Tag: roth
Macedonia 12.09.23 | 21:40

German envoy Roth urges Macedonia to accept the Bulgarian demands and avoid the danger of instability in the Balkans

German envoy Michael Roth, who is a strong supporter of the ruling SDSM party, urged the opposition in Macedonia to vote in favor of the Bulgarian amendments, to avoid potential instability in the Balkans. We can achieve a breakthrough for Macedonia on the path to the European Union. And we must speed...

Macedonia 12.09.23 | 15:36

Roth offered six proposals to reform the process of West Balkan integration into the EU

The people and the governments of the region have an urgent need for tangible benefits from the EU accession process. To achieve that, we need to reform the accession process that would gradually involve the candidate countries before they become full EU members, the former MoFA of Germany and the current...

Macedonia 12.09.23 | 14:18

Roth: Constitutional changes may be painful, but are necessary

The constitutional changes may be painful, but they are necessary, and therefore I would like to encourage my distinguished colleagues here in the Parliament, and also the Government, to do their utmost best to bring the country back on the European track, German Bundestag Foreign Policy Committee chairman...

Macedonia 26.05.21 | 22:27

German official Michael Roth comes to Skopje to encourage Zaev and Dimitrov, insists that a deal with Bulgaria is possible in June

German State Minister Michael Roth – an outspoken supporter of the Zaev regime – is in Skopje today for meetings with Zoran Zaev and Nikola Dimitrov, during which he said that he fully supports the efforts of the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council to open accession talks with Macedonia...

Macedonia 16.11.20 | 12:31

Zaev is off to Berlin for a last minute push on the Bulgarian veto

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is off to Berlin where he will receive an award from the left wing Friedrich Ebert foundation. The purpose of the visit seems to be to make another lobbying attempt to get Germany, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, to pressure Bulgaria into allowing...

World 24.08.20 | 12:34

V4: Hungary rejects anti-Semitism allegations from Michael Roth, advises him to take a look closer to home

Michael Roth, minister for EU affairs of Germany, holding the rotating presidency of the European Union, played the anti-Semitic card against Hungary in an interview. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto replied to the social democratic politician, assuring him that Jews are safe in Hungary. While...

Macedonia 30.05.19 | 10:52

As CDU sours on accession talks for Macedonia, SPD demands they begin

German Minister for Europe, social-democrat Michael Roth, called on the EU member states to approve opening of accession talks for Macedonia and Albania. In an editorial in the FAZ, Roth claims that both countries have advanced and now it is time for the EU to deliver. Roth is an outspoken supporter...

Macedonia 18.02.19 | 13:15

German Minister warns Macedonia and Greece of consequences if they walk away from the Prespa treaty

German state minister for Europe Michael Roth expressed his belief that neither Macedonia nor Greece will try to re-open the name issue, despite the fact that the Prespa treaty was rejected by the majorities of citizens on both sides of the border and the two conservative parties were ignored in the...