Kosovo marks the 11th anniversary of its Constitution


11 years ago, two months after the proclamation of independence, parliament also ratified the country’s Constitution, which came into effect on 15 June 2008. The Constitution is the most important legal document which guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms for citizens of this country. The Constitution defines Kosovo as a secular state. This document has 14 …

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Greek opposition parties demand Macedonia’s Constitution to be submitted for consideration


Greece’s Committee for National Defense and Foreign Affairs members’ debate on the Prespa Agreement in Greek Parliament resumed Tuesday with right-wing politicians asking that the Macedonian Constitution be submitted for consideration in full. New Democracy’s foreign policy official Giorgos Koumoutsakos asked to see the Macedonian Constitution in its entirety as well as the letter by …

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Parliament adopts third draft amendment of the Constitution


The Parliament adopted Monday the XXXVth draft-constitutional amendment by 64 votes ‘yes’, 14 ‘no’ and two ‘abstained’.The amendment will read “The Republic respects the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of neighboring countries”. Opposition MPs said the authorities have no mandate for the constitutional revision, which is not adopted by consensus, with only Greece benefiting from …

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Debates on constitutional amendments continue


Parliamentary debates continue in Macedonia regarding the approval of the amendments which are part of the Prespa Agreement on the name. Yesterday, MPs voted in favour of the amendment which changes the country’s constitutional name from “Republic of Macedonia” to “Republic of North Macedonia”, while today, lawmakers are expected to vote the two remaining amendments. …

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Second stage of constitutional revision begins in Parliament


The Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Issues has started the debate on the four draft-constitutional amendments arising from the Prespa Agreement on Wednesday. The committee debate is set to last for twelve days, followed by a plenary session scheduled for December 1st. PM Zoran Zaev presented the draft-amendments last Friday, saying the four amendments are simple, …

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Micevski: Everything that is Macedonian can be erased with one amendment


VMRO-DPMNE will take part in the commission’s debate on the draft amendments on constitutional changes that begins today. The opposition believes that this way they will get another chance to expose the proposals of the government, which, as they say, are allowing other things that have not been discussed before to pass. Coordination meetings of …

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Dimitrov: Constitutional amendments are not written nor negotiated


The constitutional amendments are not written nor negotiated. They are formulated in Parliament by a two-third majority, through public debate, discussions in committees, in line with the Rules of Procedures,” said Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov on Monday. FM Dimitrov elaborated the four constitutional amendments in question, resulting from the agreement with Greece. “The first refers …

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Derkoski: Referendum to be organized in line with laws and Constitution


New State Election Commission (SEC) president Oliver Derkoski said that the Commission will first be constituted and afterwards implement the name referendum. “The first step will be SEC’s constitutive session, followed by the implementation of a referendum. I hope we will be successful in responding to the tasks at hand, in compliance with the laws …

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Zaev: Macedonia to surely open Constitution prior to EU accession


Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Monday that Macedonia will surely have to open its Constitution prior to its EU accession, like all other member-states. “Macedonia will surely open the Constitution prior to its EU entry, just like all other member-states, transferring a portion of its sovereignty to the Union. If additional guarantees are required as assurance for …

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China changes Constitution – Xi Jinping allowed to remain “president for life”


China has approved the removal of term limits for its leader, in a move that effectively allows Xi Jinping to remain as president for life. The constitutional changes were passed by China’s annual sitting of the National People’s Congress on Sunday. The vote was widely regarded as a rubber-stamping exercise. Two delegates voted against the …

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