Greek Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee continues debate on the Prespa Agreement

Greece’s parliament’s committee on defense and foreign policy is to resume Tuesday at 10:30h the debate on Prespa Agreement ratification. A plenary session will take up the debate on Wednesday, before a vote set for late Thursday, said Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis said. The process on Prespa Agreement ratification started Monday while the debate of committee …

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The Greek Parliament will ratify next week the Prespes agreement

The Prespes Agreement will come for ratification next week through the contract procedure in the Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs in the Greek Parliament, followed by a discussion and voting in plenary. “We will not follow Fast Track procedures”, the government stresses. Parliamentary speaker Nikos Voutsis said that Greek lawmakers will be voting on …

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The Prespes Agreement will head for ratification next week in the Greek Parliament

The Prespes Agreement will head for ratification next week through the contract procedure in the Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs in the Greek Parliament, followed by a discussion and voting in plenary. “We will not follow Fast Track procedures”, the government stresses. This is the second big bet of the Tsipras Government, since the …

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Parliament session on constitutional revision rescheduled for tomorrow at noon

In the absence of an agreement between political parties and due to the lack of 80 votes, parliament  has postponed the constitutional amendments needed for the country’s new name, North Macedonia to take effect. PM Zoran Zaev said that he’s holding ongoing talks with BESA Party regarding a compromise over the issue of citizenship. The …

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Day two of protest against constitutional changes in Skopje

Despite cold weather and snowfall,  a group of citizens are staging protest again today against constitutional changes outside the Parliament building. Citizens say that the protest is aimed at defending the Macedonian name, identity, history and tradition of Macedonian people and against “the greatest national treachery.” Members of citizens associations “Macedonia Blocking,” “Christian Brotherhood,” “United …

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‘Macedonia Blocking’ wants their representatives to attend session on constitutional revision

Members of the ‘Macedonia Blocking’ organization, currently staging a protest in front of the Parliament against the constitutional changes, asked the police to allow three of their officials to attend the plenary session and to convey to the MPs the messages of the protesters. Earlier in the day, the session was postponed and scheduled at …

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Parliament confirmed Tuntev’s resignation and rescheduled session on constitutional changes for 16h

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi confirmed Wednesday the resignation of MP and SDSM member Tomislav Tuntev. He is set to assume the post manager of the Civil Aviation Agency. Ruben Zemon, the PM’s adviser on multicultural society, interculturalism and intercultural communications, will replace Tuntev in the vacant MP seat. The Parliament’s session on the constitutional revision has been delayed …

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Protest in front of Parliament in Skopje against constitutional changes

The associations called ‘Hardcore’ and ‘Macedonia Blocking’ are staging a protest Wednesday in front of the Macedonian Parliament as a plenary session about the third and final stage of the constitutional revision process is under way. The street outside the Parliament is completely blocked. Security in the area in downtown Skopje is considerably heightened. The …

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Final phase of constitutional amendments on the country’s name begins today

The third and final phase of constitutional amendments stemming from the Prespa Agreement signed with Greece is set to start today. In order for the proposed constitutional amendments to be enacted, two thirds of MPs should vote in favour. The country’s Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev has declared that he’s optimistic that the necessary 80 votes …

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Wednesday marks the start of the final phase of constitutional amendments

The third and final phase of the implementation of the Prespa Agreement is expected to start on Wednesday, January 9th with a parliamentary session where the voting of the constitutional amendments will take place. In order for the amendments to be passed, two thirds of MPs should vote in favour of them. PM Zoran Zaev …

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Talks with BESA over two-thirds majority resume today

Talks with representatives of the opposition party BESA over a two-thirds majority for the constitutional revision resume on Tuesday. This is the second meeting with the BESA representatives after last week’s discussions between Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and BESA leader Bilal Kasami. BESA and Alliance for Albanians have filed amendments to the constitutional amendments, while VMRO-DPMNE …

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Parliament dismisses two ministers without portfolio

Macedonia’s Parliament on Wednesday, after the government submitted a motion, dismissed Aksel Ahmedovski from the post of minister without portfolio in charge of implementing the Roma Strategy in Macedonia, and Adnan Kjahil from the mist of minister without portfolio responsible for attracting foreign investments. Elaborating the motion, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that the dismissal …

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The number of eighty MPs in parliament can only increase

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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Constitutional amendments on the name heading toward finalization

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

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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