Tag: eu
Macedonia 19.11.19 | 15:23

Besa: The government has failed the exam to implement reforms and set European standards in the country

Macedonia’s journey to the European Union is made more difficult every day, not because of the conditions that are set, but more because of this government fault that has failed the exam in implementing reforms and setting European standards in the country and society, the Besa movement said. Reading...
Macedonia 19.11.19 | 14:00

Germany thinks France’s “non-paper” will slow down the enlargement process

France’s proposal to reform the EU enlargement process, which should be discussed at the General Affairs Council, brings nothing new – it will only slow down the enlargement process, Berlin sources told DW. We are familiar with the French government’s reform proposals on the EU enlargement...
Macedonia 18.11.19 | 17:51

German MEP McAllister calls on EU member states to correct their mistake and approve EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania

German member of the European Parliament David McAllister, who sits on the AFET Foreign Committee, called on the member states to correct the mistake from the latest European Council and to approve the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania. McAllister pointed to the coming meeting...
Macedonia 14.11.19 | 19:01

After Macedonia’s blockade, Vucic asked Hahn why he should continue dialogue with Pristina

Outgoing EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn in an interview with Financial Times echoed the disappointment that Macedonia and Albania were not allowed to start accession negotiations with the European Union. Han says the blockade came at a time when efforts were needed EU to step up to become a stronger global...
Macedonia 07.11.19 | 21:07

Macedonia didn’t get a date because of Albania, Macron tells “The Economist”

Following France’s veto on Macedonia at the October Summit, Macron announced in an interview with The Economist readiness to give our country a date for negotiations as early as the March summit, provided that both the Union and Macedonia deliver reforms. Macron is ready to give the green light...
Macedonia 07.11.19 | 19:56

Von der Leyen expects Varhelyi to continue supporting negotiations with Skopje and Tirana

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in a letter sent to Enlargement Commissioner candidate Oliver Varhelyi, say she expects him to continue to push for opening negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. Practice requires the elected president to send her commissioner candidates their...
Macedonia 05.11.19 | 12:52

We will not speculate on upcoming early elections or on government formation, Kocijancic tells Republika

The European Union does not want to comment on the timing of early elections in Macedonia or the formation of a new government. Maja Kocijancic, a spokesperson of the European Commission explained to “Republika.mk” that the EU fully supports the Przino Agreement and that it was supported...
Macedonia 30.10.19 | 16:02

Mickoski says Parliament can be recalled to ratify NATO accession if necessary, adds that full EU membership remains Macedonia’s strategic goal

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that it is possible to recall the Parliament to ratify Macedonia’s NATO membership even after it is dissolved in February. His comments came Talat Xhaferi warned that the elections may postpone Macedonia’s NATO accession. Parliament will dissolve...
Macedonia 24.10.19 | 11:50

Hahn: Frankly speaking after the decision of the EU Council, we are helpless

Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn again sharply criticized France’s negative stance and the European leaders’ refusal to make a decision to start accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania, saying the consequences for both countries and the region could be disastrous. Hahn said...
Macedonia 22.10.19 | 14:31

Mickoski: Zaev refused elections in January; VMRO-DPMNE has a plan for the EU integration of Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that the opposition was prepared to go to the polls as early as January, but that it was rejected during the meeting in the residence of President Pendarovski on Sunday. Mickoski reaction comes after Zaev insisted that they wanted to go to the polls in December,...
Macedonia 21.10.19 | 09:59

German conservatives call on Macedonia and Albania not to be discouraged

The ruling conservative CDU-CSU coalition in Germany called on Macedonia and Albania to see the failure at the European Council as an encouragement to work even harder toward EU integration. I ask both countries to look at the negative vote in the European Council as a push for further reforms. If both...
Macedonia 19.10.19 | 11:24

US State Department disappointed over EU’s decision not to open accession negotiations with Macedonia, Albania

The U.S. State Department expressed disappointment at the EU’s failure to move forward on membership talks with Macedonia and Albania. The United States supports North Macedonia and Albania’s commitment to Transatlantic integration and aspiration to join the European Union. We are disappointed...
Macedonia 19.10.19 | 10:46

La Verita: Macron takes revenge on EU through Macedonia

Italian newspaper La Verita in its latest analysis claims that Macedonia is a collateral damage to the Macron-German conflict but also to the incompetence and corruption of Zaev and his government. The newspaper also announces new evidence of crime in the government led by SDSM and DUI. Here’s...
Macedonia 18.10.19 | 17:52

Mondoloni: Prespa Agreement was not the only condition set out last year

France is not against, but for opening the negotiations, but we need two conditions to be fulfilled. For North Macedonia one of the issues is Special Prosecutor Office, and for Albania justice reform, these are important issues, Director for Continental Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France Frédéric...
News 17.10.19 | 22:24

The Prespa treaty can’t be implemented domestically, in Macedonia, without EU accession talks

A failure to open EU accession talks would clearly create a political environment making the further implementation of the Prespa treaty impossible. But politics aside, the treaty itself contains a clause that makes its implementation, at least domestically, in Macedonia, impossible if EU accession talks...
Macedonia 17.10.19 | 13:27

RFE reporter in Brussels: No everyone was happy Macedonia, Albania to join EU

Rikard Jozwiak, Brussels reporter of Radio Free Europe wrote on Twitter that not everyone was happy to add Albania and Macedonia to the EUCO dinner agenda. French President Emmanuel Macron last night and German Chancellor Angela Merkel this morning lowered hopes ahead of the start of the EU summit...
Macedonia 17.10.19 | 10:28

Tsipras to Juncker: It’s matter of international credibility for EU to decide to start accession negotiations with North Macedonia

It is a matter of international credibility for the EU to decide on the Summit to set a date for the start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia, former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at their meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, according...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 15:21

Politico: Macron will budge on Macedonia and Albania only if he can get something in exchange

“France was the only country opposing talks with North Macedonia,” Politico cites diplomatic sources. Another diplomat accused Paris of “acting already as if we were in a post-Brexit world where they think they can call all the shots.” According to some diplomats, France will only budge when...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 13:52

Euractiv: France halts EU enlargement

France blocked the opening of accession talks with North Macedonia on Tuesday (15 October), despite the promise made by the EU to Skopje that its historic name deal with Greece, the Prespa agreement, would earn it a ticket to EU membership negotiations, Euractiv news agency wrote. EU ministers who met...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 15:36

Finland proposes decoupling negotiations with Macedonia and Albania

After the first round of talks between EU member states on opening accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania, the Finnish Presidency officially proposed decoupling negotiations with the two countries, diplomatic sources in Luxembourg told MIA. Three EU member states conformed the information...
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