Tag: eu
World 26.01.21 | 10:14

V4: Brussels is secretive about vaccine procurement contracts

“The EU intends to enforce the contracts signed by the pharmaceutical industry,” the European Council President said on Sunday, reacting to the delays announced by several manufacturers in the delivery of contracted coronavirus vaccines. The V4 news agency has repeatedly contacted the European...
Macedonia 22.01.21 | 20:46

Zaev: We can’t allow ourselves to send a message that full-fledged EU membership has an alternative

We cannot allow ourselves to send a message that full-fledged EU membership has an alternative, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on the “Triling” show on TV 24. The path to membership, through negotiations, through chapters is, in fact, what we need – Europeanization at home. Someone...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 23:00

EU ambassadors to Macedonia urged Zaev to “complete the process with Bulgaria” as soon as possible

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held a video conference with EU member states ambassadors to Macedonia today, led by EU Ambassador David Geer, which was dominated by the dispute with Bulgaria. According to the Government press release, the ambassadors urged that the process with Bulgaria is completed as soon...
Macedonia 14.01.21 | 16:09

German officials raise the prospect of EEA membership for Balkan countries – instead of full EU membership

The German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) paper quotes a politician close to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, stating that it would be more realistic for Balkan countries to ask for membership in the European Economic Area, rather than the European Union. The paper has raised the issue of closer...
Macedonia 25.12.20 | 09:21

Bulgaria’s position is in EU documents: After Zaev failed to meet EU requirements, issues with Bulgaria arose

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski publicly on Alfa TV called on Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to answer whether he knew that his Vice President Dimitrov had gossiped about him with journalists and public opinion creators that he was ready to sign everything, but the “great patriot”...
Macedonia 22.12.20 | 23:20

Milososki invites EU and OSCE experts to examine the criminal cases the Zaev regime is pursuing against him

VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki invited EU and OSCE officials to examine the case the Zaev regime is pushing against him, as one of the many cases of political abuse of the judiciary. Milososki responded after it was announced that international observers will be summoned to inspect the high profile...
Macedonia 21.12.20 | 22:58

Mickoski: If EU officials don’t speak up on our behalf, it means we don’t share the same values

During his MRTV interview this evening, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski urged more EU officials to speak out against the Bulgarian blockade of Macedonia. If European bureaucrats stand to the side, despite the hegemonistic and greater-state ideas put forward by Bulgaria, and don’t respect...
Macedonia 21.12.20 | 22:31

Zaharieva says that other EU member states are not happy to see Macedonia join

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva hinted that the country is not alone in its blockade of Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Bulgaria wants to see Macedonia a member state of the EU more than other EU member states and trans-oceanic countries, but our support is not unconditional. Not...
World 21.12.20 | 09:24

Several EU nations halt flights from Britain over new Covid-19 strain

Several European Union countries were stopping flights from Britain, where a quickly spreading variant of the coronavirus has alarmed officials and sent London and south-eastern England into lockdown. The Netherlands was the first on Sunday to announce an immediate ban on flights, with similar advisories...
Macedonia 18.12.20 | 19:31

Czech Foreign Ministry: Bulgaria’s demands could be detrimental to EU enlargement process

The Czech Republic is deeply disappointed after the negotiating framework for Macedonia, which would have officially marked the start of negotiations, wasn’t approved, the country’s Foreign Ministry told Deutsche Welle. As “Deutsche Welle” reported, the Ministry explained that...
Macedonia 16.12.20 | 16:03

Bulgaria agreed to unblock one set of EU conclusions on enlargement

Radio Free Europe reports that a compromise has been reached on the dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria and that Bulgaria will allow the adoption of the annual enlargement reports. Details are still sketchy and it’s unclear whether this means that Bulgaria will allow Macedonia to actually open EU...
World 10.12.20 | 23:16

EU leaders reach agreement on their stalled budget

European leaders reached agreement on the seven year budget that was held back by countries who insisted to use it as pressure tool against Poland and Hungary and their conservative leaderships.  Agreement on the nearly two trillion EUR budget was announced by the German presidency, and it’s widely...
Macedonia 08.12.20 | 10:08

Osmani: There may be third countries standing in the way of Macedonia’s EU process

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bujar Osmani, said Monday on TV21 “Click Plus” show that it is possible that other countries will stand in the way of the process towards Macedonia’s full membership in the European Union. Besides the strong support from the European Union and the United...
Macedonia 07.12.20 | 09:21

Tomorrow Macedonia will get its fourth veto in less than 2 years

The General Affairs Council (GAC) scheduled for tomorrow, December 8, will be held via video conferencing, said VMRO-DPMNE MP Antonio Milososki, citing diplomatic sources in Brussels. Milososki clarified that such online sessions of GAC are considered informal and cannot make final decisions or conclusions. Therefore,...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 08:50

Milososki: Bulgaria is supported by two other EU member states in its veto of Macedonia

Former Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki cites diplomatic sources in Brussels to say that Bulgaria has blocked both the EU conclusions on Macedonia and the proposed negotiating framework. Milososki adds that Bulgaria’s move was met with criticism from some member states but also with tacit approval...
Macedonia 02.12.20 | 15:06

Osmani meets with EU ambassadors in Macedonia

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani held an online meeting with the ambassadors of EU countries in Macedonia to insist that the country is not giving up on its plan to integrate with the neighboring countries, despite the blockade on the EU path that is currently put before it by Bulgaria. We do not...
Macedonia 25.11.20 | 13:25

Davkova: Macedonia will become EU member during Turkey’s presidency

VMRO-DPMNE MP and presidential candidate in the last presidential election, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova says that Macedonia will become a member of the European Union during Turkey’s presidency. Macedonia will start negotiations with the EU during Montenegro’s presidency. Macedonia will become...
Balkans 25.11.20 | 11:57

It is not just Bulgaria: Other EU countries also oppose start of Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations

Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev says his country is not the only one blocking Macedonia’s EU path, and that other countries such as France and the Netherlands have doubts about starting negotiations. At the moment, an image is being created that Bulgaria is the only EU country...
Macedonia 17.11.20 | 13:48

There’s Prespa Agreement, but no negotiations: Zaev and Dimitrov prematurely renamed documents and institutions into “North”

Bulgaria’s veto on the start of Macedonia’s EU negotiations is largely related to the implementation of the agreement with Greece in the part with the opening of the chapters. At the moment when it is clear that there are no negotiations, and there will not be in the near future, Zaev and...
Macedonia 17.11.20 | 09:16

Veto confirmed: Bulgaria will not allow the start of Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations

Today, the Ministers of European Affairs of the EU member states will hold online the long-awaited General Affairs Council, which was to adopt the negotiating framework for Macedonia and Albania, MIA’s correspondent in Brussels reported. At today’s meeting, it is almost certain that Bulgaria...
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