GOVERNMENT PROPOSES EUROPEAN DAY IN PARLIAMENT
admin1 – February 14, 2007 – 11:46am

The Government took seriously EU Commissioner for Expansion Olli Rehn's messages and remarks concerning the delay in the reforms in Macedonia. A full analysis of the visit has been made and the activities related to the country's accession to the European Union will be intensified over the coming period.

A government representative admitted that they are late with the EU integration projects and the ratification of the necessary laws, noting that the Government used a wrong tactic.

The Government intends to make up for lost time. For this purpose, they propose that one day in the week - most probably Wednesday - should be designated as "European day" in the Parliament, when all "European" laws will be ratified. On these days the parliamentarians of the ruling coalition would not participate in the assembly discussion, while only one member of the opposition will be able to debate on the proposed bills. Previously, the experts and ministers will explain the text to the parliamentarians.

A government representative said that opposition party SDSM agreed with this idea.