Tag: Olaf Scholz
World 22.11.23 | 23:10

Signing an action plan to strengthen energy cooperation, Scholz and Meloni

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have signed a joint action plan aiming to strengthen ties and enhance cooperation in energy, technology, competition, and climate protection. During their meeting in Berlin, the first German-Italian government meeting since 2016,...
Macedonia 30.06.23 | 12:17

VMRO-DPMNE: Kovachevski and Osmani should tell us what country is “Nordmazedonien”, because they were lying that the identity is protected

Kovachevski is lying, Scholz didn’t say that there won’t be any additional blockades from Bulgaria, he merely stated his opinion that the shouldn’t be any. This is not a guarantee, as SDS claims, reacts VMRO-DPMNE on Friday. The party thinks that Kovachevski is embarrassing himself...
Macedonia 29.06.23 | 12:16

The Government’s exaltation was short-lived: Scholz said that there “shouldn’t be” any more blockades, not that there won’t be

Nothing nice ever lasts. The Government’s and its media exaltation about the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz statement about the Bulgarian blockades, given during PM Kovachevski’s visit to Berlin on Wednesday, also didn’t last for long. The Scholz’ statement was translated in the...
Macedonia 29.06.23 | 10:57

Merkel, too, was promising EU membership after “just one more concession”

In order to assess the credibility of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz statement that, “there will be no more new conditions from Bulgaria, apart from their imposed demand to amend the Constitution, it is beneficial to check the statements of  the previous German Chancellor, Angela Merkel in...
Macedonia 29.06.23 | 09:17

Scholz: There shouldn’t be any new conditions for Macedonia’s EU accession talks

Macedonia’s accession process should be regular based on what is agreed on paper and there should not be any new conditions related to the bilateral situation, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a joint press conference Wednesday with Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski who is on a two-day official...
World 05.12.22 | 12:27

Scholz: We must avoid dividing world into Cold War-style blocs

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned against creating a new Cold War by dividing the world into blocs and called for every effort to be made to build new partnerships, writing in an opinion piece for Foreign Affairs magazine published online on Monday, Reuters reports. The West must stand up for democratic...
Macedonia 03.11.22 | 22:28

Olaf Scholz: We have made great progress with Bulgaria and Macedonia

Today in Berlin, the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans signed three agreements on free movement with identity cards, mutual recognition of university degrees and qualifications for regulated professions, BNT reported. The aim is to stabilize the region, marked by tensions since the breakup...
Balkans 29.08.22 | 22:11

Bulgaria will not be able to abuse the membership: The German Chancellor announces cancellation of the right of veto in the EU

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that he is committed to the expansion of the EU with the six countries from the Western Balkans, as well as with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, which would move the center of Europe to the east. EU enlargement is in our interest, Scholz said in a speech at a university...
Macedonia 16.07.22 | 19:39

Scholz welcomes Parliament’s decision: We will be by your side all the way

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed Saturday the vote in the Macedonian parliament passing conclusions for the French proposal. I welcome the vote of the Macedonian parliament, which paves the way for the first accession conferences of the European Union with Macedonia and Albania. We want you as...
Macedonia 12.06.22 | 14:14

Which Scholz should we trust: The one in Skopje or the one in Sofia?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came and went. In the first visit to the region after taking office, he said everywhere what the hosts wanted to hear. So in Serbia he directly asked Vucic to impose sanctions on the Russians and to recognize Kosovo. In Macedonia, he said that we are ready to start negotiations...
Macedonia 11.06.22 | 12:23

According to Scholz, Macedonia met all prerequisites: The German Chancellor didn’t mention that resolving the dispute with Bulgaria is a condition for joining the EU

The Western Balkans is of strategic significance for Germany and I am committed to its European Union accession. Germany is serious when it comes to the Euro-integration of regional countries, and this is especially true for Macedonia. EU has given its promise to Macedonia and the country has met all...

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