The European Union disapproves of the decision of the governing partners VMRO-DPMNE and BDI to modify the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure without a broader consensus and in the absence of the opposition MPs. The EU has voiced its stance on the same day the governing majority voted through in Parliament the need for modifying the Rules of Procedure through a shortened procedure, Utrinski vesnik reports.

Restricting discussions, according to the agreement between VMRO-DPMNE and BDi, is going to pertain to discussions about changing the Constitutions, adopting the budget, and passing EU agenda and economic laws but is not going to pertain to discussions about the defenders’ law. Opposition SDSM, PDSH and RDK said that with this initiative the government majority hit the pinnacle of their authoritarian rule. VMRO-DPMNE, on the other hand, hopes that the new Rules of Procedure will be adopted by early March before Parliament begins its recess preceding the local elections.