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The number of eighty MPs in parliament can only increase

13/12/2018 08:49

The draft law on selective amnesty that was adopted yesterday in the parliament probably cemented the two-thirds support for the constitutional changes needed to ratify the name agreement with Greece. The independent parliamentary group that emerged after the exclusion of MPs from VMRO-DPMNE directly participated in the preparation of the text that fulfilled the request …

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Macedonia to play Russian roulette

12/12/2018 18:25

Erol Rizaov The Skopje Valley surrounded by mountains, when there is no wind to blow away toxins, is among the most polluted areas in the world. We would still have received this dreadful, but also very stale news, with calmness as if it were about a distant, unreachable industrial area if pollution did not become …

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Macedonian Machiavellianism: Satire and flattery

12/12/2018 18:24

Ilo Trajkovski Some human dilemmas have lingered since the beginning of time. And they will last as long as there someone to philosophize, to think and act. To act either as a creator of new works, either as a passive social or as an apologist and an indecent man, whatever. So, nowadays we see, read …

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Pompeo’s deputy to visit Skopje next week

12/12/2018 18:23

US State Department Deputy State Secretary John Sullivan will visit several European metropolises, including Skopje, in the next eight days. The deputy chief of US diplomacy will visit Bratislava, Vienna, Sofia, Sarajevo, Skopje and Warsaw in the next eight days. Sullivan will arrive in Skopje on December 18th, as the highest state official in the …

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MP Tarculovski: Adoption of the Amnesty law first, then I will take it under consideration

12/12/2018 14:01

Johan Tarculovski, who is one of the accused MPs for the April 27 events, says it is still too early to say whether he will seek amnesty in accordance with today’s draft text in the parliament for selective amnesty. According to the draft law, there will be no amnesty for the organizers and the perpetrators, …

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Ramcilovic: Reconciliation group offers fresh draft law on amnesty

12/12/2018 13:47

The group for reconciliation – part of the inter-party parliamentary commission for integration, reforms and reconciliation – has prepared a fresh draft law on amnesty, which is to be submitted later on Wednesday to the Commission’s co-chairs. The draft law doesn’t cover organizers of and those involved in acts of violence during the 27 April …

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Ruskovska: A possible new procedure for ‘April 27’ If there is additional evidence

12/12/2018 13:36

Public prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska today said that evidence was collected for the individuals who were further mentioned at the trial for the events in the Assembly on April 27, because, as she said, no procedure can be initiated only on the basis of a statement by one defendant. She also emphasized that if there is …

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Two-thirds majority for new law on the SPO

12/12/2018 13:17

Justice Minister Renata Deskoska said today that two options for a Special Public Prosecutor’s Office are under consideration, one for the SPO to be incorporated into the Public Prosecutor’s Office or to become a separate institution. The two versions of the draft laws are available to all stakeholders on the national electronic regulations registry ENER …

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Skopje waits his extradition; Gruevski roams freely in Budapest’s streets

12/12/2018 12:49

Macedonia’s Justice Minister Renata Deskoska is expecting Hungary, an EU member country, to act according to European standards and conventions and extradite Nikola Gruevski. She said that her country has the right to demand Gruevski’s extradition. “It’s within the right of Hungarian authorities to take a decision on this, but I expect the government of …

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Constitutional amendments on the name heading toward finalization

12/12/2018 12:47

The government of the Republic of Macedonia is expected to draft a report concerning the public debates held on the constitutional amendments which are needed for the country’s name to be changed. Parliamentary speaker, Talat Xhaferi says that based on the procedures, the process of constitutional amendments should be finalized with the approval of the amendments …

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Thimonier: No back-up plan for Prespa Agreement

12/12/2018 12:40

There is no back-up plan for the Prespa Agreement except to find ourselves in a state of blockade that cost the country a lot, said French Ambassador Christian Thimonier. “I think we shouldn’t put ourselves in such hypothesis, because in my opinion there’s no backup plan except to find ourselves in a state of …

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The untouchable DUI

12/12/2018 12:36

The new criminal charges for high-ranking DUI officials will hardly shake the boat of Ali Ahmeti’s party. Anchored in the style of governance that they have been practicing for ten years since they have been in power, and in the power they have gained through the control of the Albanian voting body, they laugh at …

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Justice for Ali

11/12/2018 15:44

Goran Adamovski Next week will be exactly nine months since the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, for the first and last time, has mentioned DUI leader Ali Ahmeti in its cases. As a partner of Nikola Gruevski, they worked together to prevent the census in 2011 from happening. The investigation against him never seems to be …

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Albania swept by protests

11/12/2018 14:23

It’s been several days now that Albania has been swept by a wave of protests which have continued even today. The most important one is the students’ protest. Students have addressed a list of demands to key institutions in the country and they seem determined to have them delivered. For days now, students are protesting in …

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Deskoska: Reconciliation law is being drafted by Parliament, not by the Ministry of Justice

11/12/2018 13:18

Law on reconciliation is being drafted by the parliamentary committee on reconciliation and not by the Ministry of Justice, said Minister of Justice Renata Deskoska ahead of Tuesday’s debate on the draft amendments to the Law on Courts. “Any decisions about it will be made by the reconciliation committee and forwarded to Parliament,” said Justice Minister …

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Analysts and experts offer their insights on the constitutional amendments

11/12/2018 12:48

University professor and former ambassador to the EU, Blerim Reka says that the final phase of constitutional amendments will be in a race against time in relation to Greece and the numbers in parliament. He says that the majority should look into possibilities on how to convince Macedonian opposition MPs who have abstained and 4 …

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Ex-Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski to testify about April 27

11/12/2018 12:33

At Tuesday’s hearing in Skopje’s Criminal Court, four witnesses, among whom former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski, will testify about the events of April 27, 2017. Judge Dobrila Kacarska said more witnesses would be heard Thursday as well, whereas the Prosecutor is expected to submit additional evidence on Friday. Closing statements are to begin next week, …

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Prisoners protest – they also want “reconciliation”

11/12/2018 11:27

Everyone wants to get on the boat of amnesty in a situation of incredible political and legal stunts to pay the price for Euro-Atlantic integration, ie to find some compromise between what is called individual responsibility for April 27 and the integration of the country into NATO and the EU. More than 600 prisoners serving …

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Let’s not sell Byzantine games to the Greeks

11/12/2018 08:46

Erol Rizaov It seems like the new and old constitutionalists and constitution defenders are stepping out of line. The impression is that people have forgotten that it is a matter of several constitutional amendments that are part of a compromise strictly determined by the Prespa Agreement between Macedonia and Greece. The four amendments with concessions, …

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Zaev: there will be no general amnesty law

10/12/2018 16:47

There is no plan for drafting a law on general amnesty with regard to 27 April 2017 Parliament incidents, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Monday. Discussions are underway only for a possibility amnesty to be granted only to those who were not involved in masterminding, organizing the attack on Parliament and in the acts …

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