According to Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski, the allegations made by Italian newspaper La Verita regarding a EUR 750,000 transfer by the International Alliance involving Vilma Ruskovska are “pure speculation,” “It’s pure speculation,” Joveski said, “and neither is there any truth to rumors on who called whom and what was talked about.” La Verita, in an […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev during his address on Saturday called for early parliamentary elections after the country did not receive a date for opening EU accession talks. North Macedonia didn’t get a date for talks with the EU because the union has its own issues to resolve, but “we did it all, and […]
The United States supports North Macedonia and Albania’s commitment to Transatlantic integration and aspirations to join the European Union. We are disappointed the European Council did not recognize each country’s very strong reform efforts by agreeing to open accession negotiations at this time. A positive decision would have reaffirmed the credibility of their EU path […]
EU leaders will review the prospect of EU’s enlargement before the European Union-Western Balkans Summit in Zagreb in May 2020, in line with the conclusions adopted during the EU Summit in Brussels. Once again, the European Union and its leaders failed to rise to the occasion. With the Summit’s decision to postpone one more time […]
Let us not dwell in disappointment, apathy or calculations for obtaining small daily political points. Now it is time to reunite around what is most important for the Republic of North Macedonia – our future and the future of generations to come. I am convinced that only if we work together – we will succeed, […]
EU leaders today are expected to make the final decision on the fate of North Macedonia and Albania. There was hope that the summit would pave the way for accession negotiations to begin, but there are mixed messages coming from Brussels to Skopje as to what will happen, whether or not a date will be […]
Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn says EU leaders failed to live up to their commitment to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania at the European Council. “This is a matter of extreme disappointment. EU member-states now need to clarify how serious their commitment is to the Western Balkans’ EU […]
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, for the first time, refers to North Macedonia by its constitutional name in an interview on the Politico website, as part of his presence in Brussels for the Summit, and what’s more stands in favor of its accession prospects. Responding to Politico’s questions, he says: “We have always said that […]
North Macedonia and Albania should get a date for accession negotiations. It would be a historic mistake if we did not let them launch the talks and a tough blow for the people of the two countries that deserve to be given a European perspective, said Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov ahead of the European […]
North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski says that top officials are lobbying until the very last minute to get a date for start of accession negotiations and an acknowledgement for the country’s recent efforts. EU’s final decision should be announced by Friday afternoon, but even in the case of a negative decision, President Pendarovski says that […]
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 […]
President of the Party of European Socialists Sergei Stanishev has written to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to urge him to put the issue of accession talks with the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania on the agenda of tomorrow’s European Council meeting. In the letter, Sergei Stanishev said: “Please allow me to […]
Italy has ratified North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Wednesday The Italian lower house Chamber of Deputies approved the protocol, but its ratification in the Senate was postponed due to the political crisis, which was resolved by the formation of a new Italian government. North Macedonia’s Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska expressed her gratitude for the […]
France blocked the opening of accession talks with North Macedonia despite the promise made by the EU to Skopje that its historic name deal with Greece would earn it a ticket to EU membership negotiations, wrote media network Euractiv. Following EU ministers’ call to postpone the decision for October, this meeting was seen as make-or-break, […]
