Skopje, 28 April 2025 (MIA) - This is truly a key moment not only for the Constitutional Court but also for your colleagues throughout the judiciary, and most importantly, the citizens of this country, please use this moment, remember who you are working for and why you have been appointed. The laws of this country, regardless of how complicated they are, must and can work to the benefit of the citizens. As partners and friends, the United States supports the work of the judiciary with the goal of ensuring that justice remains accessible, impartial and embedded in the constitutional values, said United States Ambassador Angela Aggeler in her introductory address at the roundtable “Do we need a law on the Constitutional Court” held Monday.

Aggeler said the discussion, by being public, has boosted transparency and should serve as a beginning for the restoration of trust in the judiciary and its decisions.

“The Constitution is a basis for the democratic institutions of this country and a guarantee for the rights and freedoms of all its citizens. The role of an independent Constitutional Court is to support this with its decisions, and this is exceptionally important for a healthy democracy. I don’t think I am exaggerating when I say that this is really a key moment not only for the Constitutional Court but also for your colleagues throughout the judiciary and most importantly, the citizens of this country. Please use this moment and remember who you are working for and why you have been appointed, and those who are judges, please remember and remind yourselves of the oath you have made,” Aggeler stressed.

The Ambassador also welcomed the efforts of all institutions and individuals that, she said, “continue to seek accountability from those responsible for the horrific tragedy in Kochani”.

The roundtable “Do we need a law on the Constitutional Court” aims at opening a debate on the need for the adoption of a legislation that will regulate the work of the Constitutional Court through a dialogue of representatives of institutions, law experts and the civil sector. Opening addresses were delivered by President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, Constitutional Court president Darko Kostadinovski, EU Ambassador Michalis Rokas, and German Ambassador Petra Drexler.

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