EU- Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs in Skopje
The Republic of North Macedonia today and tomorrow is hosting the “EU- Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs”, which is held in the Parliament and organized under the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
As announced by the MOI, EU member states will be represented by the Ministers of Justice and of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Finland, senior representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany and Republic of Croatia, relevant EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Vera Jourova and Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, as well as other representatives of European institutions.
Over 200 complaints for violation of child rights
The number of complaints for violation of child rights has significantly increased. So far, more than 200 complaints have reached the Office of the Ombudsman, mostly for looking after children, for family rights, personal contacts with a parent, relative, right to alimony, guardianship. The Ombudsman has continuously urged and demanded for everyone involved in the process of childcare to take greater responsibility, but so far there have been no greater significant changes.
Council of Ambassadors demands postponement of elections, in order for the reforms needed for the EU to continue
The Association of international policy “Council of Ambassadors” thanks European leaders and commissioners of European Union institutions for their real and moral political support for the Republic of North Macedonia in its long and demanding path towards EU membership. This support was particularly important after the decision of the European Council in October not to set a date for start of negotiations with the country, is stated by the “Council of Ambassadors”.
In that context, they invite the leaders of political parties represented in the Parliament, and according to the weight of their political responsibility, to replace their narrow-party interests with interests of the states as soon as possible and to move the decision for holding early parliamentary elections in the beginning of summer or for the elections to be held in their regular term at the end of 2020.
FLASH NEWS
What has been delivered so far by the country deserves respect and should be accordingly valorized by the EU as soon as possible, said European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Vera Jourova, expressing support for our EU aspirations at today’s meeting in Skopje with Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov.
Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski today met with his Finnish counterpart Maria Ohisalo, where he expressed satisfaction from our country hosting the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum, which is organized under the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today met with a delegation of the Republic of Finland led by Minister of Interior Maria Ohisalo, where they discussed the new methodology for EU membership talks proposed by France, about respect for internationally recognized norms for dealing with the migrant crisis, as well as about measures and cooperation with the countries in the region.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ann Linde, today is paying an official visit to the Republic of North Macedonia at the invitation of her Macedonian colleague, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov.
The monetary policy is appropriate, and the banking system is healthy, assessed the team of the International Monetary Fund (MMF), which was paying a visit to our country to conduct a regular annual review of the Macedonian economy. In the past several days, as the National Bank announced, the team had several working meetings with representatives of the National Bank and the Ministry of Finance.
The campaign of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services titled “Media Literacy Days 2019” ended last week, which lasted from October 22 to November 15. The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services presented the latest findings from the media literacy survey among the population in the country, prepared by expert in media law, Snezana Trpevska.
SCAN – political video magazine: Hate speech and non(punishment)
There is hate speech everywhere, starting from sports competitions, graffiti on walls, public city transportation, social media, to party speakers.
The reasons for spreading such hate speech is the politicized society and impunity. Who is spreading hate speech – is the topic of today’s episode of SCAN.
OPINION
Will DUI judge SDSM? Is the title of Saso Ordanoski’s latest column in which he writes “Macedonia will certainly come out at these elections as a NATO member and with a symbolically advanced agenda towards the EU, any which way one would like to electorally interpret this. The debate on the social and economic situation is open and is mainly led between the rationality of statistical indicators and emotions and the ideology of those who polemize. As to the developments with the rule of law, on the other hand, everyone is guilty and the race there is quite dead and pretty depressing…”
“The wide-open front against crime and corruption, the striking force of which, among else, is aimed at the once untouchables, today is already breaking that concrete of assurance on the security position that until recently was provided by illegally built empires.
Actually, the gallery of characters testifies to this, whose portraits day by day increasingly more supplement the theorem of the black chronicle, which in itself extorts the conclusion that the traditional friendship relationship, the closeness and connection between the government and the criminalized business elite are becoming of a destructive nature. And from that destruction of the union, in addition to the state and the citizens, certainly, the government has the greatest benefit, so hence, it is hard to recognize any other logic than the one that suggest fierce settling of scores with criminals, regardless of their money, power and closeness to certain political formations and similar”, writes Milan Banov in today’s column “The accused accuses’.
Maja Ivanovska
in cooperation with: Angela Petrovska, Dehran Muratov, Petar Klincarski, Saso Ordanoski and Milan Banov
Translation: Natasa Cvetkovska
