Tag: parliament
Macedonia 30.10.19 | 12:25

Parliament will dissolve on February 11th, likely postponing the NATO ratification for after April

Speaker Talat Xhaferi announced that he will put the dissolution of Parliament to the vote on February 11th, after party leaders agreed to hold elections on April 12th. This means that this Parliament likely won’t vote to ratify the expected NATO accession of Macedonia. The ratification is stuck...
World 24.09.19 | 18:51

Suspension of British parliament was unlawful, Supreme Court finds

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled that the prorogation of the British parliament was unlawful and that the decision to suspend it was was null and of no effect. “This is the worst outcome for the Prime Minister,” BBC’s home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani...
Macedonia 14.09.19 | 15:52

Parliament overwhelmingly votes to dismiss Katica Janeva from her office

With 102 votes in favor of 105 present, the Parliament voted today to dismiss Katica Janeva as Special Prosecutor. The disgraced prosecutor was appointed in 2015, with huge promises that she will restore justice and the rule of law in Macedonia. She quickly subverted her office to the orders coming from...
Macedonia 13.09.19 | 16:01

Parliament will finally vote on Janeva tomorrow

Speaker Talat Xhaferi called for a Parliament session to dismiss Katica Janeva for Saturday, September 14th – one day before the mandate of the disgraced Special Prosecutor is about to expire anyway. Despite Janeva’s offer to resign that she first made in mid July, after the initial arrests...
Macedonia 11.09.19 | 14:54

SDSM and DUI vote against VMRO proposal to remove Katica Janeva from her office

VMRO-DPMNE members of Parliament proposed a start to the discussion on dismissing disgraced hat Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva from her office, but the proposal was rejected by the most members from the ruling SDSM and DUI parties. The two ruling parties previously supported the Committee proposal...
World 03.09.19 | 23:26

Boris Johnson’s plan for a “no deal Brexit” defeated in Parliament

The Boris Johnson Government faced a defeat in the British House of Commons today as the majority voted to put forward a bill to delay Brexit beyond October 31st. Prime Minister Johnson threatened early elections if this happens, but 328 MPs defied him, defeating the 301 members of Parliament who voted...
Macedonia 02.09.19 | 11:24

Parliament receives report calling for Janeva’s dismissal

The Parliament should receive today the report prepared by the Council of public prosecutors, which calls for the dismissal of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. This should serve as the basis for the dismissal of Janeva, who offered her resignation a month and a half ago, when the news first broke about...
Macedonia 30.08.19 | 11:09

Parliament to elect new ministers, deputy ministers, vice-governor

As part of its 110th session, the Parliament will elect on Friday two new government ministers and three deputy ministers nominated by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Nina Angelovska is nominated for a new finance minister, and Hisen Xhemaili as minister without portfolio in charge of improving the investment...
Macedonia 29.07.19 | 20:13

Zaev’s coalition loses its majority in an important Parliament Committee

The ruling coalition was unable to reach the majority it needs in the Parliament Commission on Appointments today, as BESA member of Parliament Fadil Zendeli sided with VMRO-DPMNE. Zendeli would usually vote with Zaev – Ahmeti coalition, allowing it to move forward many of the appointments it wanted...
Macedonia 28.07.19 | 13:52

Xhaferi plans to have Parliament discuss the law on state prosecutors in late August

Despite Zoran Zaev’s urgency in pushing for a new law on state prosecutors in light of the spectacular corruption scandal involving the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi decided that the draft law Zaev proposed will be discussed on August 27th. It was initially...
Macedonia 16.05.19 | 19:35

Parliament re-adopts three laws which Ivanov refused to sign under the name “North Macedonia”

The Parliament re-adopted three laws which President Gjorge Ivanov refused to sign because they were submitted to him under the name “Republic of North Macedonia”. It is expected that Stevo Pendarovski will sign them into law. The laws cover matters on the Judicial Council, access to public...
Macedonia 27.03.19 | 23:45

Parliament re-adopts several laws which President Ivanov refused to sign under the name “North Macedonia”

Members of the Macedonian Parliament voted today to re-approve several laws which President Gjorge Ivanov refused to sign because they were adopted under the name “Republic of North Macedonia”. The laws include the one on the creation of the new wiretapping agency OTA. According to the Constitution,...
Macedonia 11.03.19 | 15:03

Milososki: Pendarovski confirmed he was lying, he is not being followed by foreign intelligence services

VMRO-DPMNE MP, Antonio Milososki replied Monday in Parliament to the remarks of Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski over two reports by presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski for illegal monitoring. Today in Parliament we cleared one thing. And that is that Stevo Pendarovski is not being followed by...
Macedonia 27.02.19 | 15:48

Parliament to enter election mode on April 1

Macedonia’s Parliament will put its activities on hold as of April 1, which coincides with the start of the presidential election campaign. Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi says that it is common practice for the Parliament to be on hold during that period, but leaves the opportunity to convene a session...
News 25.02.19 | 14:26

Ziadin Sela demands early elections after a chaotic Parliament session

Ziadin Sela, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, called for early general elections after the outcome of Sunday’s Parliament session which Speaker Talat Xhaferi closed after midnight without allowing a vote on whether the immunity of his ousted predecessor Trajko Veljanoski should be revoked....
Macedonia 25.02.19 | 09:48

After a tense debate, Parliament adjourns without revoking former Speaker Veljanoski’s immunity

Following a tense debate, the Macedonian Parliament failed on Sunday evening to hold the vote on whether to revoke the immunity of former Speaker Trajko Veljanoski. Veljanoski is the eight opposition member of Parliament who faces having his immunity revoked in an unprecedented assault on the opposition...
Macedonia 23.02.19 | 12:41

Ruling majority pushes to take away Veljanoski’s immunity making him the eight opposition member of Parliament to be targeted in this way

Members of Parliament from the ruling majority intend to continue working through the weekend in order to strip former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski of his immunity and send him to prison. He is the latest victim of the political purges going on in Macedonia, aimed against opposition officials. Eight...
Macedonia 21.02.19 | 12:37

Gruevski says terrorism charges against him are part of Zaev’s political persecution, demands that prosecutors reveal their evidence

Former Prime Minister and VMRO leader Nikola Gruevski responded to the arrest of former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski and ministers Mile Janakieski and Spiro Ristovski, and the latest round of charges against himself, this time for “terrorist endangerment of the constitutional order”....
Macedonia 21.02.19 | 10:12

Parliament will discuss vote of no confidence in Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski a day after the new round of politically motivated arrests

At the Macedonian Parliament, the representatives will discuss the proposal of no confidence in Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski. The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party demanded the vote due to Spasovski’s abuse of the police to arrest opposition officials and activists. The latest round of such arrests...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 11:13

Divided Bulgarian Parliament narrowly approves Macedonia’s NATO accession

The Bulgarian Parliament ratified Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol with 139 votes in favor, in the 240 seat Parliament. The large bloc of the Bulgarian Socialist Party was absent from the Parliament during the vote. Buglarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that this is a historic...
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