Tag: veto
Macedonia 17.11.20 | 19:19

Zaev announced 100 dates for start of EU negotiations, and we received a date for veto

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said Tuesday that Bulgaria is ready to give the green light to Albania’s negotiating framework, but not to the one for Macedonia. And instead of a date for negotiations, Macedonia got a blockade. Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the President...
Macedonia 17.11.20 | 09:16

Veto confirmed: Bulgaria will not allow the start of Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations

Today, the Ministers of European Affairs of the EU member states will hold online the long-awaited General Affairs Council, which was to adopt the negotiating framework for Macedonia and Albania, MIA’s correspondent in Brussels reported. At today’s meeting, it is almost certain that Bulgaria...
Macedonia 07.11.20 | 13:23

Buckovski tells Bulgaria that it can’t expect all historic alignment to be in its favor

Former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski, who tried his hand at a mission of good will with Bulgaria, warned the neighboring country that it can’t expect all alignment on historic issues to be in its favor. A shared history between Bulgaria and Macedonia can’t be made only on the basis of Bulgarian...
Macedonia 06.11.20 | 19:11

Mickoski: After Bulgaria’s veto, we have a failure of Zaev’s policies, we demand resignation and expert government

Zoran Zaev’s humiliating policy has been defeated and the Macedonia’s EU perspective under Zaev’s leadership was put into question, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said Friday, answering a reporer’s question about Bulgaria’s blockade. Mickoski estimates that what happened...
Macedonia 06.11.20 | 18:45

Bulgaria’s veto was not a veto: Does Zaev know what he signed with Borisov?

Zoran Zaev finally admitting that Bulgaria will not allow Macedonia to start EU accession negotiations brought back memories of the Prime Minister’s promises that the Good Neighborly Agreement closes all open issues with the eastern neighbor and that the signing opens the European door. Not only...
Macedonia 06.11.20 | 14:20

Zaev confirms that Bulgaria vetoed the opening of Macedonia’s EU accession talks

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev confirmed today that Bulgaria has blocked the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia. At the meeting of EU ambassadors in Brussels today, the Bulgarian ambassador rejected a proposal from Germany, which holds the EC rotating presidency, to accept a negotiating framework. We...
Macedonia 05.11.20 | 13:19

Osmani regrets the announced veto from Bulgaria

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani finally spoke out after the emergency summit in Berlin and the ever clearer threat from Bulgaria that it will veto Macedonia from opening EU accession talks. Osmani expressed regret about the developments. I wish that our neighbors are the engine and not the brake for our...
Macedonia 05.11.20 | 10:41

Zaharieva: Borisov informed Merkel that Bulgaria’s answer is no

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva reiterated that the country will block Macedonia from opening EU accession talks, since not enough progress was made in meeting Bulgarian demands. Zaharieva had an urgent meeting with German diplomats earlier this week and Chancellor Merkel spoke with both...
Macedonia 28.10.20 | 21:08

Foreign Minister Zaharieva says that, unless something changes, Bulgaria will not allow the opening of accession talks with Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva confirmed that, as things stand right now, Bulgaria will block the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia. At this time Bulgaria is not in a position to approve the negotiating framework in this form. We still have time, but it’s very short,...
Macedonia 28.10.20 | 14:18

Bulgaria’s ambassador confirms they will not budge on vetoing Macedonia if no agreement on disputed issues is reached

Bulgaria cannot change its positions, its Parliament has adopted a declaration and the government a decision. What’s being said within the EU is the bloc’s problem, here it isn’t our problem, Bulgarian Ambassador to Macedonia Angel Angelov said Wednesday, answering a reporter’s...
Macedonia 22.10.20 | 21:23

Zaev sees no reason to resign if there is a Bulgarian veto

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev sees no reason to resign if Bulgaria vetoes the holding of the first intergovernmental conference, which according to announcements should be held during the German presidency of the European Union, ie by the end of the year at the latest. I absolutely do not agree with the...
Macedonia 11.10.20 | 16:38

Be prepared for a Bulgarian veto, Zaev tells the country

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev warned the country to be prepared for a bad outcome as Bulgaria threatens to block the opening of EU accession talks. Zaev sent his Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani to Sofia for a meeting with his counterpart Ekaterina Zaharieva that was crashed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko...
Macedonia 28.09.20 | 17:48

Karkacanov says Macedonia needs to learn to respect the treaties it signs

Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov insisted that the European Union is not exerting any pressure on Bulgaria over Macedonia, as the Bulgarian Government threatens to veto the opening of EU accession talks unless Macedonia accepts a series of concessions on historic and national identity...
Macedonia 27.09.20 | 22:29

Zaev spoke to Borisov in an attempt to avoid the Bulgarian veto

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev spoke on the phone with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov today to discuss the growing dispute over Goce Delcev and other historic heroes and national identity issues. Zaev’s office issued a press release saying that he and Borisov are planning a meeting...
Macedonia 24.09.20 | 15:00

Sekerinska responds to Karakacanov, says that his comment is “not helpful”

Macedonian Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska responded to the announcement from her Bulgarian counterpart Krasimiar Karakacanov that Bulgaria will postpone the opening of EU accession talks for Macedonia as not enough concession have been made on national identity issues. Sekerinska said that Karakacanov’s...
Macedonia 23.09.20 | 12:44

“Macedonians won’t join the EU unless they give their identity away” – Croatian “Jutarnji List” reports on the Bulgarian veto threat

Croatian “Jutarnji List” published an analysis of the political situation in and around Macedonia, and the threat of a Bulgarian veto. Macedonia hopes to finally open EU accession talks by the end of the year, but Bulgaria has a list of historic and national identity concessions it wants...
Macedonia 19.08.20 | 13:39

Artan Grubi will have veto power over every major decision Zaev makes?

The DUI party campaigned on the promise that it will secure an ethnic Albanian Prime Minister. Under the agreement revealed yesterday, it will only get its wish in a symbollic way, in the last 100 days of the Government. But, as Koha reports, Artan Grubi, the powerful adviser of DUI party leader Ali...
Macedonia 11.05.20 | 09:32

Karakacanov threatens veto unless Macedonia “behaves”

Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasmir Karakacanov warned Macedonia that it won’t be allowed to join the European Union unless it accepts conditions Bulgaria makes and agrees to make concessions with the Macedonian history and national identity issues. The statement from the Bulgarian nationalist politician...
Macedonia 06.05.20 | 22:24

Borisov announces he will veto Macedonia if his deal with Zaev is not implemented in full

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov threatened to veto Macedonia’s EU accession talks unless the country implements in full the treaty he signed with Zoran Zaev in 2017. Borisov was speaking after the online EU summit and insisted that Bulgaria supported Macedonia’s EU path, but with a...
Macedonia 29.11.19 | 11:46

Juncker says French veto for Macedonia and Albania was a “shameful” move

Outgoing European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker said the French decision to veto the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania was “shameful”. If Europe’s strength lies in us being a reliable partner, someone to count on to defend the multilateral rules-based global...
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