VMRO-DPMNE is not scared by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s “threats” that parliamentary speaker Talat Xhaferi will succeed Gjorgje Ivanov if the presidential elections fail this spring, and then the constitution will be changed by which the “father of the nation” would be elected in parliament, and not in direct elections. In the main opposition party, …
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Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi believes the constitutional changes from the Prespa Agreement will be completed by mid-January. Xhaferi says the law ratifying the agreement and the law on languages could then be forwarded c for publishing to the Official Gazette without the signature of President Ivanov. “The session on the constitutional revision is scheduled for …
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The debate on the constitutional amendments arising from the Prespa Agreement will begin on December 17, the plenary session will be scheduled by January 9 at the earliest and the vote will take place on January 15, said Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi. “The last couple of debates hosted by the Government are taking place in …
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Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi has scheduled the plenary session over the issue of stripping Nikola Gruevski of his MP immunity on Tuesday afternoon at 17:00h. Earlier in the day, the Parliament’s Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory-Immunity Issues endorsed the six motions by the court for stripping Gruevski of his MP immunity, for the …
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Extraordinary coordination with the vice-presidents of parliament and the coordinators of the parliamentary groups for reviewing the status of Nikola Gruevski as an MP, announced Speaker Talat Xhaferi after the former prime minister announced that he had fled to Hungary. – Members of VMRO-DPMNE’s parliamentary group have so far reported Gruevski as absent from the sessions, …
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The Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Issues, chaired by Talat Xhaferi, will begin debating the fourth amendment to the Constitution stemming from the Prespa Agreement between Macedonia and Greece on Sunday. The fourth draft-amendment, in addition to affirming the Macedonian identity, will read that ‘the Republic protects the rights and interests of its nationals living or …
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Establishment of the reconciliation commission, initiated by the independent MP group of VMRO-DPMNE and Coalition For Better Macedonia, will be discussed at next week’s coordination meeting, agreed Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, Vice Speakers and whips on Monday. The delay resulted from today’s absence of Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska from the independent MP group of VMRO-DPMNE and Coalition …
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It is still unclear when the Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Issues will schedule a session over the motion for amendments to the Constitution, which is set to be discussed by the Government later on Monday. The committee session could be scheduled on Tuesday morning at the earliest, according to sources from the Office of Speaker …
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Coalition Together FOR European Macedonia staged a march FOR European Macedonia that started near the Parliament and finished in front of the EU Delegation building. “This is the responsibility of our generation. The future of our Macedonia and our children depends on us. No one else can make this decision for us,” said PM Zaev. He …
The Parliament will operate until September 10, when the campaign for the September 30 referendum is expected to begin. Although the MPs filed the referendum decision, political parties, the Government, even the Parliament could act as campaign carriers. “Almost eighty percent of Macedonian citizens, regardless of ethnic and religious background, have supported the country’s integration …
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The newly elected members of the State Election Commission (SEC) took an oath Monday before Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi. Swearing in ceremony was postponed on Friday because of Xhaferi’s trip to Pristna. Oliver Derkovski was named SEC President, Ditmire Shehu Vice-President, and Elizabeta Postolovska, Boris Kondarko, Janake Vitanovski, Radica Risteska, and Enver Saliu were appointed members. …
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The decision on scheduling the referendum will be known most probably on Monday after the meeting between the Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and coordinators of parliamentary groups. It is expected the opposition VMRO-DPMNE to reveal the decision over this issue, whose coordinator does not attend these meetings. There is no official information whether the government …
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Classified documents received from any organ, cannot be possessed without security certificate, reviewed at a public session and before persons that do not have such certificate, reads Parliament Speaker’s Office press statement Thursday in regard to disobeying the Law on Classified Information by the Chairman of Parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee. “Chairman of Parliamentary Foreign Policy …
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EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn will arrive to Skopje tomorrow. This visit will also mark the start of the screening process, which is expected to accompany the beginning of EU accession talks. According to the agenda, tomorrow morning, Hahn will hold a meeting with PM Zoran Zaev, after which he will meet with parliamentary speaker, …
The Parliament endorsed Thursday the law ratifying the name agreement with 69 votes ‘in favor’ and one ‘abstained’. This was the second vote on the law after President Gjorge Ivanov failed to sign the decree for its promulgation after the Parliament had initially passed it on June 20. The opposition did not attend the Parliament …
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A session in which MPs will vote again for the law ratifying the name agreement has been scheduled on Thursday, it was agreed Monday in a coordination meeting of Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and coordinators of parliamentary groups. Last week, a decision of President Gjorge Ivanov was forwarded to the Assembly saying he wouldn’t sign …
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The second vote on the law on ratification of the agreement with Greece is scheduled for Thursday, At today’s coordination in parliament, it was agreed that the new session be scheduled on July 5, when at least 61 MPs should declare the ratification for the president to be obliged to sign. The Parliament of Macedonia …
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“Unë jam kryetar i Kuvendit dhe sipas kushtetutës, ky funksion nuk lidhet me funksione tjera”, është përgjigjur kryeparlamentari Talat Xhaferi në pyetjen nëse mund të jetë trashëgimtar i Ali Ahmetit nëse ai tërhiqet nga pozita e liderit në BDI pasi Maqedonia të hyjë në NATO, siç kishte deklaruar vite më parë Ahmeti, transmeton Medial.mk. Lideri …
The parliament session over a second vote of the law ratifying the name agreement will be scheduled on July 5 or 6, said Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi on Friday. Speaker Xhaferi said that if President Gjorge Ivanov failed to sign the decree for the law’s promulgation for the second time, the same solution would be used for both …
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Kryetari i Kuvendit Talat Xhaferi ka njoftuar se nëse edhe pas votimit të dytë presidenti Gjirgji Ivanov nuk dekreton ligjin për ratifikimin e marrëveshjes me Greqinë atëherë marrëveshjen bashkë me Ligjin për Përdorimin e Gjuhëve do t’i zyrtarizojnë bashkë duke nënkuptuar këtu edhe shpalljen në Gazetën Zyrtare, raporton Tv SHENJA. Ai tha se tanimë është …
