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Dry road conditions are reported throughout the country. There is moderate traffic outside urban areas. No delays are reported on border crossings. As of Nov. 15, 2020, winter equipment in vehicles is mandatory until Mar. 15, 2021 regardless of the weather. Landslides are possible along the routes of Katlanovo-Veles, Mavrovo-DebarStruga, Vinica-Berovo and Kochani-Delchevo. Motorists are advised to drive carefully, adjust ...

Wednesday will see the German Presidency’s final attempt for adoption of the conclusions concerning EU enlargement, including also for Macedonia, which were removed due to the Bulgarian blockade. However, as MIA reported on Monday, currently, it’s unclear what type of compromise Berlin will propose even though it’s certain that it’s drawing up new conclusions that still haven’t been published. The ...

Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasia and former US Ambassador to Macedonia Philip Reeker said that the EU should not allow bilateral issues between Bulgaria and Macedonia to halt the EU-integration of the latter. “EU should not allow bilateral disputes to halt and stall the deserved progress of North Macedonia in the EU-integrations. We believe that ...

Bulgarian Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said during an address at the Bulgarian Parliament that Macedonia must overcome a great number of stereotypes in order to start its journey towards EU-integration. “Good-neighbourliness must become part of the EU membership negotiation framework, for that would be the strongest guarantee for Bulgaria that the Good-neighbourliness will be fully and properly ...

Rapporteur for Macedonia at the European Parliament Ilhan Kyuchyuk said that Macedonia and Bulgaria need to shift focus once again on the implementation of the Good-neighbourliness Agreement. “Skopje and Sofia need to revisit the foundations of the Good-neighbourliness Agreement, and should stop staring towards short-termed horizons till March 2020. We need to re-establish the trust within the Good-neighbourliness Agreement, for ...

PM Zoran Zaev held a meeting at the government with the leaders of the parties which form the ruling alliance headed by SDSM, on occasion 100 days since the inauguration of the new government. “We remain dedicated to finding solution for the bilateral issues we have with Bulgaria which pose obstacle on our way towards integration in the EU. In ...

In an interview with the Utrinski brifing (Morning Briefing) show, PM Zoran Zaev says the EU must foster all identities in Europe, including also the Macedonian one. According to him, Macedonia has over the past period done everything in the frames of what’s allowed and will continue that path.  On the other hand, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, in an interview ...

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani delivered an address before MEPs on Thursday in the frames of the debate on the European Parliament’s resolution on Macedonia. Committee on Foreign Affairs members were asking Osmani about Macedonia’s implementation of EU reforms, improvement of inter-neighbourly relations, domestic reforms, and foreign policy. The Rapporteur on the country, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, described the roadmap as a very ...

At the meeting with Special Representative for Bulgaria Vlado Buckovski on Thursday, Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov said he had always believed solutions could be found on the negotiating table. “The current and future generations will forgive neither Bulgaria nor the Republic of North Macedonia if they don’t find a compromise that will provide a perspective,” he added. According to the ...

The Draft Law on Census was adopted on Thursday in first reading by the European Affairs Committee. The document regulates the issues of organisations, institutions in charge of the process, and questions on the census material. Deputy Justice Minister Agim Nuhiu said there would be columns concerning national and religious affiliation, adding that citizens abroad whose stay didn’t exceed one ...