Mid-October, i.e. before Brussels’ decision to (not) get a date for accession negotiations with the EU, turned out not to be the deadline for adopting the prosecution law. The political parties are blaming their political opponents, accusing them of failing to pass the law, which, while undermined by the ruling of the European powers, is […]
Bulgaria believes that postponing the start of European Union membership talks with the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania would be a real mistake and would destabilise the region, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said. Zaharieva was speaking in an interview with Bulgarian National Television on the eve of the October 17 and 18 meeting of […]
The European Union should now take a decisive step and decide on a start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President-Designate of the European Commission (EC), said at a meeting Thursday in Brussels. It will also send a strong message to the other countries in the […]
The chances of reaching a consensus at the EU Summit for opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania are not good, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Bundestag on Thursday, writes Deutsche Welle. “We have responsibility towards these countries. I think it’s worth giving a European perspective to North Macedonia and Albania,” said Merkel. […]
“We are prepared, both at political and institutional level. Any delay would be interpreted as a negative decision, producing negative effects and the citizens, all those that supported the implementation of the Prespa Agreement, would be left deeply disappointed,” PM Zoran Zaev told a news conference Wednesday alongside EU’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement […]
The two-day EU leaders summit is to begin on Thursday afternoon in Brussels to discuss a number of important issues, including the opening of accession talks with the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania. The EU failed to reach a compromise on the issue for a year and a half, mainly because of France’s opposing, […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and EC President Donald Tusk jointly concluded Wednesday night that EU leaders at Thursday’s meeting will try to reach consensual conclusion on starting accession negotiations with North Macedonia. At the meeting of Zaev and Tusk held in Brussels, it was concluded that the Republic of North Macedonia and the […]
