Brussels – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday that the protection given to Hungary as a member of the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is not an issue for NATO, but something that should be resolved by Skopje and Budapest. “That’s not for me to comment. It is an issue that has to be […]
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, in his capacity as chief negotiator and head of the state delegation for EU negotiations, as of Monday will lead a government delegation in a visit to Brussels for a working session with European Commission representatives. At the session, Chapter 24: Justice, Freedom and Security will be […]
Brussels – Following accusations from Russia that a decision is being imposed from outside on citizens in Macedonia over the NATO membership and the Prespa agreement, the alliance said that if Russia was indeed a true friend of Macedonia – and it would have stood behind the referendum. -This is a domestic issue. It is […]
European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn on the second day of the explanatory screening between the European Commission and Macedonia said that the beginning of this process sends a “strong signal of the EU’s commitment and the credibility of the enlargement process to the entire region.” “We have an ambitious […]
Macedonia is irreversibly moving towards EU full-fledged membership and there is no way back, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani at a joint press conference with Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn in Brussels on Friday. Vice Premier Osmani is heading the Macedonian delegation that launched the explanatory screening process on […]
Director-General for EU Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson officially launched Thursday the preparations for Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Danielsson told Macedonia and Albania’s negotiating teams that today “marks the start of the most intensive engagement in our long relationship.” “Our experts will elaborate the length and depth of the European Acquis Communautaire, i.e. […]
Today, Thursday Sept.27, Macedonia starts the screening process for EU accession negotiations. Vice Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani is heading the Macedonian delegation in Brussels, which on Sept. 27 will begin screening related to Chapter 23 — Judiciary and Fundamental rights. The delegation counts about 40 people from the country’s institutions and includes Justice […]
The referendum concerning the issue of the name and the country’s accession in the NATO and EU is on the focus of the visit that Macedonia’s Foreign minister, Nikola Dimitrov is holding in Brussels. Yesterday he met with NATO senior officials, while today he will also deliver a speech in front of the European Parliament […]
Brussels – NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Eilene Gottemoeller expects that today all the leaders of the NATO member states to agree on the membership invitation for Macedonia and soon start accession negotiations with our country. In an interview with Nezavisen/Independent newspaper, Gottemoeller said that NATO had already prepared the negotiating documents and that if […]
At our Summit in two weeks, I expect that Allied Heads of State and Government will invite you to start accession talks, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday in Brussels at the joint press conference with the Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev. Stoltenberg welcomes the agreement reached between Macedonia and Greece, which sets an example for others across […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is set to meet with European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The meeting will take place before the start of the European Council. PM Zaev will take part June 28-29 at the Crans Montana Forum, addressing panel “South-Eastern Europe and the EU Accession”.
Brussels – Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, after meeting EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in Brussels, said it was difficult for the EU to pledge to exempt the country from possible measures on steel imports into the EU. The EU launched an investigation into steel imports in its internal market in March […]
Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov met late in the afternoon with Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Early on Monday Mogherini is most likely to brief ministers of 28 EU member states on name negotiation process. Macedonian and Greek foreign ministers Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias arrived in Brussels however no details are […]
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov is to pay official visit May 28-29 to Brussels. Dimitrov is to take part Monday at the working breakfast with the EU foreign ministers organised by the Bulgaria’s EU Presidency ahead of upcoming Austria’s EU Presidency and Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting. The central point in the discussions will be Macedonia’s European integration process, implementation […]
European Council President Donald Tusk will meet Tuesday afternoon with Greek PM Alexis Tsipras to discuss on preparation of EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia. According to diplomatic sources in Brussels, Tusk and Tsipras will discuss the name dispute and the progress in the negotiations. “EU does not expect the name dispute to be resolved this […]
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini seem to support the need for parliamentary endorsement of a possible name agreement by a larger majority, reads Greek daily “Avgi”. The paper claims that Athens has received advice and recommendation from Brussels to increase the majority required for a ‘green light’ to […]
On Friday, the Government appointed Lazar Elenovski as the Special Envoy for NATO Integration in Brussels. At today’s government session, several consuls of the Republic of Macedonia, Richard Goldman, Jason Miko, Thomas Taneff, Andrew Dimitri Peykoff, Lou Vlasho, and Pursham Koramangala Jayam were recalled.
The EU’s top court on Thursday found Poland guilty of violating air quality laws, in the latest clash between the bloc’s authorities and the right wing government in Warsaw, AFP reports. The European Court of Justice urged Poland to comply “without delay” or face fines after finding it had exceeded limits for toxic fine particles […]
A concert of Macedonian prominent pianist Simon Trpceski at one of the prestigious halls in Brussels ‘Bozar’ late Saturday mesmerized the audience, MIA reports from the Belgian capital. Accompanied by the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, Trpceski performed the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 – the work of art of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. […]
A delegation of the VMRO-DPMNE party visited Brussels and met with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. The meeting was focused on Macedonia’s integration in the EU and reforms processes that should happen in the Republic of Macedonia, but unfortunately they lag behind. The abuse of power by the government led by the Social Democratic Union, […]
