Tag: prosecution law
Macedonia 03.02.20 | 15:30

Let’s not get stuck in the vanity of few ministers and Zaev’s fear of responsibility: VMRO-DPMNE urges experts to propose PPO law

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said Monday that the prosecution is silent on major crime-related cases as the government tries to push through a law ahead of the election, whose real interest is to protect itself after the election. The prosecution is silent on major crime-related cases as the...

Macedonia 24.01.20 | 20:03

Joveski: The public prosecutor should not be included in the political discussions on the prosecution law

The public prosecutor should not participate in the political discussions on the adoption of the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, believes the State Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski. If an expert discussion opens on the draft Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, if called upon I will participate...

Macedonia 20.01.20 | 20:42

Expert teams rather than leaders’ meeting over the prosecution law

Representatives of experts from VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM will meet tomorrow to resume talks between the government and the opposition on the new prosecution law, the two parties confirmed. The talks will be led by Bojan Maricic, an advisor to Zoran Zaev, and Timco Mucunski, an adviser to VMRO-DPMNE leader...

Macedonia 18.12.19 | 18:13

Details of the new draft version of the prosecution law show that Ruskoska will be the new Janeva

The Government gives up on the establishment of high-level public prosecutor’s office for prosecution of corruption, and Special Prosecutor’s Office no longer exists, says the new draft version of the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office drafted by the Ministry of Justice, TV 24 reports....

Macedonia 28.11.19 | 23:15

Janusev: Let’s not forget whose protégé was Ruskoska

Let’s not forget that the corrupt prosecution under Zaev led an investigation and it is impossible that they didn’t know about the “Cash” affair, everyone should return the money, VMRO-DPMNE Secretary-General Igor Janusev said Thursday on the “24 Analysis” show. Speaking...

Macedonia 24.09.19 | 09:26

SDSM will accept anything about the prosecution law, only if Vilma stays

VMRO-DPMNE International Secretary Timco Mucunski, who is part of the VMRO-DPMNE negotiating team on the Public Prosecutor’s Law, over Monday’s failed round of talks, says that the government would accept any solution to the law if prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska remains in he current position. I...

Macedonia 23.09.19 | 18:31

Pendarovski: Without political will over the PPO law, even if St. Peter gathers the leaders there will be no solution

President Stevo Pendarovski believes working groups of SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE are very close to an agreement over the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office if there is political will. The differences left over the law are so small that it is up to all parties involved to overcome themselves and find...

Macedonia 22.09.19 | 11:42

Working groups to continue talks, new leaders’ meeting possible

The SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE working groups are likely to continue negotiations on the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office tomorrow. If there is progress, the possibility of a new leaders’ meeting between Zoran Zaev and Hristijan Mickoski is not excluded. Expectations for a deal are not high if...

Macedonia 20.09.19 | 18:08

Zaev: I am fully committed to reaching agreement on prosecution law

Answering a journalist’s question whether there will be a new leaders’ meeting, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said he would meet VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski to discuss the law on public prosecution after the working groups signal to him and the opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski that...

Macedonia 02.09.19 | 16:43

Grubi: We hope there will be agreement on prosecution law, we are very close to compromise

Intense negotiations are ongoing between the government and the opposition over the new prosecution law, the chairman of Commission on European Affairs Artan Grubi said on Monday. He says that the continuation of the session where the law will be debated will take place as soon as there is a signal that...

Macedonia 29.08.19 | 13:35

Lawmakers file over 50 amendments to the prosecution law, debate interrupted

The Committee on European Affairs discussed Thursday the proposed law on the public prosecution that should also address the future status of the SPO in an expedited procedure. Chairman Committee Artan Grubi opened and closed the public debate on law on the public prosecution to give room to lawmakers...

Macedonia 29.08.19 | 09:29

Working groups to resume negotiations on prosecution law

Government and opposition working groups are expected to resume negotiations on the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office. A session of the Committee on European Affairs is scheduled for Thursday in which members will debate the government’s draft law. Artan Grubi, chairman of the Committee on...

Macedonia 27.08.19 | 15:50

Prosecution law to be passed under expedited procedure

Parliament decided on Tuesday it will start a process to pass the draft-law on public prosecution, which is to decide the future status of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), under expedited procedure. 57 MPs voted in favor. With this begins the debate on this draft-law in the parliamentary...

Macedonia 26.08.19 | 15:54

No progress in negotiations on public prosecution law

No progress was made Monday at a working meeting of the government and the opposition over the new law on the public prosecution, which will be debated by MPs at a session on Tuesday, Justice Minister Renata Deskoska stated Monday. After today’s meeting of the working groups in the Parliament,...