Venice Commission confirms the request from Macedonian Government over the language law


The Council of Europe has confirmed that the Macedonian Government requested an opinion from the Venice Commission over the Law on the Use of Languages without providing further comment. The Venice Commission Secretariat has confirmed they received the law but refrain from comments prior to its review by their experts and drafting of the opinion. …

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VMRO-DPMNE calls institutions to boycott the Law on Languages, SDSM reacts


VMRO-DPMNE and the so-called  “Coalition for a Better Macedonia” urged central and local government institutions to ignore and boycott the law on languages. This party said that if these institutions face threats, VMRO-DPMNE will assist them through its legal team. “VMRO–DPMNE calls on all central and local government institutions to boycott the application of this unconstitutional and harmful …

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Ivanov: Publishing laws in the Official Gazette without my signature is unconstitutional


The President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov released a statement after the publishing of the Law on the Use of Languages and the Law on Ratification of the Prespa Agreement without his signature of the decrees in the “Official Gazette”, claiming that SDSM and DUI had violated the rule of law, and in the international practice …

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VMRO warns the Official Gazette Director: This is a punishable violation of the law


VMRO-DPMNE warned the Director of the Official Gazette, Martin Kostovski, that the publication of the Law on Languages ​​in the Official Gazette is a crime that does not become obsolete and it foresees a prison sentence. He carries direct responsibility, and everyone else that was involved. “We warn the director of the Official Gazette Martin …

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Law on languages enters into force


The law on the use of Albanian language along with the constitutional amendments regarding the country’s new name have been published today in the Official Gazette. The law on languages has been signed by Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi who has sent the law for publication without the signature of president Gjorge Ivanov. With the publication in …

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Taravari: Would have been good if the amendment related to the usage of languages was accepted


The Alliance for Albanians will support the constitutional amendments, said party’s Secretary General Arben Travari. Taravari, who also serves as Gostivar Mayor, is visiting Brussels and already held talks with EP Rapporteur for Macedonia Ivo Vajgl, as well as MEPs Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein. Speaking about the ongoing process for revising Macedonia’s Constitution, an obligation …

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Pre-investigative procedure for Ivanov


Skopje-based Public Prosecution launched a pre-investigative procedure over Ivanov’s failure to sign language law and the Prespa Agreement. The Primary Prosecutor’s Office-Skopje has launched a pre-investigative procedure regarding President Gjorge Ivanov’s failure to sign the Law on Languages and the Prespa Agreement. The prosecutor’s office says the procedure has been initiated following two anonymous reports. …

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Xhaferi: Law on languages to be published in Official Gazette at appropriate time


Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi says he will send the law on usage of languages for publishing in the Official Gazette in a proper time. “Considering the fact that there is no deadline for this law to be published in the Official Gazette, I’ll decide when it should be done. After being published, other relevant institutions …

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Zbogar: Law on languages will improve relations and bring country back on reform agenda


-“The adoption of the law on languages will improve relations between the communities and bring the country back to the reform agenda,” EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said Monday underlining that the EU is optimistic in regard to the implementation of the law. Zbogar answering journalist question related to the language law, which was passed last …

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Zbogar: Law on languages will improve relations and bring country back on reform agenda


-“The adoption of the law on languages will improve relations between the communities and bring the country back to the reform agenda,” EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said Monday underlining that the EU is optimistic in regard to the implementation of the law. Zbogar answering journalist question related to the language law, which was passed last …

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Boskoski: The Law on languages is not the end of Macedonia


_”The law on the use of languages is not the end of Macedonia”, says former Interior Minister Ljube Boskoski in a statement for “Nezavisen/Independent”. According to him, Macedonia’s fate was determined back in 2001 with the signing of the Framework agreement, and he does not understand the drama that is happening around the adoption of …

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Protest in Skopje against the law on the use of languages (PHOTO)


A group of citizens staged a rally Sunday against the law on languages, adopted by the Parliament on 14 March. Citizens gathered in front of the government’s building in Skopje to voice their disapproval of the law, which boosts the Albanian language status, and called on  President Gjorge Ivanov to not sign the legislation that ‘will …

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Albanian PM Rama to Ivanov: There is no Macedonia without Albanians


Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in the response on his Facebook profile regarding the views of Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on the law on the use of languages, which the Parliament adopted on Wednesday without an amnesty debate, said that without Albanians there is no Macedonia. Rama, according to the media, “reminded” Ivanov that Albanian …

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Thimonier: Yesterday’s events at the Macedonian parliament – not an image of European country


Yesterday’s events at the Parliament were disappointing, French Ambassador to Macedonia, Christian Thimonier said Thursday for the web portal ‘SAKAMDAKAZAM.MK’. The Parliament adopted  Law on the Use of Languages on Wednesday  in a tense atmosphere by 64 votes. Yesterday we witnessed events we believed would remain in the past, Thimonier said, notifying the lack of …

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Zaev: Law on languages contributes to the ‘One Society for All’ concept


-“The Law on the Use of Languages fully complies with the Constitution and amendment 5 passed 17 years ago. No one is and no one cannot be above the Constitution. At the same time, this law fully guarantees adequate use of the Macedonian language and is considered a serious contribution to building the concept of …

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