Tag: negotiating framework
Macedonia 07.06.23 | 12:41

FM Osmani: I guarantee that Bulgaria will not add new demands

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani assures that Bulgaria cannot add conditions to the negotiating framework because, as he said, “No one can negotiate the negotiation framework”. “I guarantee that Bulgaria won’t be able to add even a single additional demand to the ones...

Balkans 20.06.22 | 13:10

Nobody asks Macedonia: If Bulgaria accepts the French proposal, EU will approve the negotiation framework tomorrow

If Sofia on Monday gives a positive response to the proposals of the French Presidency on resolving the dispute between Bulgaria and Macedonia, the EU’s General Affairs Council is expected tomorrow to approve the negotiating frameworks and accompanying documents for Skopje and Tirana, and set dates...

Macedonia 01.06.22 | 13:06

Even Greece did not ask for the name dispute to be included in the EU negotiating framework

The announcements coming from Sofia and Paris could set a new precedent in the negotiations between the European Union and the candidate countries. If bilateral disputes become a condition for starting negotiations, it will mean that other EU members will follow Bulgaria’s example. The first could...

Macedonia 06.11.20 | 23:03

Osmani: We present it as blockade or veto because that’s exactly what it is – failure to approve the text of the negotiating framework

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bujar Osmani said Friday in an interview with TV21 that the negotiating framework is adopted by consensus of 27 member states, which means that any of those member states, on any issue, if they do not agree with the text, they may not approve it. He says that they present...

Macedonia 02.07.20 | 19:52

Siljanovska: The negotiating framework does not mean a date for negotiations

Negotiating framework does not mean a date for negotiations. It focuses on three moments, principles, essence and procedure. EU members, after reviewing it, have the right to make comments, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, head of VMRO-DPMNE’s list in the first electoral district said in a TV debate...

Macedonia 01.05.20 | 14:26

Osmani: European Commission to present negotiating framework on June 3

Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani said Friday that according to the information they have the European Commission will present the negotiating framework on June 3. The negotiating framework is considered the most important document in which member states determine their positions,...