Tag: EU enlargement
Macedonia 29.08.23 | 14:59

Marichikj: The date for the EU next enlargement justifies our strategy of fast movement toward the EU

The President of the European Council Charles Michel’s speech delivered at the Bled Strategic Forum is a pivotal moment for the EU’s enlargement as it included the first official time frame given for the next enlargement, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bojan Marichikj told MIA. Macedonia...

Balkans 28.08.23 | 22:48

EU Council President calls for enlargement by 2030

European Council President Charles Michel made a call that the EU should prepare for enlargement by 2030, giving some encouragement to Balkan countries like Macedonia, after French President Emmanuel Macron clearly stated that no full membership is on the table. In his remarks in Slovenia, made before...

Macedonia 23.07.23 | 14:03

Szynkowski: Next year EU will concentrate more on itself and institutional changes

Macedonia finds itself in a key momentum regarding its EU perspective. It is not our task to tell you what to do. Our task is to share the perspective that it is time to use the window of opportunity you have now because next year it will be more complicated. Next year, the EU will probably concentrate...

World 24.11.22 | 12:39

Portuguese Prime Minister: EU cannot accept new members and must tell this to the candidate countries

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa squashed all hopes of the candidate countries for membership in the European Union, with the statement that the EU is not in conditions to expand to new members. In a conversation with the Portuguese editorial office of CNN, Costa referred primarily to Ukraine,...

World 21.09.22 | 09:47

EU enlargement part of debate on eliminating unanimity in decision-making process

The Czech EU Presidency has opened the topic of eliminating unanimous decision-making in certain foreign policy areas. Union enlargement is part of the debate, although not a high priority, according to Czech Minister of European Affairs Mikulas Bek, MIA reports from Brussels. At Tuesday’s press...

Macedonia 08.03.22 | 08:56

Osmani: EU enlargement in the region is becoming a security issue

There is a growing perception among EU member states that the issue of enlargement is becoming a security issue. We have always warned that this is not just a matter of political completion of this EU political project, but a matter of security consolidation of the continent, which is now proving to...

Macedonia 14.12.21 | 20:12

EU conclusions on Macedonia and Albania do not mention “intergovernmental conference this year”

EU member states managed to reach a compromise on the conclusions on enlargement, but the ambition to hold the first intergovernmental conferences with Skopje and Tirana is not part of them, MIA’s correspondent in Brussels reported. Although the Slovenian presidency hoped that negotiations with...

Macedonia 18.12.20 | 16:24

Thanks to the Czech Republic and Slovakia: EU conclusions on “misinterpretation of history” not adopted

The Council of the EU on Friday didn’t adopt the controversial enlargement conclusions after they weren’t approved by the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Now, Portugal will have to tackle the matter, MIA’s Brussels correspondent reports. Diplomats in Brussels do not remember the last time the year...

Macedonia 30.04.19 | 10:21

France and Germany pour cold water on Balkan hopes for immediate EU accession

German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron have suggested to six western Balkan countries aspiring to EU membership that there is little immediate prospect of their joining the bloc, telling them to get their houses in order first, Financial Times wrote. Mr Macron focused on...