Tag: veto
World 30.10.19 | 20:51

V4: Hungary vetoes Ukraine’s NATO membership candidacy

Hungary refused to sign a NATO Ambassadors’ joint statement on Ukraine’s candidacy for NATO membership on Wednesday. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated: “Hungary won’t surrender the Transcarpathian Hungarian community to geopolitics,” V4 news agency reports. Hungary...
Macedonia 17.10.19 | 18:28

Macron did not discuss his announced veto for Macedonia and Albania while arriving at the European Council

French President Emmanuel Macron did not address enlargement during his arrival at the European Council today, after he announced a veto for the opening of accession talks with Macedonia and Albania yesterday. Macron spoke to the press about the breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations, but did not say...
Macedonia 11.10.19 | 18:59

DPA: Merkel will try to dissuade Macron from his veto on Macedonia and Albania

The German DPA news agency also reports that France intends to block the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania in October. This was also reported by Reuters yesterday, and will possibly feature as an issue during a planned meeting between Merkel and Macron on Sunday, before the European...
Macedonia 18.06.19 | 16:55

Instead of Greece, now Cyprus threatens to block Macedonia’s EU accession

After Macedonia presumably lifted Greek objections to its EU accession by subscribing to the humiliating Prespa treaty, now Cyprus is coming into the fray as one of the countries that might block its accession talks. A number of news outlets reported today that, besides France, the Netherlands and Denmark...
Macedonia 22.03.19 | 17:59

Greek President demands full new name implementation, threatens with EU veto if we fail to do so

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos warned Macedonia that Greece will still block its European Union accession unless all “traces of irredentism” are expunged from the country. As regards the Republic of North Macedonia, we support its European perspective. But, a precondition for this perspective...
Balkans 04.02.19 | 11:16

Mitsotakis: The Macedonia name issue is not over

Greek opposition leader and likely next Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said that the name issue with Macedonia is not over, and that if he has the chance, he will use the right to block Macedonia from joining the European Union. Tsipras gave up our strongest diplomatic weapon and approved that Skopje...
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