North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev had a busy agenda of meetings on Tuesday in Brussels. During the meeting of the Association Stabilization Council, the head of the government talked about the reforms that the country needs to implement to launch accession talks with the EU. Zaev met with European Commission senior officials such as […]
Bujar Osmani, North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs will meet with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn on Wednesday. Deputy PM Osmani will also attend a briefing with representatives of the Council of […]
EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Johannes Hahn expressed his condolences for the tragic Skopje-Tetovo bus crash victims. “Deeply saddened by last night’s tragic accident in North Macedonia Skopje – Tetovo highway. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims and the injured,” Hahn posted on Twitter.
The Prespa Agreement is an “example of reconciliation and an opportunity to strengthen good neighbourly relations,” says EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn in his recent answer to a question raised by SYRIZA Eurogroup head and European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis, ANA-MPA reports. The question was filed in autumn 2018, when the ratification of the […]
EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has stated that EU will give the green light for the opening accession negotiations this year if reforms are implemented. Commissioner Hahn salutes the signing of the NATO Accession Protocol and says the name row settlement with Greece is a decisive step towards the Euro-Atlantic […]
EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has welcomed the signature of the NATO Accession Protocol with Macedonia. “Congrats! A contribution to peace and stability in the Western Balkans and beyond!,” Hahn tweeted on Wednesday. The German Federal Foreign Office has welcomed Wednesday the signing of the Accession Protocol between NATO and Macedonia, calling […]
“Congratulations my friend Alexis Tsipras, together with our peoples we reached a historical victory. Long live the Prespa Agreement! “For eternal peace and progress of the Balkans and in Europe!,” posted Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on his official Twitter and Facebook profiles following the ratification of the Prespa Agreement in the Greek Parliament. President of […]
Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed support to Macedonia’s integration during meetings with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. PM Zaev and Commissioner Hahn agreed that implementation of the historic Prespa Agreement is going as […]
Resolving the name dispute is not the sole requirement for opening EU accession talks; the focus should be placed on reforms, and not on snap elections, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said in an interview. While holding snap elections is the country’s sovereign decision, Hahn said, he disagrees it’s the […]
‘We express our wholehearted congratulations on the Parliament’s vote on the constitutional changes today. This is a crucial step in implementing the historic Prespa Agreement. Political leaders and citizens alike have shown their determination to seize this unique and historic opportunity in solving one of the oldest disputes in the region, and decisively move forward […]
EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn has declared ahead of the start of the meeting of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers that he does not believe that Nikola Gruevski will be extradited from Hungary to Macedonia. Asked if he supports the amendments adopted by the European Parliament where Hungary is asked to return Gruevski […]
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 […]
In a Twitter post, EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn says he will expect, if confirmed, a sound explanation of the grounds on which Hungary has approved ex-PM Nikola Gruevski’s asylum request from the country’s premier Viktor Orban. “The rule of law remains a fundamental principle for Member States and accession candidates alike. It is crucial for […]
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz this Monday in Vienna is organizing a meeting for Prime Ministers of the Western Balkans which is to be attended by EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn as well as Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel. The talks will be attended by the Prime Minister […]
The way you treat MPs from the party that voted for constitutional changes is unacceptable. It’s good that you don’t block the Assembly, but it’s not good that you are walking the road to isolation. You need to show that you really are for the EU and NATO. These are the main messages that the […]
Great meeting, tweeted early Thursday Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn after a brief discussion with a delegation of the VMRO-DPMNE reformers, represented by Petar Bogojeski, MP Emilija Aleksandrova and former minister Nikola Todorov, who were recently excluded from the party. The three take part at the European People’s Party (EPP) […]
EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn in the interview with Die Welt said that 2025 was a realistic date for EU accession of new members from the Western Balkans, but only if membership requirements were met prior to joining. “The date 2025 is indicative, but if the implementation of the reforms is intensified, it is rather realistic. […]
Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn says he is aware of threats by the opposition against MPs who want to abandon partisan lines and support the Prespa Agreement in Parliament. In an interview with Vienna daily Der Standard, Commissioner Hahn urges VMRO-DPMNE to renounce such destructive approach and put interests of […]
It’s been almost a week after Macedonia voted in the name referendum. NATO accession and EU integration remains a priority neither the government nor the numerous international official will give up on. Macedonia, they say, doesn’t need early elections, what the country needs to do is to implement the Prespa Agreement by securing a 2/3 […]
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, and Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, say Monday in a joint statement that an overwhelming majority of those who voted at yesterday’s referendum have supported the Prespa Agreement. “In a peaceful and democratic vote an overwhelming […]
