Tag: 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...
Macedonia 29.08.23 | 12:42

SPM: The Macedonian diplomacy’s incompetence is worrying, hence the PM’s public self-shaming

The Socialist Party of Macedonia reacts to the “unfortunate and frivolous statements” by Kovachevski, delivered at the Bled Strategic Forum this weekend. The party complains that, instead of gaining an additional motive to fight for his country from the content of the Bled Agreement from...
Macedonia 29.08.23 | 12:02

If the EU ever enlarges toward West Balkan, it will be with one seat and no voting rights

Following French President Emanuel Macron and the European Council Chairperson Jean Michelle’s statements it becomes clear what direction the EU enlargement with the Balkan region will take. What is really important is that we have to forget about membership in 2030 – it was but a tasty ЕУ...
Macedonia 28.08.23 | 20:29

Macron pours cold water on the Government’s promises of an open path to the EU

French President Emmanuel Macron poured cold water on the latest attempt of the DUI – SDSM led Government to insist that Macedonia has a unique opportunity to join the EU, if only she accepts the latest demand for national concessions. Speaking at a gathering of the French ambassadors, Macron discussed...
Macedonia 23.08.23 | 12:43

Following the European carrot, does the American stick comes now?

The scheduling of the Parliamentary session dedicated to the constitutional amendments increased the pressure on VMRO-DPMNE to accept the amendments. Most exposed are the MPs, but also the leadership of the party. Previously, at the meetings with all relevant ambassadors, the representatives of the government...
Macedonia 22.08.23 | 19:35

Kovacevski promises great economic results and no new Bulgarian demands during the EU accession process

Speaking with the state owned MIA news agency from Athens, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski repeated his position that the eventual EU membership will be worth all concessions that Macedonia is forced to make – this time toward Bulgaria. If we look at the economic effects of the NATO membership,...
Macedonia 19.08.23 | 14:36

SDSM: The pro-European coalition will do everything in its power to break this blockade

The pro-European coalition will not succumb to irresponsible and unstatesmanlike behaviour and will do the utmost to remove the blockade on the country’s European integration path. Our future is integration, not isolation, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski said at Friday’s press conference. Kovachevski...
Macedonia 30.07.23 | 18:14

Italian diplomat Stefanini: Macedonia should take advantage of the renewed interest in EU enlargement

Italian diplomat and military consultant Stefano Sefanini urged Macedonia to amend its Constitution in line with the Bulgarian demands, in order to take advantage of the alleged current impetus to speed up EU integration. In an interview with the MIA state news agency, Stefanini says that after the war...
Macedonia 21.07.23 | 08:50

Klekovski: All VMRO members of Parliament are pro-European

VMRO-DPMNE official Saso Klekovski responded to comments from Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, that the Government will try to find common cause with “pro-European” members of Parliament from VMRO and adopt the constitutional amendments that Bulgaria wants. Bujar Osmani should not look for...
Macedonia 15.07.23 | 16:07

Geer: The average income in Macedonia is only 41.5 percent of the 27 member states’ average, and productivity for workers is about 16 percent

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined a new 4-pillar plan to bring the Western Balkans closer to the EU, announcing it as a new growth plan for the region. The idea is for the EU candidate countries to feel the benefits of EU membership before they become part of the Union, EU Ambassador...
Macedonia 05.07.23 | 21:37

After the latest scandals, EU will send a mission to investigate the rot in the judiciary in Macedonia

The European Union will send a mission to Macedonia to determine the extent of the abuses in the Judicial Council. This key institution that appoints and removes judges all but collapsed in the past months, after a group of its members removed its chair in violation of the statute, and then appointed...
Balkans 02.07.23 | 08:53

EU measures against Kosovo go into effect

EU measures against Kosovo went into effect as the Government there is being punished for its refusal to allow the Serbian municipalities to organize into an association. Kosovo will no longer be invited to high level meetings and will be left out of a 2.1 billion EUR investment fund for the region....
Macedonia 30.06.23 | 18:47

Radev: There will be no additional demands apart from those included in Macedonia’s negotiating framework

Sofia strongly desires Macedonia’s EU integration, but the country must first implement the obligations they accepted, Radev told the Bulgarian National Television on Friday. “The issue of the rights of the Bulgarians in Macedonia is not bilateral, nor a Balkan dispute, as they try to present...
Macedonia 30.06.23 | 08:48

Most of the Macedonians think that the country will never become part of EU, support for NATO very high – a poll by Conrad Adenauer

Support for Macedonia’s membership in NATO from 2021 is continuously increasing, making a cumulative positive difference of 5.9 percent and in absolute terms today it amounts to 65.7 percent, while 62.3 percent support the European integration of Macedonia, a result that is almost at the same level...
Macedonia 29.06.23 | 08:51

Grkovska – Jourova: Strengthening democratic values key for society’s progress

The need to strengthen the democratic values and rule of law, as well as the country’s progress in boosting proactive transparency of the institutions and tackling corruption were the topics of Wednesday’s meeting in Brussels between Deputy Prime Minister in charge of good governance policies, Slavica...
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