After the two main political parties failed to reach an agreement on how to solve the status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, which is a key condition for getting a date for starting the country’s EU accession talks, the head of the EU Delegation to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar joined the discussion. He met yesterday […]
After NATO membership, the next objective for North Macedonia is to become an EU member. Fight against corruption, reforms in the justice system, a state administration which is not politicized and the involvement of civil society in decision making are some of the conditions that Brussels has imposed on authorities in Skopje. Nevertheless, the country’s […]
I am hopeful that EU member states will positively assess the progress report in June, so that North Macedonia can start the EU accession negotiations, EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said Wednesday during his visit to Strumica as part of the ‘EU for You’ campaign. “It is now necessary to focus on the reform process, which […]
There must be collective responsibility for functional rule of law, agreed Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and EU expert Reinhard Priebe on today’s meeting, which was also attended by EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar. PM Zaev and Priebe both expressed the importance of implementing judicial reforms and laws, since an aspect demonstrating a functional democracy is an independent, transparent […]
Nga vendet që patën regres, Maqedonia u shndërrua në vend i cili po ec në drejtimin e duhur. Kjo është porosia e euroambasadorit Samuel Zbogar, me rastin e Ditës së Europës, e cila me manifestim qendror u shënua në Shtip. Zbogar tha se Brukseli e ka rikthyer besimin në këtë rajon pas përpjekjeve të bëra […]
Maqedonia është shembull për Ballkanin, kështu ka vlerësuar gjatë një interviste për BIRN euro-ambasadori në Shkup Samuel Zhbogar Zhbogar ka theksuar se Maqedonia është një yll në rajon, një shembull pozitiv, ku njerëzit u përballën me kapjen e shtetin, duke lëvizur nga një shtet që ngeci, në një shtet që ecë përpara. Në lidhje me […]
Macedonia by the European Commission was given a clear recommendation to start accession negotiations and a much improved wording compared to previous progress reports, EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar told a news conference after the publishing of the 2018 progress report in Strasbourg. “I congratulate the citizens of the country on making a very important step […]
The European Commission has recommended the opening of negotiations for Macedonia’s accession in the European Union. This was announced today in Brussels by the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, during the presentation of the progress report for the countries of Western Balkans. The presentation of the report was also followed from the EU’s headquarters in […]
Foreign minister Nikola Dimitrov has declared in a televised interview that a proper solution is required on the issue of the name, which would not humiliate anyone. “I hope that we will make efforts to move forward. Once this meeting is over, we will hold a meeting with the state leaders and the leaders of […]
-” There is commitment and discussions are intensifying, which is good. We eagerly expect the meetings later this week”, stated European Union Ambassador Samuel Zbogar on Wednesday. “It is good to see that discussions are intensifying. We see commitment from both sides for a mutually acceptable solution. We eagerly expect the meetings later this week. […]
-“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 […]
-“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 […]
The upcoming visit of European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker to Skopje is a message in itself, EU Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar told MIA on Wednesday. ‘It is also known that the European Union is here for you. The European Commission has clearly notified in its strategy that the Western Balkans belongs within the […]
