Assembly Republic of North Macedonia - National European Integration Council

NATIONAL EUROPEAN INTEGRATION COUNCIL

Events

Being guided by the strategic determination of the Republic of Macedonia for membership in the EU and being fully supported by its citizens, and in particular taking into consideration the necessary criteria and the obligations taken over by the institutions in charge and all the social entities, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, on its session held on 19 November 2007 adopted a Decision Establishing the National European Integration Council (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No.140/2007).

On the Session held on 6 July 2011, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia adopted a Decision Amending the Decision Establishing the National European Integration Council (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 91/2011).

The Council has Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, 15 Members and 9 Deputy Members: 9 members from among the MPs, who have heir Deputies and 6 Members coming from other institutions: Vice Prime Minister on European Integration, Representative from the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Macedonia , Representative from the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian Academy of Science and Arts, Community of the Local Self-Government Units and from the Journalists Association of the Republic of Macedonia. These six members participate in the work of the Council, having no right to vote.

The Chairperson of the Council comes from among the MPs who are in the Opposition, and the Deputy Chairperson from the ruling parliamentary parties.

Members and Deputy Members of the Council: three Members and three Deputy Members are from the MPs who are in the Opposition; three Deputy Members are from the MPs of the ruling parliamentary parties.

Ex officio members are: the Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee, Chairperson of the Foreign Policy Committee and Co-chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Republic of Macedonia and the EU, and Ex officio Deputy members are: the Deputy Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee, Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Policy Committee and one of the Deputy chairpersons of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Republic of Macedonia and the EU.

The manner of work, the rights and the obligations of the chairperson, the deputy - chairperson and members of the Council, the publicity of the work and the expert, administrative and other logistics of the Council are regulated by the Rules of the National Council adopted on 25 October 2011.

The Council brings its decisions by reaching consensus from among the present MPs having the right to vote.

The sessions of the Council are public. The Chairperson of the Council or at least one third of the members can propose the Council to work in camera Council should accept the proposal by consensus.

Chairperson:	Lidija Dimova
Deputy Chairperson:	Ilija Dimovski
Members:	1. Dimitar Stevanandzija
	2. Aleksandar Nikoloski
	3. Mervan DZemaili
	4. Meral Uzeiri-Ferati
	5. Solza Grcheva
	6. Vasko Kovachevski
	7. Ermira Mehmeti
	8. Antonijo Milososki
	9. Kenan Hasipi
	10. Arbr Ademi, Vice prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia on European Affairs
	11. Representative of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Macedonia
	12. Darko Angelov, Representative of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Adviser on Foreign Affairs of the Prime Minister
	13. Akad. Vlado Kambovski, Macedonian Academy of Science and Art
	14. Zika Stojanovski, Mayor of Municipality Ilinden, Representative of the Union of the Self – Governance Units
	15. Naser Selmani, President of the Union of the Journalists of Macedonia
Deputy Members:	1. Liljana Zaturoska
	2. Ane Laskoska
	3. Talat DZaferi
	4. Orhan Ibraimi
	5. Renata Deskoska
	6. Petre Shilegov
	7. Nora Aliti
	8. Svetlana Karapetrova
	9. Artan Grubi
Representatives:	- Antoni Peshev, Chair of the Assembly of the Chamber of Commerce of Macedonia
	- Danela Arsovska, Chair of the Chamber of Commerce Union
	- Zivko Mitrevski, Chair of the Unions of Syndicates of Macedonia
	- Blagoja Ralpovski, Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Macedonia
	- Slobodan Antovski, Chair of the Union of Independent and Autonomous Syndicates of Macedonia
	- Lulzim Haziri, Civil Platform of Macedonia
	- Boban Mitevski, Macedonian Orthodox Church
	- Shinazi Memeti, Islamic Religious Community
	- Tome Kolev, Catholic Church
	- Hristina Tancheva – Evangelic - Methodist Church
	- Jana Nichota – Jewish Community in the Republic of Macedonia