Tag: Luxembourg
Macedonia 22.06.21 | 16:38

Aleksandar Nikoloski heads to Luxembourg to push for the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski is in Luxembourg today for meetings with EU representatives, to push for the opening of accession talks with Macedonia. The European Council is beginning its meetings there today, in what is likely to end with another Bulgarian veto against Macedonia. I...

Macedonia 22.06.21 | 16:23

EU: Bulgaria expected to continue to veto Macedonia’s EU accession talks

Bulgaria is not backing down and intends to maintain its veto against Macedonia and block the opening of EU accession talks, the MIA news agency reports. Talks are going on in Luxembourg, where EU foreign ministers are gathered to prepare the agenda for the European Council. Officials German, Sweden...

Macedonia 31.05.21 | 09:52

VMRO-DPMNE warns that Zaev’s waste burning scheme is dangerous and corrupt

VMRO-DPMNE warns that the planned construction of a waste burning plant in the Tikvesh area will likely cause serious environmental damage and will be rife with corruption. The plan was announced by Zoran Zaev last week, when he said that a company from Luxembourg is interested in building a plant that...

Macedonia 15.10.19 | 18:43

No decision in Luxembourg – Macedonia and Albania did not get an EU accession talks date

European Union ministers failed to reach agreement on opening accession talks with Macedonia and Albania in face of strong opposition from France. Finnish European Affairs Minister Tytti Tuppurainen said that “unfortunately there were few member states that were hesitant and one member state that...

Macedonia 15.10.19 | 15:36

Finland proposes decoupling negotiations with Macedonia and Albania

After the first round of talks between EU member states on opening accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania, the Finnish Presidency officially proposed decoupling negotiations with the two countries, diplomatic sources in Luxembourg told MIA. Three EU member states conformed the information...

Macedonia 15.10.19 | 13:48

Dimitrov in Luxembourg: We’ve been waiting for start of EU negotiations for 14 years

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov participated Tuesday in Luxembourg at the meeting of the European Ministers from the Party of European Socialists (PES), where he once again explained why Macedonia deserves to launch EU accession talks. It is a decision on North Macedonia, a country that has been waiting...

Macedonia 15.10.19 | 10:04

Roth: Berlin’s position is crystal clear, EU should open negotiations with Skopje and Tirana

The German position is crystal clear. We support the start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, said Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office. Our position is based on the vote of the German Bundestag. The European Union has committed...