European Parliament President David Sassoli, who is paying an official visit to the country, sent a message via Twitter, especially to young people, not to give up on the European future. “Today I’m travelling to North Macedonia and I have one request, especially to the young people of the country:Do not give up on a …
The European Parliament is set to put a motion for a resolution on opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania on the agenda of the plenary session on Wednesday. The European Parliament has already agree Skopje and Tirana should open accession negotiations with the EU and a motion for a resolution comes after the …
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 10 to approve a framework declaration put forward by the government on the EU accession of the Republic of North Macedonia and of Albania. The declaration had not been on the agenda of the October 10 sitting but was added at the proposal of MP Emil Hristov. It was …
Today, Kosovo votes in early parliamentary elections, the fourth held ahead of the regular date since 2010 and another which is unlikely to produce a stable government. The last time the former Serbian province with a majority Albanian population elected parliament after its full term was in 2007. The election was this time triggered by …
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Goran Adamovski Requirements for abolishing apanages at any level for any position, life-long pensions for former presidents, cash and other allowances for all governing boards, drastic reduction in officials’ travel expenses, more precisely the provision of funds in the amount of public transportation fare… These requirements will probably be difficult to achieve, but they are …
Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory and Immunity Issues chairman Pavle Bogoevski has announced his resignation as Member of Parliament. Taking the stand at Thursday’s session of the Committee, Bogoevski said his resignation would become effective following the plenary session of Parliament during which Nikola Gruevski is to be stripped of his post as …
Parliament on Wednesday will decide on part of the laws that President Gjorge Ivanov returned without his signature, stating that he has sworn to defend the interests of the Republic of North Macedonia. There are 27 laws on the 94th session so far, most of which have been vetoed by the head of state, so …
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North Macedonia’s former parliamentary speaker, Trajko Veljanovski and former cabinet ministers, Spiro Ristovski and Mile Janakievski were arrested today by police in Skopje. Their arrest relates to the violent events occurred on 27 April 2017 in parliament where protesters stormed in and used violence against many of the former opposition MPs. The arrested former officials …
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The Bulgarian government has endorsed the NATO Accession Protocol of the Republic of North Macedonia. The government has forwarded the document to the parliament for the purpose of its ratification. Greece and Slovenia have already ratified the protocol, while Albania is expected to follow suit on Thursday.
Foreign Policy Committee of the Albanian Parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved the protocol for Macedonia’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO. “In a broad consensual atmosphere, members of the ruling majority and the opposition green-lighted the accession of a neighbouring and friendly Republic of North Macedonia to NATO,” Albanian media reported. On Monday, …
The draft bill “Ratification of the Protocol of the North Atlantic Treaty for the Accession of North Macedonia” was ratified by the plenary of the Greek parliament on Friday after securing a majority of 153 votes. During the roll-call voting procedure, all SYRIZA members plus eight independent deputies voted in favour; one independent voted present; …
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With 153 votes in favor is expected to be approved the accession protocol of North Macedonia to NATO tomorrow by the Greek Parliament. As became evident from today’s meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, those who supported the Prespa Agreement will also vote in favour of the accession to NATO, including the …
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The expert collegiate of the Public Prosecution Office (PPO) agreed to seek for the Parliament’s authentic interpretation of the disputable Article 22 of the Law on the Special Prosecution Office (SPO), Public Prosecutor Lubomir Joveski told a press conference on Thursday. Under this Article, SPO, set in 2015 to prosecute criminal offences related to and …
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On Friday, the Greek Parliament will ratify the protocol for the admission of North Macedonia to NATO, House Speaker Nikos Voutsis made known. With the return of the Greek Prime Minister from Turkey – where today he meets with Turkish President Erdogan – on Thursday, a debate will be held in the competent committee, while …
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Members of the Macedonian Parliament will pay a working visit Feb. 4-5 to NATO HQ and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Brussels at the invitation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Secretariat. Members of the Delegation of the Macedonian Parliament to the NATO PA and the members of the Committee on Defence and …
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Immediately after Xhaferi opened today’s parliamentary session, however, VMRO-DPMNE’s parliamentary group’s coordinator Nikola Micevski objected by saying speaking Albanian was a breach of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. “Article 3 of the Rules of Procedure says that the official language in Parliament is Macedonian,” Micevski said, adding that changes should be made first to these guidelines …
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The Parliament added Wednesday a provision to the Law on MPs, which results in stripping former Prime Minister Nikola Gruievski of his salary as a Member of Parliament. The provision reads that if a Member of Parliament is sentenced to a prison sentence exceeding six months, he/she loses the right to a salary and other fees. …
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Macedonia’s Parliament did not support the Macedonian opposition’s motion for interpellation of Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. With 59 votes against and 20 votes in favour, parliament decided to reject the motion filed by VMRO-DPMNE lawmakers. The opposition accused Minister Dimitrov of irresponsible conduct in the way he’s handling the country’s interests. According to MPs, the agreements that were …
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With 57 votes ‘in favor’, none ‘against ‘or ‘abstained’, the Parliament adopted the new Law on Public Procurement. The law will take effect starting April. According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the new Law on Public Procurement is in line with the EU legislation and will ensure rational spending of state money, free and …
A lawmaker who has been sentenced to a maximum of six months in prison will lose the right to salary and other benefits. That is the essence of the changes of the Law on MPs that were submitted this morning after an urgent procedure in parliament and were immediately added to the agenda of today’s …
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