OSMANI REACTIVATED THE WORKING COMMITTEE FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATIONS: HE EXPECTS COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN 3-6-9 IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEADLINES

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OSMANI REACTIVATED THE WORKING COMMITTEE FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATIONS: HE EXPECTS COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN 3-6-9 IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEADLINES

8/30/2017 14:20

Today in the premises of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, after several years, the 36th meeting of the Working Committee for European Integration (ECEI) was held. Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in charge of European Affairs, Bujar Osmani, in his capacity of President of the Committee, chaired the session which was attended by the state secretaries of the ministries, the chairpersons of the Sub-committees, the heads of the working groups, the Secretary General of the Government, as well as part of the administration of the Secretariat for European Affairs.

At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Osmani presented the recent progress of the implementation of part three of Plan 3-6-9, in the middle of the first three months envisaged for its implementation. "Out of the total of 73 planned measures, in section three of Plan 3-6-9, 34 measures have been implemented so far, which means that almost half of the measures were implemented. Over 30 measures are in progress and for some measures we are aware that their implementation is late. This is not that bad, given the fact that we are in the ,middle of the time provided for implementation, but also this should be a warning for a greater focus of both the Government and the administration towards the implementation of the measures of Plan 3-6 -9", said Osmani.

"We as Government, for example, have implemented more than ten measures, such as the decision to stop government ads in the media, as well as the decision to form a Council for the implementation of the reforms in the judiciary. However, we are late with measures to prevent the use of state resources during the election period, which according to the Plan should have been implemented so far, and of course the elections day is closer," Osmani said. He also pointed out some delays in other sectors, such as the Ministry of Interior, which have not yet started the preparation of the new Draft Law on Witness Protection, and where they still do not have a precisely divided competence and responsibility with the Ministry of Justice.

Presenting the results of the implementation of the Plan 3-6-9, the Deputy Prime Minister Osmani emphasised the delay in the institutions that are outside the Government's competence, such as the Parliament, where, the so-called Inclusive discussion on selection of a model for the reform of the system for monitoring of communications has not been started, and, as Osmani pointed out, the Assembly is late with the election of a member of the Constitutional Court whose term of office ends. In addition, Osmani informed that the Government, as a measure from Plan 3-6-9, yesterday adopted decision on a permanent solution for building of the State Election Commission, but the SEC has not adopted a decision or rulebook yet, so that their sessions would be open for the public, something that is also a measure of Plan 3-6-9.

Deputy Prime Minister Osmani emphasised the responsibility of the members of the Working Committee to the focus on the proposed reforms, for which the Government has already shown a political will to implement them. "I regularly present these delays to the Government, and the Government is constantly informed about the status of the implementation of the measures from Plan 3-6-9, but the focus on the implementation of these measures depends also on the commitment of the administration - something that will be the main topic at today's meeting of the Working Committee for European Integrations," Osmani said. He pledged that, in the interest of better coordination and management of the European integration process, the WCEI meeting will be held at least once every two months, and if necessary, more frequent. Osmani also announced the reactivation of the WCEI Sub-Committee, which follows the legislative agenda of the Government for all acts related to the European integration process, as well as all Working Groups that cover the 33 chapters of the European law, who are about 800 administrative servants.