Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov will violate the Constitution if he fails to sign the bill of the Law on the Use of Languages, said Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi on Thursday. Xhaferi did not say what would happen if Ivanov failed to sign the bill. “I will not comment on hypothetical situations. Article 75 of the […]
Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said he won’t allow incidents in Parliament to happen like the ones on 24 December 2012 and 27 April 2017 following the enactment of the Law on Languages that extends the use of Albanian language across Macedonia. The law was adopted on Wednesday amid disapproval on part of the opposition party […]
In a tense atmosphere, while there was real turmoil in front of the parliamentary pulpit, parliament passed the Law on Languages. As many as 64 MPs voted for the regulation that is part of the pre-contractual agreement between SDSM and DUI. No one voted “against” or “abstain”. The law, in the third reading, was adopted […]
Former VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski attacked the parliament speaker Talat Xhaferi while he was trying to get out of the parliament hall, after the opposition MPs gathered around his table before the start of the debate on the law on languages. <iframe src=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNezavisenVesnik%2Fvideos%2F910718829090116%2F&show_text=0&width=560″ width=”560″ height=”315″ style=”border:none;overflow:hidden” scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ allowTransparency=”true” allowFullScreen=”true”></iframe>
Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi skipped the item on the law on the use of languages which was supposed to resume Wednesday’s 32nd session. Instead, MPs voted for other items of the agenda. Earlier, VMRO-DPMNE MP Ilija Dimovski said the languages law shouldn’t be debated and the session should be cancelled. According to him, the 35,000+ amendments, submitted […]
Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi skipped the item on the law on the use of languages which was supposed to resume Wednesday’s 32nd session. Instead, MPs voted for other items of the agenda. Earlier, VMRO-DPMNE MP Ilija Dimovski said the languages law shouldn’t be debated and the session should be cancelled. According to him, the 35,000+ amendments, submitted […]
PM Zoran Zaev expects the issue on law on use of languages to be closed this week. The debate on this issue has been kept open for the past nine months, and should be closed as soon as possible, said Zaev today at the joint press conference in the government with Denis Zvizdic, the Chairman […]
PM Zoran Zaev expects the issue on law on use of languages to be closed this week. The debate on this issue has been kept open for the past nine months, and should be closed as soon as possible, said Zaev today at the joint press conference in the government with Denis Zvizdic, the Chairman […]
The leader of VMRO-DPMNE today came up with a proposal to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Hristijan Mickoski, in interview for Sitel, pledged support for the government from his party, if SDSM and Zoran Zaev give up the Law on Languages. “I have two things to say to Mr. Zoran Zaev at this moment. The first one […]
The Deputy Prime Minister does not believe that the passing of the law could negatively affect the talks with the opposition on reform laws. He believes that it would be childish if VMRO-DPMNE was angry and did not vote for reforms. – I am convinced that if we show the same commitment and courage to […]
Governing coalition parties SDSM and DUI seem to be going through disagreements regarding the voting of the law on languages, which advances the use of the Albanian language. The law has gone back to Parliament for a second reading, following the failure to obtain a signature by president Gjorge Ivanov. But, the law has been […]
The European and Euro-Atlantic path of the Republic of Macedonia, the dispute with Athens, the Ohrid Agreement were part of the topics discussed by the President of the Committee on European Affairs, Artan Grubi and French Ambassador Christian Thimonier. Grubi also addressed the efforts to overcome the differences with the name of the Republic of […]
An amnesty hearing on the Law on the Use of Languages is not a decision to unblock parliament, said Speaker Talat Xhaferi. He expects to find a solution for nearly 36,000 amendments submitted by the opposition VMRO-DPMNE in the following days. – Communicate with representatives of the parliamentary groups including VMRO-DPMNE. I think that we […]
Deputy PM in charge of European affairs Bujar Osmani met Tuesday with the Deputy State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Krystyna Marty Lang. Talks focused on bilateral cooperation between the countries, ongoing financial support from Switzerland, one of the first and longstanding donors contributing to the development and progress of […]
No date has been set yet for the Parliament debate on the 35,569 amendments to the Law on the Use of Languages. The law extends the official use of Albanian over the entire country, and it was passed on February 11. A week later, however, the President vetoed it and sent it back to Parliament, which […]
Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi postponed Monday the debate on the Law on the Use of Languages, saying it would continue once conditions were met. “The 35,569 amendments have not been processed yet. The formal conditions for the opening of this agenda item have not been met, as stipulated in the Rules of Procedure,” said Xhaferi. […]
By submitting over 35,000 amendments to the language bill the opposition VMRO-DPMNE stands against the interests of at least one third of Macedonia’s population, Alliance for Albanians (AA) leader Zijadin Sela said Monday. Urging VMRO-DPMNE to put an end to such policies, Sela said he had information that the party agreed on adoption of an […]
The right of the opposition to submit amendments to the Law on Use of Languages should be respected but at the same time the obligation to be respected through which this right obstructs the parliament’s work, PM Zoran Zaev told Monday. He expressed his concern what would happen with the reforms if the parliament is […]
