4 hours agoBy January, official Albanian language in Macedonia
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Albanian language in January next year will be formalised at the level of Macedonia's state. The chairman of the European Affairs Commission Artan Grubi is convinced of this. On Monday the debate returns to this commission. After three days of debate and review of amendments on the part of political parties, the law will be handed over to the mayor [...]
On Monday the debate returns to this commission. After three days of debate and review of amendments on the part of political parties, the law will be handed over to the speaker of the assembly for the final adoption of the second reading.
I wish this would happen within the year, but according to the reform agenda, I am convinced that in mid-January we have the approval and this way round up the Ohrid Agreement and that we will achieve linguistic equality, we will close a very important chapter stemming from M.O.O. and the 2001” war, said Artan Grubi, DUI MP.
The first reading of this law strongly opposed VMRO's deputies The DPMNE, which to prevent the process, reacted with replicas and anti-replics.
Tv 21 called for position from this party, but did not receive. Given their previous statements, this law makes Macedonia a bilingual state and that the offered solution is contrary to the Constitution. In the second phase, 91 amendments from VMRO- DPMNE, LSDM and Besa. Regarding the opposition boycott, Grubi said they should reflect and vote on this law, otherwise the process is conducted even without them.
I wish VMRO- The DPMNE reflects and comes to vote on the law for language, come and face arguments about the amendments, which they have largely submitted along with Cem, LSDM”, Grubi added.
This draft law was one of the Albanian parties' demands for forming the new government.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Han, during his stay in Skopje, said this law is not one of the European Union conditions. But then they reacted by DUI, saying Han's statement has been misinterpreted.
The new legislation on the use of languages advanced the use of Albanian at the local and central level, paralleling principles, the way and responsibility of institutions to ensure the official use of language that at least 20% of citizens speak and its writing speak to use and implement it at the official level.
The law should enable citizens to exploit, use and apply official languages and write them in judicial procedures.
