MACEDONIAN GOVERNMENT FACES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE

Macedonian Parliament Thursday will hold 108th session on whose agenda is the Government's no-confidence discussion.
VMRO-National party supported by other opposition MPs submitted the initiative.
Discussions of the session in accordance to the agreement between the opposition and majority will be in correlation 2:1 in favor to the opposition.
According to the Parliament's rules of procedure, the person that is the subject of the interpellation shall be called at the session and shall be entitled to the right to explain his/her report or to answer the interpellation, in duration of 20 minutes.
A vote of no-confidence in the Government is adopted by a majority vote of all the members of the parliament. If a vote of no-confidence in the Government is passed, the Government is obliged to submit its resignation.
A vote of no-confidence in the Government may be initiate by a minimum of 20 members of the parliament. The vote of no-confidence in the Government is taken after three days have elapsed since the last vote, unless proposed by a majority of all members of the parliament.

GREECE SENDS WARNING TO MACEDONIA REGARDING NAME DISPUTE

Greek President Karolos Papoulias is expected to send a clear message to Macedonia's leadership, pointing out that its European prospect is directly connected with the solution of the name issue, Greek news agency ANA reported on Wednesday.
According to information, President Papoulias will point out at the formal dinner given in honor of visiting Serbia-Montenegro President Svetozar Marovic that the European Commission response on Macedonia's EU accession prospect is being expected and will be examined by the European Council in December.
Papoulias is expected to point out that Greece firmly supports Macedonia's European course, which will contribute decisively to the region's stability and prosperity. However, this is a prospect directly connected with the solution of the name issue.
The Greek President will also stress that the solution depends solely on the Skopje leadership, which must rise to the occasion and consider the consequences on the country's European course.
Papoulias will state that, "the fact that the neighboring country insists in monopolising the name Macedonia and even engages in hostile propaganda against Greece is a great concern".
Furthermore, Papoulias will point out that Greece has exhausted all its goodwill and flexibility and ignored the political cost involved by making significant steps in the effort to reach a mutually acceptable solution on the name issue, as dictated by the 1995 interim agreement signed by himself as the then Greek Foreign Minister.