Tag: Renata Deskoska
Macedonia 02.04.20 | 10:00

Deskoska’s husband with his theories: North Macedonian is the reality, not Macedonian

The most important thing is that the North Macedonian flag is flying on the mast. Everything else will pass. This is how the professor at the Faculty of Law “Justinian I”, and husband of the Minister of Justice Renata Deskoska, Toni Deskoski commented on a news article related to Macedonia’s...

Macedonia 17.03.20 | 12:48

Will Deskoska face criminal charges if someone gets sick during court trials?

Even amid heightened precautionary measures against coronavirus, closed institutions, catering facilities, postponement of all events and recommendations to avoid gatherings of more than five people, hearings in the Skopje Criminal Court are running as if there was no threat. Justice Minister Renata...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 20:48

Justice Minister Deskoska did not participate in Zaev’s march

Administration staff and other categories of citizens were pressured and blackmailed to attend tonight’s march for justice organized by the SDSM government. But “the country’s largest justice official”, the justice minister, did not appear on the march intended to “symbolize...

Macedonia 11.02.20 | 11:26

Diskoska lied: New texts of PPO law contain much more than “technical errors”

When the texts were sorted out by the expert services, technical errors were made by the services in a hurry and when we realized there was a problem, a note was sent to correct the errors. This is the explanation that Justice Minister Renata Deskoska gave to the public yesterday about the withdrawal...

Macedonia 24.01.20 | 19:33

Deskoska: VMRO-DPMNE uses Joveski as bad alibi to leave negotiations

They did not submit and did not present the remarks. They escaped the meeting. They said only 2 suggestions, we continued with the meeting. We have agreed to a public debate, but their request for Joveski has not been substantiated. Previously they requested EU and US representatives and then did not...

Macedonia 23.01.20 | 15:37

Mickoski urges the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate Deskoska’s appointment as member of the Venice Commission

Answering a question about the appointment of Justice Minister Renata Deskoska as a member of the Venice Commission, VMRO-DPMNE leaders Hristijan Mickoski stressed that it is scandalous. He explains that if one looks at Article 44 paragraph 2 of the Anti-Corruption Law, they will find that it is unacceptable...

Macedonia 09.12.19 | 12:01

Minister Deskoska to sign three international conventions in Hague

On behalf of Macedonia’s government, Justice Minister Renata Deskoska will sign three international conventions and one protocol in the Hague on Monday. The Ministry of Justice informs that it is about three international conventions developed under the auspices of The Hague Conference –...

Macedonia 22.11.19 | 21:58

Deskoska confirmed, Ruskoska worked in agreement with the government: Amnesties in “April 27 case” were in exchange for constitutional amendments

Asked on the “Samo vistina” show whether she or any of the authorities had influence on prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska, Justice Minister Renata Deskoska said that she personally does not have, but cannot guarantee that for anybody else. I personally do not have, and I cannot comment about others,...

Macedonia 22.11.19 | 21:22

I don’t know if Katica wrote the letters herself, a lawyer can’t smuggle them

On Friday’s “Samo vistina” show, Justice Minister Renata Deskoska expressed doubts about whether Katica Janeva herself wrote the letters ordering SPO to hand over its cases to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Namely, Janeva sent a letter on 04.09.2019 ordering all the evidence...

Macedonia 18.11.19 | 15:31

Deskoska on classified documents found in Remenski’s home: That issue is not within the competence of the Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice is not responsible for classified information, Minister Renata Deskoska said Monday answering a journalist’s question regarding the classified documents found in the home of SDSM MP Frosina Remenski. The Ministry of Justice is not responsible for the part that relates to...

Macedonia 14.10.19 | 18:10

Deskoska to Council of Europe: I hope we do not lose the chance to get EU negotiations

I hope we do not lose the chance to get negotiations with the European Union. That decision will accelerate the pace of judicial reforms, Justice Minister Renata Deskoska said in her address to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg ahead of the decision to start negotiations with the Republic of Macedonia. Deskoska...

Macedonia 16.09.19 | 13:50

Deskoska: Up to 10 years in prison for assaulting doctors on duty

Following recent incidents and attacks on healthcare workers, Justice Minister Renata Deskoska said Monday that health professionals should not be subjected to such attacks. As Deskoska said, attacking healthcare workers is like attacking police officers and is punishable with a sentence of one to 10...

Macedonia 01.09.19 | 17:17

Deskoska is the main obstacle to the prosecution law, looks ways to undermine the negotiations

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski at Sunday’s press conference said, among other things, that the attitude of Justice Minister Renata Deskoska is the main obstacle that the negotiations on the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office have not been completed. He underlined that VMRO –...

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,...

Macedonia 08.05.19 | 13:40

No changes in terms of overcoming the differences over public prosecution law

No changes in terms of overcoming the differences between the government and the opposition over the law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Justice Minister Renata Deskoska said Wednesday following a new round of talks on key issues in judicial reform. It is not acceptable for the Ministry of Justice...

Macedonia 18.04.19 | 14:08

Deskoska says Constitution should be changed to facilitate the presidential election process

If voter turnout in Sunday’s presidential elections is low, two options are likely to be considered – either the head of state to be elected in direct elections without a required threshold in the second round or by MPs in Parliament, the Justice Minister Renata Deskoska said on Thursday. We...

Macedonia 28.03.19 | 17:58

Deskoska vs Xhaferi: If we agree, there must be a session

Prime Minister Zaev and Justice Minister Renata Deskoska met Thursday with leaders of two Albanian opposition parties, Zijadin Sela and Bilal Kasami, and the topic of the talks was the new SPO law. Talat Xhaferi stressed that even if the parties agree on the SPO these days, he will not schedule a session...

Macedonia 21.02.19 | 21:24

Deskoska: I expect all competent institutions professionally and responsibly to clarify the prison incident

I am appalled and I strongly condemn the verbal, and then the physical incident in the Skopje prison. Violence is not and should not be a means of communication anywhere, nor in prisons. I asked for full information from the prison authorities, but I also expect all competent institutions to professionally...