NEWS OF THE DAY: Nikolovski and Zaev give up travel expenses, CIVIL calls for others to also follow their example
SDSM Secretary General Ljupco Nikolovski together with SDSM President Zoran Zaev have signed a statement with which they officially renounce travel expenses they are entitled to.
“The cancellation of travel expenses for MPs is an election promise made by SDSM and our program commitment. In order to give an example, to be the ones from whom this initiative will start in practice, yesterday, together with SDSM President Zoran Zaev, we signed the statements with which he and I officially renounce the funds we are entitled to for travel expenses. We encourage our colleagues from all parties to follow this step. To make a small contribution in directing as much as possible money to the citizens, to the ones who need them the most”, wrote Nikolovski on Facebook.
“I welcome their decision and taking an initiative, and on behalf of CIVIL, I call on the other MPs to follow this. This is an election promise made by SDSM and goes in the same direction as CIVIL’s initiative for abolishing the privileges of officials that we started in May 2019 and have submitted to Parliament. It would be good for that Initiative to finally be on the agenda of the new composition of MPs and to adopt the abolition of privileges, starting from former presidents, and ending with heads of state agencies and other institutions, including also the travel expenses of MPs”, stated CIVIL President Xhabir Deralla.
Following Zaev and Nikolovski, VMRO-DPMNE Secretary General Igor Janusev also gave up his travel expenses. “I personally, as an MP, will not be using travel expenses, but I have to comment SDSM on that, in that it’s no use giving up travel expenses when you have deprived the state and the people”, wrote Janusev on Facebook.
CIVIL NEWS
CIVIL calls on all citizens to report cases of various forms of violation to human rights and freedoms, fake news and hate speech, as well as many other negative incidents, policies and practices. In this text an application form is given, as well as details about the activities and campaigns of the Organization.
CIVIL’s call to its members, supporters, collaborators and all interested citizens to take part in the new action “Citizens forum for participation in government policy making”, has reached many citizens, activists and supporters of the organization. We have already received on our emails a large number of messages with articulated demands for the future government, which are already being published on CIVIL’s media platform.
Activist Aneta Perkovska writes:
“It would be nice for this government to finally focus on a real program against corruption in the public sector. After the fiasco with Katica Janeva, a special department should be formed in the legal structure of society that will combat corruption. All employees in the private sector are desperately waiting for government structures to take some action in regards to this issue”.
CIVIL asked the question: Online school classes – or not? Why?
FLASH NEWS
President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski, tomorrow – August 13, 2020, Thursday, at 12.00 noon, will hand the mandate for forming the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia to Zoran Zaev, President of SDSM and MP in the Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The Coalition “Now is the Time” – Alliance for Albanians and Alternativa have accepted the invitation of DUI leader Ali Ahmeti to the political parties from the Albanian bloc, anticipated for tomorrow, August 13, but are demanding for the meeting to be held on another date and to be informed on the agenda, namely, the agenda of the meeting.
The models that the Ministry of Education has already prepared, will be reviewed once again at a meeting of the Commission for Infectious Diseases, stated Minister Arber Ademi, who considers that the new school year should start with physical presence, depending on the epidemiological situation of the country.
The European Commission has decided to provide 160 million euros from the macro-financial assistance package, MFP, to North Macedonia, as support to the country’s economy that has been affected by the corona virus.
International Youth Day, August 12, was declared with UN Resolution 54/120 in 2020, with the purpose to continuously promote the position of young people in society. The aim is involving the youth in society as a key factor in building and maintaining peace and security, but also active participation in the political, economic and social processes.
With the urban action “Silence is not a solution” in the Skopje City Park, artists warned about the problem of domestic violence in the country, which has become more emphasized due to the lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic.
D. Muratov
Translation: N. Cvetkovska
