Tag: Ursula von der Leyen
Macedonia 13.07.22 | 10:51

Mogherini came for the name, Von der Leyen for the French proposal: EU following the same scenario for Macedonia

The European Union’s behavior with the French proposal is mirrored by the events following the 2016 election and name change. The actors are different, but the script is the same. For tomorrow, when Macron’s proposal is planned to be voted on, it has been announced that the president of the...
Macedonia 28.09.21 | 15:10

Von der Leyen fully supports Macedonia and Albania’s start of EU talks

EC President Ursula von der Leyen told a joint news conference in Tirana today with her host, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, that she fully supports the start of Albania and Macedonia’s start of EU accession negotiations. I give full support to the start of negotiations with Albania and Macedonia...
Macedonia 28.09.21 | 09:32

EC President von der Leyen visits Skopje on Tuesday, EU Commissioner Várhelyi to pay a visit on Wednesday

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is paying a visit to Skopje on Tuesday, to discuss among other, the Bulgaria dispute with Macedonian leaders. Von der Leyen will be welcomed by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on the plateau in front of the Government, after which they will hold a meeting...
Macedonia 15.09.21 | 13:07

EC President to visit Western Balkans

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday morning that she’ll pay a visit to the Western Balkans by the end of September to show support for the EU enlargement process in the region, MIA reports from Brussels. Von der Leyen announced this during her annual address on...
Macedonia 11.05.21 | 13:25

Cold shower from Brussels for Zaev: No EU accession talks without agreement with Bulgaria

EU leaders were clear in talks with Zoran Zaev during his visit to Brussels that Macedonia cannot start negotiations if it does not resolve the dispute with Bulgaria, and if that does not happen, it is possible to start accession negotiations only with Albania. Macedonia cannot start accession talks...
Macedonia 10.05.21 | 15:05

Zaev – Von Der Leyen meeting: Identity issue non-negotiable, EC to be further engaged

The Macedonian language and Macedonian identity, which have been imposed as an issue by Bulgaria, should not be a topic of discussion and engagement in Brussels, and this is the only way for Macedonia to continue to talk on its European future, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at a meeting with European...
World 16.09.20 | 14:45

Von der Leyen: Western Balkans not just stopover on Silk Road

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday called the opening of accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania ‘truly historic.’ In her State of the Union address in Brussels, Leyen drew connection between the EU’s relations with China, referring to the Silk Road –...
World 13.04.20 | 10:24

Don’t book summer holidays yet, warns EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen

EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen has warned people against making any summer holiday plans, as we don’t know yet how long the coronavirus pandemic will affect European countries. Most planes are currently grounded and many countries have put wide-ranging travel restrictions and warnings in place. While...
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...
World 11.11.19 | 20:25

New EC president attacks Macron for opening the door to Russia in Western Balkans after blocking EU membership talks for Macedonia and Albania and

French President Emmanuel Macron has opened the door to Russia in the Western Balkans after blocking EU membership talks for Macedonia and Albania, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Berlin. She urged European leaders to start accession talks immediately because as she said...
Macedonia 07.11.19 | 19:56

Von der Leyen expects Varhelyi to continue supporting negotiations with Skopje and Tirana

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in a letter sent to Enlargement Commissioner candidate Oliver Varhelyi, say she expects him to continue to push for opening negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. Practice requires the elected president to send her commissioner candidates their...
Macedonia 15.07.19 | 14:33

Committed to starting Macedonia, Albania accession negotiations

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, nominee for European Commission President, says she is committed to starting EU accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania. In response to questions from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (SD) in the European Parliament, von der...
World 02.07.19 | 22:23

EU leaders nominate Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen to lead Commission

EU leaders agreed on Tuesday to nominate German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen as the next European Commission president and to pick Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel to lead the European Council. Under the deal announced by Council President Donald Tusk, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep...
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