Tag: EU membership
Macedonia 08.08.23 | 14:05

DUI and SDSM are preparing a Manifest for inclusion of Bulgars in the Constitution

SDSM and DUI are preparing a joint Manifest by which they will show their support for negotiating for a full EU membership, and call upon all political parties to unite behind the Manifest. The Manifest stipulates all advantages of EU membership and promises respect for all undertaken obligations, especially...
Macedonia 29.05.23 | 09:00

Every third ethic Macedonian is against the EU membership – the support among ethnic Albanians is 93%

According to the last public opinion poll, conducted by the Institute for Political Researches from Skopje on behalf of the political TV  show Detector, 55.8% of Macedonian citizens would support membership in the EU, while a quarter of the respondents, or 24.8%, would be against it. The poll reveals...
Balkans 14.12.22 | 09:10

Although not recognized by five member states, Kosovo is applying for EU membership

A ceremony will be held in Pristina today at which the request for membership of Kosovo in the EU will be signed, Pristina media reported. The Kosovo presidency, as Pristina’s “Koha” reported, announced that the ceremony will take place at 11am. The application will be signed by President...
Macedonia 05.09.22 | 14:06

Kovacevski: Goal set to conclude EU negotiations by 2030

The government has decided to establish a structure for Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said Monday. Vice Prime Minister Bojan Maricic will be the main negotiator, and the team will also include domestic experts, civil servants and experts from outside the...
Macedonia 02.07.21 | 18:36

Mickoski: Macedonian people are not ready for additional concessions, we deserve the start of negotiations for full-fledged EU membership

Our task is a strong economy, education, healthcare system, harmonized legislation, strong farmers, happy retirees, youth that stays in the country, a lot of investments…only then will Bulgaria’s arguments be much weaker. I asked the interlocutors, who are part of the European People’s...
Macedonia 22.05.21 | 15:59

Schallenberg: Macedonia’s EU membership is Austria’s strategic interest

For us, full membership of Macedonia, Albania and all countries of the region, is a strategic interest. This is our closest neighborhood, in political, cultural and economic terms. We have over half a million Austrian citizens with family background in the Western Balkans, so there’s a very strong...

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