European Council President Donald Tusk will travel to Tirana, Podgorica, Belgrade, Sarajevo and Skopje on 24-27 April. The main purpose of the trip is to prepare for the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia on 17 May and to participate in the Brdo-Brijuni summit in Skopje, Tusk’s Office said in a press release on Friday. ‘The message to our friends […]
The European Commission’s recommendation for the Republic of Macedonia to start European Union entry talks will boost investors’ confidence in the country and boost its economic expansion, Dragan Tevdovski said. Macedonia’s economic growth is forecast to accelerate to 3.2 percent this year and 3.5 percent in 2019, after a stagnation in 2017, driven by solid private consumption and very strong […]
The US State Department has voiced strong support of Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic future, as the European Commission recommended for the country to commence the EU accession talks, MIA reported from Washington on Thursday. ‘We continue to work with the Macedonian government to tackle the myriad challenges facing Macedonia, including the need for reforms in the areas […]
The government is focused on convincing everybody, including neighboring Greece, that it is good Macedonia to become an EU, NATO ally, not only for Greece but also for the entire region, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov told a press conference on Thursday. Asked if there is plan B if the name talks fail considering the Greek […]
I am bringing the good news that the European Commission has recommended for Macedonia to commence the EU accession talks, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, said Wednesday at a joint press conference with Prime minister Zoran Zaev. Macedonia has returned to the right track and […]
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski met Wednesday with Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, to discuss the progress report of the European Commission on Macedonia’s integration process, including the state of play in economy and politics. “The path towards the EU is the only course Macedonia should take, most notably as a way […]
Albania has delivered the conditions imposed by the European Commission and it’s ready to launch the accession talks, by pushing the reforms agenda. This was the message that was conveyed from Tirana by the head of the EU diplomacy, Federica Mogherini in a joint press conference with PM Edi Rama. “It’s not only the aspiration […]
DUI leader Ali Ahmeti said Wednesday the EC Progress Report assessments were expected and should not result in relaxation but be an incentive for the start of Union accession talks. After a meeting with Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Ahmeti said the country is faced with significant reforms in the judiciary, […]
It is possible Macedonia and Greece to find solution to the name dispute in near future. Both sides are determined to this process, at the highest level and it is necessary to strike a deal that will serve the interests of both sides, EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn told Wednesday’s press conference answering journalist question […]
This is one of the days when the citizens of Macedonia should be proud. Now we are one step closer to the European Union, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced after the publication of the EC Report. The recommendation is clear and unconditional, the prime minister said, pointing out that this means providing a start for […]
French President Emmanuel Macron says the European Union shouldn’t accept any new member countries until the 28-nation bloc is more deeply integrated and has undergone thorough reform. Macron has told EU lawmakers that he wants to anchor countries of the Western Balkans to the European project, but that now isn’t the time to allow any […]
The European Union needs to open up to accepting new members from the Western Balkans to avoid the risk of a new war in the region, the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker told the European Parliament on Tuesday, Reuters reports. “If we do not open up to countries in that highly complicated an […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met Monday with the German Ambassador Thomas Gerberich, whereat Macedonia’s reform steps and good-neighborly relations that lead to realization of strategic Euro-Atlantic goals were greeted. Gerberich conveyed Germany’s support for Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic aspiration underlying that the country has majority support of the German Bundestag for joining the European Union, Government Press […]
On 17 April, the European Commission is expected to publish the progress report on the Republic of Macedonia. Referring to sources from the European Commission, media in Skopje report that the country is expected to receive a positive recommendation for the launch of EU accession talks. According to these sources, this year’s progress report is […]
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 13, Tanjug reported on Friday. The agency said that the second meeting between the two in the past month and a half would come at Merkel’s initiative. It will take place amid tensions around Kosovo and Metohija and Vucic’s announced “ten-day diplomatic […]
Brussels has mounted pressure on Kosovo’s leadership for the establishment of the Association of Serbian Communes in Kosovo. EU senior officials said that negotiators from Pristina and Belgrade will sit down in Brussels to draft the status of the Association for which Serbia and Belgrade had agreed 5 years ago. The senior EU official, Angelina […]
“EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn are expected to visit Macedonia on April 18, a day after the release of the progress reports of the European Commission”, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Tuesday. “It is expected the visit to take place after the reports are published, slated for April 17. […]
Deputy PM Bujar Osmani expects the upcoming European Commission’s progress report to valorize entire previous work, and give a clear recommendation for launching of Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Osmani published this on his Facebook profile, in a Sunday video-address in Macedonian, with Albanian subtitles, stressing that communication in both languages is easily understandable and acceptable. He […]
“Talks with Greece are ongoing, the foreign ministers are in Vienna, we want to hope and will do everything so that Macedonia is constructive and contributes to a successful process”, said Vice Prim and Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska on Friday. Sekerinska told reporters after a visit to the Military Medical Center that good relations with […]
-“The adoption of the law on languages will improve relations between the communities and bring the country back to the reform agenda,” EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said Monday underlining that the EU is optimistic in regard to the implementation of the law. Zbogar answering journalist question related to the language law, which was passed last […]
