Tag: thimonier
Macedonia 03.07.19 | 18:41

Struga welcomes French Ambassador Thimonier with the Dutch flag

In a series of objections he raised about Macedonia, French Ambassador Christian Thimonier included the widespread abuse of laws regarding the development of lake Ohrid, especially in the city of Struga. These past few days, Thimonier was in Ohrid, inspecting the sites, and also met with Struga authorities....

Macedonia 02.07.19 | 00:01

VMRO-DPMNE officials in Ohrid discuss the problems the city faces with French Ambassador Thimonier

French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier met with VMRO-DPMNE officials in Ohrid, Saso Donev and Mitre Milosevski, to discuss the recent municipal elections and the problems the city faces. An important matter we covered at length is, of course, the possibility that we are declared a temporarily...

Macedonia 24.06.19 | 20:47

French Ambassador Thimonier bluntly lists areas where Macedonia falls short

French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier bluntly explained why the country can’t expect French approval to get a date to open EU accession talks, when he pointed to rampant corruption and partisan influences over the public administration. Thimonier asked why is everybody pushing on a...

Macedonia 15.06.19 | 15:28

French Ambassador asks Macedonia to do more work in the coming months

French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier could not say whether or when France would approve a date for opening of accession talks after the failure to secure it in June and said that some more work needs to be done in the coming months. He specified that some good news could be expected by...

Macedonia 30.05.19 | 14:09

Pendarovski meets the French Ambassador to plead for an EU accession date

President Stevo Pendarovski met with French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier, as part of the frantic efforts of the Zaev Government to get France to approve the opening of EU accession talks. Macedonia yesterday received a positive recommendation from the European Commission to open accession...

Macedonia 29.05.19 | 13:37

French Ambassador to Macedonia can’t say for certain if France will veto the EU accession talks

French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier said that he would not like to presuppose whether France will allow Macedonia to open EU accession talks. The European Commission today recommended opening of accession talks for Macedonia and Albania, and with the Greek veto in the European Council...

Macedonia 14.05.19 | 16:34

French Ambassador Thimonier when asked whether Macedonia will receive a date to open EU accession talks: I’m not an astrologist

French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier said that he is “not an astrologist” while discussing whether Macedonia will be given a date to open European Union accession talks this summer. France is one of the most outspoken opponents of the proposal, even after the imposed name change. Predicting...

Macedonia 25.04.19 | 18:12

Mickoski informs French Ambassador Thimonier about pre-election abuses of power by the Government

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski met with French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier to discuss the intimidation and attacks the opposition is submitted to during the presidential campaign. According to the VMRO press release, Mickoski also detailed cases of abuse of office on the part...