The Prespa Agreement has removed the obstacles in our relations with Greece, building at the same time a bridge to our EU integration. The agreement has achieved something that Schuman, one of the EU founders, would describe as “concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity”, said Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov in Graz on […]
“Let me congratulate Macedonia on the historic decision to continue with the implementation of the Prespa Agreement, thus sending a signal of encouragement, not only for Macedonia, but the entire region,” said Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in the opening remarks of conference “Balkans and the EU – Five-year Cycle of the Berlin Process”, which takes […]
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU, is set to visit Macedonia on September 7, three weeks prior to scheduled name-change referendum. Kurz is to visit Macedonia at the invitation of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who has also invited several other European leaders ahead of holding the referendum scheduled […]
The agreement reached between Skopje and Athens shows that persistent negotiations and diplomacy work, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in the interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, noting that Austria supports EU enlargement in the Western Balkans. “We warmly welcome the agreement between the two sides. It shows that persistent negotiations and diplomacy work. For […]
Austria’s support for the opening of EU accession talks and its support for the reforms are what Macedonia is expecting during this country’s EU presidency which started at the beginning of this month. “We’re grateful for Austria’s support and its engagement in order for Western Balkans to remain on the focus of this presidency. This is […]
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said Monday regarding the opening negotiations for Macedonia and Albania that both countries have fulfilled their tasks and EU’s credibility is at stake. “I had breakfast with the Albanian foreign minister. I cannot speak for all 27 countries, but it is not a gift for these countries, this is an […]
A government delegation led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will pay official visit to Austria on June 26 and to Poland on June 27. Zaev will meet in Vienna with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and will hold a joint press conference, Government Press Service told Saturday. Zaev will also hold a meeting in the Austrian Parliament, will address the […]
After his meeting Tuesday to discuss EU-Western Balkans cooperation in the area of migration, security, and border management with his Western Balkans counterparts as well as with European Commissioners Dimitris Avramopoulos and Julian King, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that Macedonia is firmly against setting up refugee camps on its soil. “Macedonia has been clear […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday strongly criticized Austria’s move to close mosques and expel Turkish-funded imams, slamming the decision as anti-Islamic and promising a response, AFP reports. “These measures taken by the Austrian prime minister are, I fear, leading the world toward a war between the cross and the crescent,” Erdogan said in […]
Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Karin Kneissl pays Tuesday a visit to Macedonia, meeting with host Nikola Dimitrov. The meeting will focus on bilateral relations, economic cooperation potentials and their further enhancement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release. Interlocutors will also tackle Macedonia’s European integration and the […]
Austria strongly supports Macedonia on the European integration path, as well as other countries in the region, in the interest of prosperity and stability of the entire region, Austrian diplomats told the meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today. Head of the Western Balkans Sector at the Austrian Ministry for Europe Klaus Woelfer, who led […]
Një pjesë e mediave perëndimore sot publikuan se një grup prej 12 vendeve-anëtare të BE-së dëshiron që gjashtë vendet e Ballkanit Perëndimor të marrin pjesë në samitet e sivjetme të BE-së para se të kyçen ndaj Unionit. Austria, Çekia, Estonia, Irlanda, Italia, Lituania, Letonia, Malta, Polonia, Sllovenia, Sllovakia dhe Hungaria dëshirojnë në samitet e BE-së […]
Macedonia’s EU integration progress and the European Commission’s Western Balkans Enlargement Strategy, due on Feb. 6, was the main topic of discussion at a meeting of Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani with Michael Linhart, Secretary-General of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, as part of Osmani’s visit to Austria. In the meeting, Osmani briefed his interlocutor about […]
