Tag: eu
Macedonia 15.04.19 | 15:23

Minister Mancevski wants to write his would-be EU advisers a blank cheque

After bemoaning the lack of qualified personnel able to engage the European Union when (if?) accession talks begin, Minister Damjan Mancevski announced that private companies will be hired to provide advice and support. This will open the door for a major nepotism cycle, with the SDSM led Government...
Macedonia 09.04.19 | 12:52

Milososki expects that Macedonia will not be allowed to open EU accession talks this year

Former Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki predicts that Macedonia will not be allowed to open EU accession talks this summer, as Zoran Zaev insisted, and that when the talks finally begin, they will last at least eight to ten years – provided no complications arise. Macedonia will, unfortunately,...
Macedonia 06.04.19 | 23:11

Fact check: Pendarovski multiplied the amount of money Macedonia will take from the EU by ten

VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska said that her opponent Stevo Pendarovski grossly inflated the funds Macedonia stands to receive from the European Union after the expected opening of EU accession talks. Pendarovski declared that Macedonia will receive 900 million EUR per year, and...
Macedonia 05.04.19 | 22:57

Siljanovska: We changed our name and still no EU accession in sight

Opposition presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova said its sadly predictable that, even after Macedonia was forced to change its name, it may still be rejected as it applies to begin EU accession talks. The announcement came from EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, who said that, instead...
Macedonia 05.04.19 | 20:12

Zaev has “absolutely no intention to resign” if accession talks don’t begin this summer

if Macedonia changes its name and accepts other Greek requests, the date will be approved in June 2019, but opposition from France and the Netherlands prompted the EU to begin talking about granting only a “preparatory stage of negotiations”, a cop-out Macedonia was offered before, and now...
World 05.04.19 | 19:47

Orban: EU elections will determine whether Europe keeps its Christian character

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the coming European Parliament elections will determine whether Europe will be able to maintain its Christian character. How did we get to the point where it’s a possibility that we need to fight for our lifestyle, our way of life and our natural...
Macedonia 05.04.19 | 10:54

Milososki: Government tries to present the opposition responsible for possible failure to get date for EU negotiations

VMRO-DPMNE MP Antonio Milososki said Thursday on TV 24 that the government is trying to present the opposition responsible for possible failure to get a date for opening negotiations. So we have three different statements, Prime Minister Zaev says that last year we got a date, Vice Prime Minister Osmani...
World 29.03.19 | 22:18

EU Parliament backs ban on single-use plastic products

The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in support of a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics to counter pollution from the discarded items in waterways and fields, DW reported. The Parliament backed the ban 560-35. EU member states have given their support but need to vote on the measure...
World 20.03.19 | 16:48

EU regulators fine Google 1.49 billion euros

EU antitrust regulators handed down a 1.49 billion euro ($1.69 billion) fine to Alphabet unit Google on Wednesday for blocking rival online search advertisers, marking the company’s third penalty in two years, Reuters reported. Last year, the EU competition enforcer imposed a record 4.34 billion euro...
Macedonia 19.03.19 | 19:07

Zaev asks EU officials to approve opening accession talks with “his country”

Zoran Zaev was in Brussels today to urge European Union officials to be true to their promises and allow Macedonia to open EU accession talks during the Council meeting expected this summer. Zaev’s EU supporters Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn praised Zaev for pushing through the Prespa treaty...
Macedonia 09.03.19 | 21:54

Siljanovska doubtful that EU will allow Macedonia to begin accession talks

As the mid-summer EU decision date draws near, opposition presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska believe that Macedonia doesn’t meet the criteria to open the European Union accession talks. Spring is around the corner. We heard the recent statement from French Minister Loiseau. She told us...
Macedonia 09.03.19 | 21:47

Pendarovski acknowledges Macedonia is far from joining the EU

In an interview with the Croatian Jutarnji List daily, SDSM – DUI presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski acknowledged that Macedonia is still far away from joining the European Union. Macedonia expects to receive a positive recommendation to open accession talks this summer, with the Greek veto...
Macedonia 24.02.19 | 20:21

France warns Macedonia that it may not approve opening of EU accession talks

French European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau warned Macedonia that it may be left without an invitation to begin EU accession talks this summer. Loiseau welcomed the fact that the Macedonian Government accepted to change the name of the country under Greek pressure, but underlined that it is not...
World 19.02.19 | 10:00

European lawmakers will make new attempt to enter Venezuela

European lawmakers who were barred from entering Venezuela will make a new attempt when the opposition tries to take humanitarian aid into the country next Saturday, a member of the delegation has said. The six conservative members of the European Parliament had traveled to Caracas on the invitation...
Macedonia 15.02.19 | 17:23

EU formally notified on name change

Today, the EU has formally been notified of the new constitutional name of the country, following the entry into force of the Prespa Agreement, the European External Action Service (EEAS) said in a press release on Friday. Today, the European Union has formally been notified by the Republic of North...
Macedonia 15.02.19 | 14:20

EU expected to comment on the Macedonian name change on Monday

EU foreign ministers are expected to discuss Macedonia on Monday and to formulat an opinion on the Prespa agreement, under which the country is supposed to change its name into “North Macedonia”. According to the MIA state news agency, the EU Council has been informed about the ratification...
Macedonia 12.02.19 | 15:44

Zaev: I don’t believe that the EU is falling apart, I see it as stronger than ever

During his remarks at the NATO flag raising ceremony in front of the Macedonian Government, Zoran Zaev said that he rejects claims that the European Union is disintegrating. Zaev said that Macedonia, which he referred to “our country” or the “European Republic of North Macedonia”,...
Macedonia 07.02.19 | 14:20

EU demands that the Macedonian Government stops threatening journalists and investigates PIOM corruption allegations

European Union spokesperson Maja Kocijancic condemned the Zaev Goverment over its intimidation of journalists who reported on the corruption allegations involving the DUI party. Kocijancic also called on the authorities to investigate all allegations of corruption. The dispute originated in a statement...
Macedonia 06.02.19 | 13:16

Gruevski announces a new battle for the Macedonian name and identity after the country joins EU and NATO

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who lives as political emigre in Hungary after being deposed in a “colored revolution” issued a lengthy call for a “new paradigm” in the fight for the Macedonian name and statehood. Its corner stone is to continue the battle from...
Macedonia 04.02.19 | 23:07

Zaev: Macedonia may commence EU accession talks this June

Macedonia may commence the EU accession talks in June, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told reporters on Monday after meeting his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov. The two prime ministers met in the Bulgarian capital and talked about development of cooperation in various sectors, infrastructure and transport...
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