Tag: EC
Macedonia 15.10.22 | 10:32

Nikoloski: EC report notes widespread corruption and lack of efforts to combat it

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, who leads the EU Integration Commission, welcomed the fact that the recently released EU progress report on Macedonia focuses on the problem with crime and corruption. I would say that the European Commission openly acknowledges that there is no progress...
Macedonia 26.11.21 | 12:27

EC: If Besa Trans bus didn’t have license it shouldn’t have been allowed to cross border

According to European Union regulations, if the Besa Trans bus involved in the accident in Bulgaria, which killed 45 Macedonian nationals, wasn’t licensed to carry passengers, it shouldn’t have been allowed to cross an EU border, in this case Bulgaria’s. EU legislation stipulates a series of...
Macedonia 25.10.21 | 12:41

EC commends Anti-Corruption Commission for opening a number of cases

The European Commission’s 2021 report on Macedonia noted progress in the fight against corruption and conflict of interest and the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) has been pro-active in preventing corruption and opened several cases, including against high-level officials. According...
Macedonia 06.09.21 | 23:24

EC: The census is an important exercise and part of the EU accession process

The European Commission encourages everyone in Macedonia to participate in the Population and Housing Census, adding that the census is part of the EU accession process, MIA’s Brussels correspondent reports. European Commission spokeswoman Ana Pisonero told MIA that Brussels was pleased with the ongoing...
World 21.07.21 | 11:27

Hungary rejects the EU’s rule of law report, will push for a debate on the future of Europe

The European Commission’s new rule-of-law report should not be used for ideological purposes and for blackmailing the member states, Judit Varga, Hungary’s justice minister, said, adding that the states’ sovereignty and the treaties of the European Union must be respected. The minister called the...
Macedonia 13.04.21 | 15:52

EC confirms Macedonia may lose the visa-free regime because of Zaev and Spasovski’s “Mafia” criminal affair

The “Mafia” affair got international proportions. The issuance of official passports and documents by the Ministry of Interior to world criminals, drug bosses, mobsters and members of ISIS is a threat to the security system of other countries, not just the Macedonian one. Macedonia has become...
Macedonia 25.01.21 | 20:08

No EC timeline on vaccines for Macedonia

Deputy PM for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov and Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, who met Monday with European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič, were not given a specific timeline when Macedonia could expect vaccines from the EU, MIA reports from Brussels. Sources from the European...
Macedonia 23.11.20 | 15:14

No air quality improvement in Macedonia, according to the EC report

The European Commission presented Monday its regular report on the situation with air pollution in Europe, which includes the six countries from the Western Balkans, in which it is assessed that the situation is still unsatisfactory, MIA’s correspondent in Brussels reported. The health of the people...
Macedonia 08.10.20 | 10:33

EU report states that Macedonia somehow lost 300 square kilometers

The European Commission progress report shaved 300 square kilometers from the Macedonian territory. In the part of the document which gives the basic data on Macedonia, it states that the country spans 25,434 square kilometers, while in fact it has 25,713 square kilometers. To make matters even stranger,...
Macedonia 02.10.20 | 14:51

VMRO-DPMNE EC decides to form a legal team to prepare lawsuit for 4.6 million euros abuse in the SPO, which was confirmed by the State Audit Office

VMRO-DPMNE EC held its regular session yesterday to review the current political situation in the country and the chaos that occurs in every field, economic, social, educational and health, which is a consequence of the mafia way of working of the government, which instead of working for the people,...
Macedonia 24.03.20 | 18:48

No date yet, we wish negotiations to start as soon as possible, EC tells “Republika”

The European Commission confirms that today’s decision by European Affairs ministers to open negotiations with Macedonia does not mean a date for their start. “Republika” asked Ana Pisonero, Spokesperson for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, when will negotiations with Macedonia start...
Macedonia 02.03.20 | 12:20

European Commission expected to again recommend opening of accession talks with Macedonia and Albania

The European Commission will again recommend that Macedonia and Albania should open EU accession talks. EC is working on a new report meant to bolster the odds of the two countries after they were vetoed by France and the Netherlands last October. According to the Macedonian Information Agency, the report...
Macedonia 18.02.20 | 10:48

New EU progress reports on Macedonia and Albania will be presented in early March

The European Commission will present its new progress report on Macedonia and Albania in the first days of March. The state run MIA news agency says that the report will be published when it’s clear that all EU member states will approve the opening of accession talks, which were vetoed by France...
Macedonia 17.02.20 | 22:55

EC report to be released between March 2-4

The European Commission progress report on Macedonia and Albania is expected between March 2-4, after all member-states give the green light for a date to start accession negotiations with the EU, diplomatic sources in Brussels tell MIA. The report is to be adopted at the European Commission meeting...
Macedonia 22.08.19 | 12:26

EC refrains from commenting on the Racket case and Janeva’s detention

The European Commission (EC) is refraining from commenting on the Racket case and the arrest and detention of the Special Public Prosecution (SPO) head, Katica Janeva, MIA’s Brussels correspondent reports. However, the European Commission emphasized that they expect the Macedonian authorities to...
Macedonia 18.06.19 | 20:21

EU conclusions: Praise for Prespa but no accession date

The conclusions adopted by the European foreign ministers today include some words of praise for Macedonia, but the main issue, the agreement that accession talks will begin at a set date, is lacking. Despite much pressure from the European Commission to open the talks, the member states agreed only...
Macedonia 29.05.19 | 19:42

EC commends, but also criticizes the country, urges it to strengthen the rule of law and the fight against corruption

The Prespa agreement on changing the constitutional name, which according to the EU was historic, and the Treaty of good neighborly relations with Bulgaria, provided the country with another clear recommendation from the European Commission to start accession negotiations with the Union. According to...
Balkans 29.05.19 | 14:41

EC negative on Bosnia, Turkey, critical of Serbia and Montenego

The European Commission did not recommend granting Bosnia the status of an EU candidate country, due to its not meeting the required criteria. The report also contains criticism for Serbia and Montenegro, who are the two most advanced candidate countries, over their level of respect for the rule of law....
Macedonia 11.02.19 | 09:56

EC to start using “Republic of North Macedonia” within a few days

The European Commission is preparing to use the new name “Republic of North Macedonia” in a few days, MIA correspondent from Brussels reports. After the two countries ratified the agreement, the European Commission is waiting to complete all envisaged procedures between Skopje and Athens...

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