Tag: eu
Macedonia 26.09.24 | 09:31

Albania will “decouple” from Macedonia in the EU integration process

Albanian media outlets are reporting that the country will hold a meeting to open its first EU integration cluster on October 15th in Luxembourg. With this, Albania will effectively “decouple” from Macedonia in its EU integration, as Macedonia remains stuck and is unable to begin the accession...
Macedonia 18.09.24 | 17:25

Prime Minister Mickoski will attend a dinner with EU Commission President Von der Leyen

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski will attend a dinner with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other Balkan leaders in Brussels tomorrow. Mickoski said that he intends to use this visit to Brussels to express the frustration that Macedonian citizens are feeling with the long delayed...
Balkans 09.09.24 | 22:02

EU may hold conferences with Albania, Serbia and possibly Macedonia in October

European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi announced that the EU may hold inter-governmental conferences with Serbia, Albania and possibly with Macedonia in October. The conferences are important in beginning or advancing the EU accession talks, which have been stalled for all Balkan countries. Macedonia...
Balkans 01.09.24 | 09:10

Vucic believes that no Balkan country will join the EU before Ukraine

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he does not expect any Balkan country to join the European Union by 2030, and that Ukraine will be the first to join. Only after I believe that Serbia, Albania, Montenegro and, hopefully, if the Bulgarians allow it, Macedonia, can join. But only after Ukraine...
Macedonia 02.08.24 | 16:23

EU sends help to fight forest fires in Macedonia

The European Commission coordinated help from Germany, Sweden, Czechia and Slovenia to help Macedonia fight the forest fires. Germany an Sweden will dispatch two fire fighting planes each and Czechia and Slovenia will contribute a helicopter each, on top of the helicopter given by Serbia. EU is also...
Macedonia 27.06.24 | 22:54

Bulgaria seeks EU support to increase pressure on Macedonia

Bulgaria will insist in the European Council to include a text on the Republic of Macedonia when accepting the Meeting Conclusions. The announcement that Bulgaria will seek support from the rest of the EU to put pressure on Macedonia comes at a time when Bulgarian President Radev and likely future Premier...
World 15.06.24 | 19:33

EU will hold accession conference with Ukraine and Moldova

EU ambassadors decided to allow Ukraine and Moldova to begin their accession talks. The latest two candidate countries will hold a governmental conference with the EU on June 25th. It’s not clear how long these talks will last, given the brutal war in Ukraine and the Russian military presence in...
Macedonia 28.03.24 | 20:54

Macedonia needs to pay back 2.2 million EUR in EU education grants because of fraud

The European Union’s fraud investigation unit OLAF is seeking 2.2 million EUR back, after the funds were abused by the Erasmus+ program. The abuse happened between 2016 and 2018, and the Agency managing Erasmus funding was informed that the money need to be returned. Marko Gjorgievski, head of...
Macedonia 14.03.24 | 21:42

Escobar expects Macedonia to become “a full EU membership candidate, and an immediate candidate”

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said that Macedonia should become a full EU membership candidate, and an immediate candidate. Speaking from Brussels, Escobar added that Macedonia “has been a very solid partner, both bilaterally and in multilateral fora such as NATO and the...
Macedonia 16.12.23 | 12:10

“Why didn’t SDSM and DUI use their international connections to lift the Bulgarian veto?”

Following the failure at the latest European Council, where Macedonia, and other Balkan countries, were snubbed in their integration expectations, VMRO-DPMNE called out the SDSM-DUI Government for failing to use its alleged international support to advance Macedonia’s cause. Macedonia’s pre-negotiations...
Macedonia 14.12.23 | 08:52

EU Summit: European leaders interested only in Ukraine, the Balkans only mentioned

EU enlargement policy, including the stabilization and association process, the latest developments with Russian aggression against Ukraine and the Union’s continued support for the country and the Ukrainian people, the situation in the Middle East and the proposed revision of the multiannual financial...
World 12.12.23 | 13:01

Europeans are receptive to Ukraine entering the EU, but not the Western Balkans; 26% are in favor of Macedonia joining the EU.

Ahead of the EU Summit, a survey conducted across six member states revealed a mixed attitude toward EU enlargement. While there’s openness toward Ukraine joining, doubts linger about admitting countries from the Western Balkans, Georgia, and Turkey. The Guardian reported these findings. The survey,...
Macedonia 08.11.23 | 22:42

EU blasts the Government for its high level of corruption

The latest progress report prepared by the European Commission is exceptionally critical for Macedonia, with conclusions that the country has made no progress in the fight against corruption, which is rife in the country and is an issue of concern. Macedonia is also accused of abusing Parliament rules...
World 06.11.23 | 17:54

The European Commission promises Gaza an additional €25 million in aid

According to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brussels will provide Gaza an additional €25 million ($26.9 million) in humanitarian relief on Monday. According to her, this brings the EU’s total funding for people in Gaza to €100 million. According to von der Leyen, the EU...
Macedonia 06.09.23 | 21:19

EU mission in Macedonia is reviewing the proposed changes to the Criminal Code

The mission of the European Union in Macedonia issued a statement regarding the vote in Parliament to adopt urgent changes to the Criminal Code. The changes will reduce prison terms for cases of abuse of office, and are being proposed under the controversial EU flag procedure. The Delegation of the EU...
Macedonia 02.09.23 | 14:59

SPM: This sad excuse for a president obviously doesn’t posses the capacity to understand Macedonia’s needs

The Socialist Party of Macedonia described as shameful President Stevo Pendarovski’s statement that the opposition obstructs the Macedonian membership in the EU. SPM states that this sad excuse for a president based his statements on his personal inconsistency, the distorted perception of Macedonia’s...
Macedonia 31.08.23 | 12:09

Under the rule of SDSM, Macedonia became the most depressive country in Europe

Macedonia’s plight with the EU continues. First, neighboring Greece blocked its membership negotiations due to the name dispute. Now Bulgaria is taking its turn, Deutsche Welle analyzes the situation in the country. After two and a half decades of dispute, Skopje agreed to change the previous name...
Balkans 30.08.23 | 19:44

Under Macron’s plan, Balkan countries would sit in the EU, but won’t have the right to vote

Austrian Europe Minister Karoline Edtstadler discussed the proposal from French President Emmanuel Macron to create different tiers of EU member states, before any Balkan country is allowed to join the EU. Unlike Austria, which is enthusiastic about bringing new countries to the EU, France is a deep...
Balkans 29.08.23 | 21:18

Hungarian Minister Szijjarto calls on the EU not to wait until 2030 and admit the Balkan countries as soon as possible

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called on the European Union to open accession talks with the Balkan countries immediately, and to add them to the EU as soon as possible. Szijjarto spoke in response to comments from European Council President Charles Michel who cited 2030 as a year when the...
Balkans 29.08.23 | 16:51

Charles Michel’s hopeful announcement to the Balkans dismissed by the EU Commission

A day after European Council President Charles Michel hinted that the EU would be ready to bring in new members by 2030, a Commission spokeswoman Dana Spinant asked the press not to speculate with accession dates. Michel was trying to restore some hope in the long waiting Balkan countries – not...
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