Serbia’s Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic welcomed today’s election of the new European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen and expressed her expectation that the new composition would remain committed to the direction the previous Commission had sought, confirming the European future of the region. The election of the new European Commission is […]
The newly elected EC President Ursula von der Leyen said yesterday in Zagreb that nationalists and populists would not destroy the European way of life, which is also the name of one of the portfolios in the new Commission. That name has elicited criticisms, notably from European Liberals and Greens. They believe it has too […]
While the government is pleased with the progress report released by the European Commission on Wednesday, the largest opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE has come out with a strong reaction today. “Government is lying. Accession talks will not start this year. The talks will not be launched because there have been no reforms”, VMRO-DPMNE said. According to […]
After the publication of the progress report by the European Commission, state leaders in North Macedonia expressed their optimism that the country will be given a date for the launch of accession talks with the EU. The president of the country, Stevo Pendarovski said that the report reflects the real situation in the country, while […]
“In the report that I presented today, we speak about change, we recognise the change in the country, and nothing could demonstrate better that change than the meeting we had today, when every political party was present, when all political stakeholders were present around the table talking about the future of the country in the […]
EU ambassador to Skopje, Samuel Zbogar has submitted to authorities in the country the annual progress report issued by the European Commission which recommends the opening of negotiations for North Macedonia. The report says that the country has made progress in all domains, particularly in key reforms. “North Macedonia continued to implement EU reforms”, the […]
The European Commission has published today the annual enlargement package, which sets out the progress made by the countries aspiring EU membership. The European Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn said that the European Commission recommends the opening of accession talks for Albania and North Macedonia, while demanding these two countries to pursue with their efforts to […]
The European Commission will recommend the opening of negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania’s accession in the European Union. This was confirmed by EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn. In an interview for Radio Free Europe, Hahn said that the recommendation will be made on 29 May, when the European Commission publishes its annual report on […]
The European Commission knows about the Dutch parliament voting to suspend visa-free travel with Albania, but has received no request for suspension yet, the coordinating spokesperson for the commission said Wednesday. “There is a specific procedure that’s in place for the visa suspension mechanism, and to date, we have received no notifications from any member states requesting the visa suspension mechanism be triggered for any of the […]
“The Prespa Agreement is not balanced and therefore problematic,” said Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship and former Greek FM in regard to the debate on Prespa Agreement in Greece’s Parliament in Athens. “All governments in the past had agreed on the geographical distinction, in this case the word ‘North’ […]
The European Commission shares the same view as that of EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn that the decision on granting asylum to the Macedonian former prime minister deserves additional explanation from the Hungarian authorities. There’s no running away from rule of law, according to European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas. The decision on granting asylum to Nikola […]
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 […]
President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker has embarked on a tour of the six Western Balkan countries, with Macedonia being his first stop on Sunday. Juncker is accompanied by Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations. The visit is part of their tour of the region to present the EU Western Balkans […]
President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday (Feb. 25) will arrive in Macedonia, the first stop of his Western Balkans tour aimed at presenting the EU’s Western Balkans Strategy. Announcing Juncker’s visit following the presentation of the Western Balkans Strategy in Strasbourg, Deputy PM Bujar Osmani said the document represented an encouragement for the […]
The Western Balkans Strategy of the European Commission is considered one of the most vital initiatives for the region, because it clearly shows that the European Union is restoring its focus on Western Balkan countries and is putting the region back on the EU’s top agenda, it was concluded Thursday by Deputy PM for European […]
We need all the support at disposal in this dense reform agenda, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani at the donor meeting held at the Government on Tuesday, attended by ambassadors and representatives of international organizations, the donor community. The meeting aimed at reaching agreement and understanding over the donors’ contribution in the […]
President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker on February 25 will visit Macedonia, the first stop of his Western Balkans tour aimed at presenting the EU’s Western Balkans Strategy, Bujar Osmani announced on Thursday. The Macedonian Deputy PM for European affairs held today in Skopje a news conference to present and offer an in-depth analysis […]
