Tag: eu
World 18.02.20 | 20:22

EU car sales down by 7.5 per cent in January

Sales of new cars in the European Union dropped year-on-year by 7.5 per cent in January, an industry group said Tuesday, blaming the fall on new taxes. Just under 957,000 new cars were registered in the EU last month, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said in its monthly bulletin. “Major...
Macedonia 18.02.20 | 14:33

Balkan applicants raise the issue of Europe’s direction: Bloomberg editor proposes a three tier EU

After French President Emmanuel Macron blocked the opening of EU accession talks for Macedonia and Albania, a debate opened about whether the EU can continue to expand while at the same time deepening the integration and decision making. Bloomberg editor Andreas Kluth proposes that this dilemma is resolved...
Macedonia 06.02.20 | 12:47

EU embassy denies reports that it was funding Boki 13’s bogus charity

The EU delegation in Macedonia denied reports that it was funding Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 and his bogus charity, that was used to extort money from businesses. One of the witnesses in the Racket trial, judge Meri Dika Georgievska, who is a close friend of Boki 13, testified that Boki managed...
Macedonia 05.02.20 | 12:08

EU presents its new enlargement methodology

The European Commission is presenting its new methodology for enlargement, which was prepared after France blocked the opening of accession talks with Macedonia and Albania in October. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the new methodology is “credible and dynamic” and will...
Economy 31.01.20 | 10:59

Unemployment in the EU drops to its lowest-ever point, V4 countries in the lead

Figures released by Eurostat on Thursday reveal that the unemployment rate in the European Union fell to its lowest level ever in December 2019 and to an 11-year low in the euro area. The Czech Republic boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the whole of the European Union, while jobless figures in Poland...
Macedonia 23.01.20 | 18:48

EU postpones the publication of its enlargement methodology

The European Commission will postpone the publication of its new enlargement methodology by at least a week. The new set of rules for bringing in new member states, which France insists on, was supposed to be published on January 29, but spokeswoman Ana Pisonero said it will be published a week late...
World 23.01.20 | 11:56

We changed our name, but we will not see Europe – ESI predicts that Western Balkan countries will not join EU before 2030!

If the methodology and pace of the process do not change, no Western Balkan country will join the Union before 2030, according to the latest study of the European Stability Initiative (ESI). The document quotes a 2010 statement by former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. Asked what “shape”...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 11:04

Osmani says he is encouraged by the changes in the EU enlargement methodology

Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European integration Bujar Osmani said he is encouraged by what he has seen in the new EU methodology for admitting new member states and the recent visit from Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi. Macedonia was vetoed by France in October, which prevented the opening of accession...
Macedonia 08.01.20 | 22:03

Macron changes position, green light for Macedonia in May?

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday after meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Paris that France would withdraw its enlargement reserves at the next EU Council in May if the European Commission drafts an enlargement methodology by the end of the month to address France’s...
Balkans 01.01.20 | 22:51

V4: Croatia to take over EU presidency

Croatia takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union on 1 January. The Croatian government will follow the Finnish presidency and pass it on to Germany in July 2020. The slogan of the Croatian presidency is “A strong Europe in a challenging world”, the V4 news agency reported. Since its...
Macedonia 27.12.19 | 12:50

EU official who deals with implementing projects says that Macedonia is a “non-functional state”

Nicola Bertolini, head of the cooperation section of the EU embassy in Macedonia, had some stern words in an interview with TV Klan, saying that “this is a non – functional state”. Bertolini was objecting to the fact that the EU mission has serious difficulty in finding partners it...
Macedonia 17.12.19 | 10:36

EU doesn’t trust Zaev, is waiting for his replacement, the vetting will wait for the new government

In just a few days, the outgoing prime minister has changed his mind again. This time Zaev changed his mind about vetting in the judiciary. After the EU ambassador said that at this moment no such thing is needed, Zaev rushed to agree with him and explained that it was really not a moment for vetting...
Balkans 15.12.19 | 12:23

Borissov: Countries that want to join the EU or NATO to show more wisdom and carefully consider their actions

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov hopes that Macedonia, once it becomes the 30th NATO member and joins the North-Atlantic family, will soon show a difference in development. He also said he expects the other countries that want to join the EU or NATO, to show more wisdom and carefully consider...
Macedonia 13.12.19 | 17:12

Puigdemont: If the EU is negotiating with Macedonia or Albania, why not Catalonia?

Calatan separatist leader Carlos Puigdemont dismissed comments that Catalonia is not fit to secede and become an EU member state citing the fact that countries like Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo are negotiating with the EU. They told us: ‘Taking in Scotland, Catalonia, Flanders – that would be too...
Macedonia 12.12.19 | 18:59

Osmani turns somber, says EU relations are too complex and outcomes are difficult to predict

Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani, who is tasked with advancing EU integration, struck a somber note today during a lecture in Struga. Osmani told the participants at the event that the “relations within the EU itself are complex” and outcomes are “not easy to predict”, but that...
Macedonia 06.12.19 | 19:18

Pendarovski: The Western Balkans are losing hope of being integrated into the EU

The European Union must not leave the Western Balkans, as the citizens of those countries also deserve better conditions and a higher standard of living, President Stevo Pendarovski said Friday in Berlin addressing the “EU Enlargement – Unfulfilled Promise – What Now?” panel discussion...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 18:36

President Macron strongly rejects opening EU talks with Macedonia before his reforms are complete

French President Emmanuel Macron told the Macedonian Information Agency that France was not alone in blocking Macedonia from opening the UE accession talks in OCtober, but that he is willing to take the role of the “bad guy”. Speaking after the London NATO summit, Macron repeated his position...
Macedonia 28.11.19 | 16:39

Manfred Weber: This is madness – Turkey negotiates with EU, and Macedonia cannot!

Former candidate for European Commission president and one of the most influential politicians in the EU, Manfred Weber, has asked Brussels even at the December summit to approve the start of negotiations with Macedonia. The influential German parliamentarian urged during the parliamentary debate in...
Macedonia 27.11.19 | 15:47

After his veto for Macedonia and Albania, Macron is now preparing work and travel restrictions?

Bloomberg reports that French President Emmanuel Macron has new moves planned in what the agency calls his push to “take control of Europe”. One of the steps, according to Bloomberg, was to block the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania and to overall stop the future enlargement...
Macedonia 26.11.19 | 19:38

French Ambassador Thimonier wants to see a new law on state prosecutors and progress in fighting crime and corruption

French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier said that the veto for Macedonia and Albania and the subsequent non – paper proposal to re-organize the EU accession process are not a historic mistake but a “historic opportunity” to fix the EU enlargement model. Speaking before the...
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