Tag: france
Macedonia 22.07.23 | 13:51

France warns that Macedonia could fall behind Albania if the Bulgarian demands are not met quickly

French EU Secretary Laurence Boone warned that Albania could surpass Macedonia in the EU accession process, if Macedonia does not amend its Constitution along the lines of the Bulgarian demands. There is risk of decoupling Macedonia and Albania, Boone said. This would mean that in autumn Albania would...
Macedonia 06.07.23 | 12:28

Ministry for the Environment: Another 80 tonnes of HCH waste exported to France to be destroyed

The cleaning of the small (delta) HCH landfill in the unoperational chemical factory Ohis continues by remediation of the Lot 3, which will dislocate 525 tonnes of HCH waste and 210 tonnes of HCH contaminated earth, the Ministry of Environment and Water Supply informed on Thursday, adding that previous...
World 02.07.23 | 07:52

France deploys large police reinforcements to deal with the riots

France ordere 45,000 additional police and gendarmerie officers to the streets, to deal with the devastating riots that followed the shooting death of a young kid of African origin. Paris, Marseille and Lyon are worst affected, as rioters aree robbing stores, setting vehicles on fire and often directly...
Sport 17.05.23 | 07:59

Macedonia will start the European Handball Championship 2024 against France on a soccer stadium!

The European Handball Federation (EHF) published the schedule and the locations where the EURO2024 will take place. The Championship will open with a game between the handball representations of Macedonia and France on January 10 next year. Macedonian players will face the three-times European champion...
Football World 15.12.22 | 11:01

Boy killed during violent clashes between France and Morocco fans

A boy has been killed in clashes which broke out after last night’s World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco. Riot police had to be deployed in some areas after fans were involved in violent street confrontations. France ended Morocco’s historic run in the tournament last night with a...
Macedonia 14.05.22 | 19:45

France would welcome opening EU accession talks with Macedonia if a deal is made with Bulgaria

French Foreign Minister Yves le Drian, who met with Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, assured Macedonia that the current President of the rotating EU Presidency is working toward a balanced and mutually acceptable compromise between Macedonia and Bulgaria. Osmani said that, if a deal is struck,...
Economy 18.02.22 | 11:39

Greek wineries got a French wine fair to remove the label “Macedonian wines”

The Greek Embassy in Paris intervened with the organizers of the Citadelles du Vin wine fair to remove the name “Macedonian wines” from the fair. Macedonian wineries wanted to present their products, but the imposed 2018 Prespa Treaty still did not clarify the right of the use of the term...
Macedonia 14.01.22 | 10:50

French Ambassador pours cold water on hopes for speedy opening of EU accession talks

During his presentation of the priorities of the French presidency of the European Union, Ambassador Cyrille Baumbartner made it clear that Macedonia can’t expect the opening of EU accession talks in the foreseable time. Baumgartner kept going to the major problems that the EU faces, such as the...
Macedonia 12.01.22 | 10:16

US diplomat Escobar says that they are in contact with France in an attempt to get the Bulgarian veto lifted

US State Department official Gabriel Escobar told VOA that the US are in talks with France to see if that country can help Macedonia open its EU accession talks sooner. France took over the rotating presidency of the European Union and, after it blocked Macedonia from opening EU accession talks in 2019,...
Macedonia 01.01.22 | 12:09

Western Balkans to be a priority of France’s EU Presidency, but unclear in what form

On January 1, France takes the helm of the EU’s rotating presidency for the next six months, and although EU enlargement remains a taboo subject for the Western European public, experts do not rule out progress in the process of Macedonia and Albania, MIA reports from Brussels. France’s priorities...
Macedonia 17.12.21 | 14:32

The promised French push to help Macedonia open its EU accession talks came to nothing

The outcome of the European Council, where Macedonia was again denied the right to open its EU accession talks, shows that Zoran Zaev was misleading the public when he was announcing a new French initiative to break the deadlock with Bulgaria. The announcements were leaked several months ago, and were...
Macedonia 09.12.21 | 18:59

Bulgarian sources deny Grubi’s claim of a new French diplomatic initiative to resolve the dispute over Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry officials and EU officials told BGNES news agency that there is no new French initiative to resolve the dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria, as Zaev’s First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi claimed. In the diplomatic circles there is no such proposal, EU sources told...
World 01.12.21 | 09:46

France: Eric Zemmour will run for president

There was much speculation about when and how Eric Zemmour would announce his bid for the French presidency. Every survey shows that the essayist is extremely popular among people, ranking third after President Macron and Marine Le Pen, the V4 news agency reported citing recent polls. After a long period...
Macedonia 10.08.21 | 21:46

France to send assistance to fight fires in Macedonia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bujar Osmani, wrote on Facebook after the assistance that the country received from the EU member states: Austria, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as from neighboring Serbia, as of tomorrow France will join the efforts to extinguish the fires in the country. Tomorrow...
Macedonia 11.06.21 | 22:19

Zaev tries to turn the French promise of support into an electoral campaign boost

The SDSM party held a rally in Skopje as part of its campaign for the local elections in October. Zoran Zaev addressed hundreds of party officials and supporters a day after his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, eager to capitalize on a rare series of international meetings he had in the...
World 07.06.21 | 13:46

France sends second Statue of Liberty statue to United States

France is to send Monday a new Statue of Liberty to the US, 135 years after the first iconic sculpture was sent to New York City in 1886. The new statue will “pay homage to all those who enabled the installation of the first Statue of Liberty, and those who have fought for what she represents all...
Macedonia 28.10.20 | 17:57

Dimitrov hopes that France will help him out with Bulgaria, while Germany says the EU can’t interfere in bilateral disputes

Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov expressed hope that France will be able to help persuade Bulgaria not to block the opening of EU accession talks for Macedonia. Dimitrov is on a visit to Paris, which blocked the opening of accession talks in 2019. Now France declares that it is satisfied with the...
World 18.10.20 | 11:02

France enters state of emergency as new virus case record shattered

France confirmed a record 32,427 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours on Saturday as the country reimposed a state of emergency due to the pandemic. France has been struggling with rising virus numbers for weeks, with concern growing about intensive care capacity in large cities such as Paris. The...
Sport 23.09.20 | 09:49

Franch women’s football team beats Macedonia 0:7

The French women’s football team devastated Macedonia 0:7 at the European Championship qualifier yesterday. This is the fifth defeat for the Macedonian team in the group, out of six games. The only win was against Kazakhstan. France scored the first three goals at the Philip II stadium in Skopje...
Macedonia 30.07.20 | 20:39

Thimonier: France approved the negotiating framework for Macedonia

Emmanuel Macron gave the green light for the first intergovernmental conference. France has approved the negotiating framework, French Ambassador Christian Thimonier confirmed in an interview with TV 24. He says the framework is their child and a product of France’s demands for a new methodology....
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