After his meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Tuesday, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev didn’t reveal whether he and the Greek PM had built a joint position on North Macedonia. Regarding PM Hristijan Mickoski’s comments on the renegotiation issue, the Bulgarian President said the Skopje-Sofia Treaty had to be implemented, not revised. In his view, North Macedonia’s leadership obviously doesn’t ...

On Monday, EU Ambassador David Geer said he didn’t see a possibility of a change to the Negotiating Framework. “I have always been very clear on this. This agreement which was reached in July 2022 resulted in the opening of accession negotiations and the screening process which I just referred to. I don’t see the possibility for a change to ...

On Monday, PM Hristijan Mickoski commented on US Ambassador Angela Aggeler’s comments in Sunday’s interview with RFE Macedonian that it was “very clear” that “there’s not a renegotiation of Prespa, there’s not a renegotiation of movement towards the European Union”. He said the Good-Neighbourliness Treaty with Sofia had already been changed once, with the introduction of the French proposal, adding ...

In an interview with RFE Macedonian, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler, regarding the Prespa Agreement issue and PM Hristijan Mickoski’s stands, says that the deal was absolutely historic for North Macedonia. “I recognise that it was extraordinarily difficult for many people in this country to accept the change of name, but it was an international agreement that the government at the ...

Asked about her party’s stand on US Ambassador Angela Aggeler’s comments in the interview with RFE Macedonian that it’s “very clear” there is not a renegotiation of Prespa and there’s not a renegotiation of movement towards the EU, VMRO-DPMNE Spokesperson and MP Marija Miteva said on Sunday it was not suitable for the party to comment on statements by “our ...

“I expect North Macedonia to respect agreements and I will remind European counterparts what obligations were assumed as early as 18 July 2022, when the negotiating framework was adopted, and what the roadmaps concerning the country’s EU accession are,” Bulgarian caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev said after he’d arrived in Brussels on Thursday. As he added, in December 2023, matters were ...

On Thursday, PM Hristijan Mickoski met EU Ambassador David Geer. They discussed ongoing political and economic affairs, as well as the issue of North Macedonia’s EU path progress. Mickoski underlined the importance of the EU’s support for the country’s reform processes and stability, stressing that the new government would work together with the EU in the spirit of partnership and ...

GERB leader and Bulgarian election winner Boyko Borissov reacted on Wednesday to the stand by PM Hristijan Mickoski that constitutional changes “under a Bulgarian dictate” are not acceptable. The Bulgarian politician pointed out that despite the good relations between him and partners in the EU, agreements had to be respected, adding that any other interpretations were not good for North ...

On Wednesday, PM Hristijan Mickoski expressed readiness to sit at the table with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and, in the event of his election as PM, GERB leader Boyko Borissov. However, he added that the two countries couldn’t be good neighbours if there was no mutual respect. “I regret that messages like these are coming from our eastern neighbour. I ...

In Monday’s interview with 24, PM Hristijan Mickoski said his stand regarding the constitutional name use issue was clear, adding that the topic regarding the adjective was closed. According to him, it is actually a change that he, unlike the former PM, Dimitar Kovacevski, “who would sing” the adjective, uses the word ‘Macedonia’. “They would promise us we would become ...