRO-DPMNE, which claims that the amendments from 33 to 36 will not come into force if Greece does not immediately fulfil its obligation for signing the Protocol ...

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Deskoska: Recommendations of Venice Commission fully implemented

The Justice Minister Renata Deskoska said in a press conference on Thursday that after four years, all recommendations of the Venice Commission concerning laws on judiciary are fully implemented. “In its announcement, the Venice Commission expresses satisfaction with the good cooperation with the Government of Macedonia. They pointed out that the new text of the Law on Courts is now ...

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AA to file Initiative for Evaluation of Constitutionality of Law on Amnesty

The Alliance for Albanians announced that it will file an initiative to the Constitutional Court of Macedonia for evaluating the constitutionality of the Law on Amnesty. “The law will provide amnesty for people which were directly involved in the incidents that took place in the Parliament on 27 April 2017. The Alliance for Albanians did not provide support for this ...

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Ruskovska expresses Dissatisfaction with Law on Amnesty

The Public Prosecutor that processes the “27 April Parliament Incidents” case Vilma Ruskovska expressed dissatisfaction with the Law on Amnesty for this case. “I have invested a lot of hard work in this case and I am not satisfied with the final text of the law. The law predicts that the judge in the case will make the decisions in ...

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Spasovski: Introduction of new Standards brings better Securtity

The “Progress” institute, in cooperation with the Finnish foundation “Kalevi Sorsa” organised on Thursday a conference focusing on the security in Macedonia concerning the NATO and EU membership. The Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski was one of the main speakers at the conference. “Our wish to become part of the greater Euro-Atlantic family is finally being realised, and now it is ...

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DUI member Valon Bela wounded by Gunfire

The member of DUI Valon Bela has been wounded by gunfire on Thursday evening by unknown attackers, after he has been taken to the hospital. TV21 reports that Bela had an argument with the Mayor of Cair Visar Ganiu near the supermarket “Princ” in Cair. After the argument, Ganiu called another two men, after which they began to fight, until ...

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Road Conditions, 21.12.2018

Decent driving conditions are reported throughout the country with patches of wet roads under shade. Visibility lowered to 100m because of fog at the mountain pass Gjavato. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir ...

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PM Zaev meets EC President Tusk

The PM of Macedonia Zoran Zaev started on Wednesday his official visit of Brussels, along with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. In Brussels, Zaev met the President of the European Council (EC) Donald Tusk, who welcomed the inclusive policies applied by the Macedonian government in the process of adoption of the constitutional changes. Tusk said that if Macedonia manages to keep ...

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PM Zaev attends West Balkans Informal Meeting in Brussels

The PM Zoran Zaev attended on Wednesday an informal meeting of the West Balkan leaders in Brussels, initiated by the High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy of the EU Federica Mogherini, and attended by the EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. Before the informal lunch with all West Balkan leaders, Zaev had a bilateral meeting with Mogherini, in which he ...

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EC welcomes Adoption of Law on Amnesty

The European Commission welcomed the adoption of the Law on Amnesty for the Incidents that occurred in the Parliament of Macedonia on 27 April 2017. In a written statement, the Spokesperson of the EC Maja Kocijancic estimates the law as an opportunity for reconciliation on all levels of the Macedonian society. “This decision of the Parliament is an important step ...

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