Tag: Macedonia – EU
Macedonia 07.10.21 | 20:18

Nikoloski: If key EU countries believed that Macedonia should start negotiations, they would’ve solved the problem with Bulgaria in one afternoon

The country is going backwards, and when bad news arrives from Macedonia and neighboring countries, then the support of public opinion in European countries on enlargement decreases, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski in an interview with TV Kanal 5. Nikoloski says one should not lie...
Macedonia 29.06.21 | 12:17

Crvenkovski: Macedonia hasn’t been able to make a step forward on EU path for 12 years

Branko Crvenkovski, the former president of Macedonia, spoke at Monday’s forum on the Western Balkans, held in Sarajevo. He reminded that every country in the Western Balkans has set a strategic goal – membership in the European Union, reports “Klix.ba”. Speaking about Macedonia’s...
Macedonia 15.06.21 | 21:21

Jakimovski: Only the State Department puts real pressure over our country’s EU membership, everything else is hypocrisy

GROM leader, Stevco Jakimovski said in an interview with TV Kanal 5 that the country has learned the process before the holding of the intergovernmental conference. As I announced before, before the Summit, those from abroad will come and say that we should be part of the European Union, that the Western...
Macedonia 17.12.20 | 19:08

EU conclusions blocked: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria say Bulgaria is allowed to take things too far

No conclusions on the Western Balkans have been adopted in Brussels. The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria have objections to Article 8 of the conclusions proposed by Germany on the misinterpretation of history. Although according to Berlin the clause would apply equally to Macedonia, Bulgaria and...
Macedonia 26.06.20 | 12:33

Macedonia is not on the list of countries whose citizens are allowed to enter the EU’s territory

As of Friday, Macedonia is fully reopening its borders, enabling free movement of Macedonian and foreign nationals without the obligation to provide a valid PCR coronavirus test, and without having to be quarantined. The Skopje International Airport and the Ohrid Airport also fully reopen on July 1. Although...
Macedonia 18.12.19 | 18:58

Zernovski: EU doesn’t have the luxury to choose between internal reforms and enlargement

EU does not have the luxury to choose between deepening and enlargement, between internal reforms and enlargement, and both processes must proceed in parallel, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrej Zernovski said in a speech at the Joint Parliamentary Committee EU-Macedonia meeting in Strasbourg, which began...
Macedonia 27.11.19 | 19:34

Von der Leyen: New enlargement rules should not apply to Skopje and Tirana

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters shortly after the European Parliament’s election of the composition of the Commission that Macedonia and Albania deserved to start EU negotiations, MIA’s correspondent reported. I am fully convinced that it is in our strategic...
Macedonia 19.11.19 | 10:14

EU foreign affairs ministers to discuss enlargement reforms for the first time after the French blockade

EU foreign affairs ministers will return Tuesday to the issue of enlargement to the Western Balkans and negotiations with Macedonia and Albania for the first time after the French blockade in October. The General Affairs Council held today does not foresee any concrete conclusions, but merely an exchange...
World 15.11.19 | 21:14

France puts forward new principles for EU enlargement

France has forwarded a so-called “non-paper” to EU member states, requesting a “renewed approach” in the enlargement process towards the Western Balkans. In addition, the European Commission requests that the new methodology in the accession process, which would be applied in...

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