Vajgl: Mickoski will cooperate with the Government on the reforms


Macedonia Rapporteur in the European Parliament Ivo Vajgl said Tuesday after a meeting with VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski he was assured that the opposition would be constructive in the EU accession reform process. “I highlighted the fact that the EP’s main interest and also mine as Macedonia Rapporteur is for the country to continue on […]

EP Committee adopts Ivo Vajgl’s report on Macedonia


The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) by 47 votes ‘for’, nine ‘against’ and one ‘restrained’ adopted Tuesday the report of rapporteur Ivo Vajgl on Macedonia, which supports a launch of the country’s EU accession talks in June of 2019. The EP report on the 2018 European Commission Report on Macedonia should now be […]

Vajgl: VMRO-DPMNE failed the test of maturity


European Parliament’s Macedonia Rapporteur Ivo Vajgl tells MIA that opposition VMRO-DPMNE has failed the test of maturity at Sunday’s referendum, saying the moves by the party and President Gjorge Ivanov represent an attempt to protect those who broke the law. “There are a few things that are not quite clear. It seems to me that VMRO-DPMNE […]

Vajgl: The referendum may be the last chance


MEP Ivo Vajgl, the Rapporteur for Macedonia in the European Parliament, criticizes the opposition’s “negative position” related to the name dispute resolution, fearing that this referendum may be “the last chance”. “I think that now is the moment when everyone should be on the same side, on the side of Macedonia’s long-term interest. Because it […]

Vajgl: Ivanov should not represent his political party


Ivo Vajgl, Member of European Parliament (MEP) and Macedonia Rapporteur in the EP, says the EU has sent a message to President Gjorge Ivanov on numerous occasions that Macedonia must look to the future. MEP Vajgl was quizzed by MIA regarding President Ivanov’s stance that he would not sign the bill ratifying the Macedonia-Greece name deal. […]

MEP Vajgl: Name agreement opens Macedonia’s road to EU and NATO membership


Ivo Vajgl, special rapporteur for Macedonia in the European Parliament, welcomed Tuesday the agreement reached by Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras, saying that it opens Macedonia’s road to the EU, NATO membership. ‘The agreement reached by the Prime Ministers of the two neighboring countries, Greece and Macedonia, creates conditions for better, more productive relations, contributing […]

Vajgl: EU may give Macedonia negotiations date as soon as this summer


Special Rapporteur for Macedonia in the European Parliament Ivo Vajgl, in an interview for MIA, said that there is a real chance that EU leaders give Macedonia a green light and a date for negotiations as soon as this summer. He pointed out that the EP has long pushed for the negotiations and the name […]

COSAP conference: MEP Vajgl urges opposition to engage in Parliament’s work


European Parliament’s Macedonia Rapporteur Ivo Vajgl has urged the opposition to engage in the work of the Parliament, saying the ruling authorities and the opposition must work together for the well-being of the country. MEP Vajgl, who takes part at a conference of Committees for European Affairs/Integration of countries within the Stabilization and Association Process of South-East Europe (COSAP) […]

MEP Vajgl: New date of ‘Jean Monnet-style’ meeting to be set in February


Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ivo Vajgl, who also serves as EP’s rapporteur for Macedonia, will be joined by MEPs Edvard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein for a trip to Macedonia by the end of February, where they will hold talks to set a new date for meetings as part of the Jean Monnet process. In […]