Tag: eu
Macedonia 30.08.21 | 18:02

Zaev tells EU it has moral obligation to ensure Macedonia begins its accession talks

In an event with European official Miroslav Lajcak, Zoran Zaev insisted that the EU has a moral obligation to allow (North) Macedonia to open its EU accession talks. I expect that the EU will find a way to unblock enlargement as a matter of strategic interest, Zaev said. Macedonia is currently blocked...

Macedonia 29.08.21 | 12:39

Zaev and Filipce’s stubbornness over the pandemic led to EU travel ban for Macedonian citizens

Macedonian citizens are under threat of being banned from traveling to European Union countries due to the authorities’ poor handling of the epidemic and the sharp increase in the number of new Covid-19 infections, VMRO-DPMNE reacts. Because Zaev and Filipce who did not take measures in time, Macedonia...

Macedonia 28.08.21 | 12:45

EU to reintroduce ban for Macedonian travelers due to rise of new Covid-19 infections

The European Union will again put Macedonia on the “black list” for travel, after Friday’s announcement to return to travel restrictions due to the spike of new Covid-19 infections for the United States and five other countries, including Macedonia, reported Deutsche Welle. Restrictions...

Macedonia 19.08.21 | 14:42

As of Friday, EU will accept vaccine certificates issued in Macedonia

As of Friday, the European Union will accept the vaccine certificates issued in Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine and they will be connected to the system of the Union, in order to facilitate free movement in conditions of pandemic, said the European Commission. The decision, which will take effect on Friday,...

Macedonia 09.08.21 | 13:23

Zaev from Europe recognizes only the European flag on the marijuana law for his plant

They are fiddling while Rome burns. Macedonia is burning because of Zaev’s incompetence, and he gives interviews to regional media, VMRO-DPMNE reacts. EU expands in the morning and closes in the evening, Zaev tells Serbian daily “Politika” Zoran Zaev has shown in the region that since...

Macedonia 04.08.21 | 19:38

EU activates Civil Protection Mechanism to help various regions in the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans to fight devastating fires

The European Commission said Wednesday is swiftly mobilising support to assist countries in limiting the spread of the fires and protect lives and livelihoods as forest fires continue affecting various regions in the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans. Two Canadair firefighting airplanes from France...

Macedonia 30.07.21 | 18:57

Zaev: There’s no alternative to EU and there shouldn’t be one

There’s no alternative to membership in the European Union, but the EU, unfortunately holds the Republic of Macedonia as a candidate country for almost 17 years, without providing the deserved next step on the country’s path to integration. In such circumstances, this is also acknowledged by 26 member...

World 25.07.21 | 17:17

Hungary will refuse EU coronavirus funds if they are tied to political conditions

The Hungarian Government announced that the country will reject funds from the EU coronavirus program, if it is linked to political conditions unrelated to the pandemic. EU officials demand that Hungary revokes a law that will allow parents to block sexual education for their children if they find it...

Macedonia 05.07.21 | 22:32

Von der Leyen calls for faster EU integration of the Balkans

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for faster integration of the Balkan countries into the EU. We need to speed up the enlargement process. And in parallel, bring the Western Balkans on our path to becoming more sustainable, digital and resilient, Von der Leyen said during the...

Macedonia 04.07.21 | 21:11

Fouéré: EU must urgently change its behavior, enlargement policy does not work

Former EU Ambassador to the country Erwan Fouéré believes that the European Union has its own values, but unfortunately does not respect them in some specific areas, and one of those areas that directly affects Macedonia and the region is the enlargement policy, which does not work at all. It is a...

Macedonia 02.07.21 | 22:56

Tsipras: Bulgaria needs to understand that within the European family it cannot continue with denying, but with connecting

The EU remains in the position of accession, but also there’s a difficult development, the main reason – Bulgaria. I want to hope that this will change in the coming period. Bulgaria needs to understand that within the European family it cannot continue with denying, but with connecting,...

Macedonia 02.07.21 | 21:24

I understand Bulgaria’s position towards Macedonia, but a compromise must be found, Jansa tells BNR

Slovenia’s Prime Minister Janez Jansa told Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) that he understood Bulgaria’s position on its veto on the start of Macedonia’s EU negotiations, as it is a member of the bloc, but that a compromise must be found, MIA reports from Sofia. When we are in one family,...

Macedonia 29.06.21 | 20:01

Mickoski: Macedonia has been stuck in EU waiting room for too long

VMRO-DPMNE leader, Hristijan Mickoski held several meetings at the political assembly of the European People’s Party. He informed on social media about the meetings with David McAllister, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and with Paulo Rangel, Vice President of...

Macedonia 23.06.21 | 17:21

Zaev blames EU for the Bulgarian veto, reveals his latest offer to Bulgaria on the national identity front

Zoran Zaev addressed his latest foreign policy humiliation today. At an event in Skopje, along with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama whose country was also stood out by the EU, Zaev laid the blame at the feet of the European leaders who promised him open doors if he rams through the name change. The...

Macedonia 23.06.21 | 17:08

Macedonia has no European future with Zaev in charge

Macedonia can’t expect a European future with Zoran Zaev. We lost three years with his empty promises, said VMRO-DPMNE official Stefan Andonovski after the latest veto Macedonia suffered at the hands of Bulgaria. Three years went by after Zaev’s airplane selfie when he first insisted that...

Macedonia 23.06.21 | 12:32

Bulgaria wants Macedonia to renounce territorial and minority claims, remove monuments and rehabilitate victims of Communism

After the meeting of European foreign ministers in Luxembourg yesterday, Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Rumen Aleksandrov stated his reasons why his country is vetoing Macedonia. We are open for a constructive dialogue during the Slovenian presidency of the European Council, to find mutually acceptable...

Macedonia 23.06.21 | 09:44

Pendarovski wants to get closer to the US, Dimitrov and Osmani say they will keep pushing for EU membership: regime officials respond to the latest EU veto

Zoran Zaev did not address the latest Bulgarian veto at the European Council, which blocked Macedonia from opening its EU accession talks, but some of his officials did come out yesterday with their comments. President Stevo Pendarovski said that Macedonia should not give up on pursuing EU membership,...

News 23.06.21 | 09:36

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev must go so Macedonia can get closer to the EU

Macedonia can’t open its EU accession talks because the European Union does not want to deal with the criminals from SDSM and DUI, VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release this morning, after the European Council again refused to allow Macedonia to make the next step in its accession process. Macedonia...

Macedonia 22.06.21 | 16:38

Aleksandar Nikoloski heads to Luxembourg to push for the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski is in Luxembourg today for meetings with EU representatives, to push for the opening of accession talks with Macedonia. The European Council is beginning its meetings there today, in what is likely to end with another Bulgarian veto against Macedonia. I...

Macedonia 22.06.21 | 12:51

Bulgarian representatives in Brussels are under pressure from Germany, but are not lifting their veto against Macedonia

Foreign affairs ministers of the European Union had a heated debate until noon today, in which Bulgaria refused to budge and lift its veto against Macedonia’s EU accession talks, the MIA news agency is reporting from Brussels. The meeting is an introduction into the European Council, where Macedonia...

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