SkopjeDiem Macedonia in English

The draft conclusions to be adopted by the European Council on 23-24 June state that the proposed European political community will not replace existing EU policies. It also means that enlargement policy will not change, and the countries of the Western Balkans in the European integration process are called upon to pursue reforms and resolve outstanding issues, including the dialogue ...

While the Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do not reveal whether and what is acceptable from the French proposal for North Macedonia until it passes the filter in the Bulgarian Parliament, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti expects a positive outcome. He believes that the dispute will be resolved by the end of this month due to Macron’s engagement and ...

“Our top diplomats are carefully considering the French proposal to unblock our European integration. The position will be announced when the EU member states do so. If the French proposal is confirmed by all EU member states, and then adopted by the Bulgarian Parliament, it will be analyzed by experts in North Macedonia,” said Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski after a ...

“The document is a complete fiasco and should be immediately rejected by the Macedonian Government,” this is how the opposition VMRO-DPMNE assesses the French proposal for resolving the dispute with Bulgaria and adopting the negotiating framework. VMRO-DPMNE asks whether the silence of SDSM means consent to capitulation, silent Bulgarianization and complete rejection of North Macedonia from the European integration process. ...

VMRO-DPMNE will not accept a change in the Constitution in order to realize the Bulgarian demands to the detriment of the national interests of North Macedonia – this was promised to the citizens by the leader of the opposition party Hristijan Mickoski. At the protest under the slogan “Too much!”, he called on Prime Minister Kovacevski to reject the French ...

“As we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the signing of the Prespa Agreement, it is important to emphasize that as Greece and North Macedonia were able to overcome their dispute and resolve it by mutual agreement, we expect Bulgaria to step up its efforts and do the same,” said EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Oliver Varhelyi. He stressed ...

EU membership of North Macedonia is a priority for the EU. That was the message sent by European Council President Charles Michel in Ohrid on Thursday. He said they were working hard on lifting the Bulgarian veto in order for the negotiations to start as soon as possible. Michel didn’t directly comment on the news that France will submit a ...

There will be a start of negotiations in June if Bulgaria has a strategic approach and political will, according to Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani. As he added on Wednesday, if that doesn’t happen, the best policy of the EU, enlargement, will be buried. Osmani’s stand is that North Macedonia has done everything for Sofia go give a green light. However, ...

EU members are today getting familiarised with the French proposal to lift the veto for Skopje, while it will arrive tomorrow in Bulgaria’s Parliament for a stand to be voiced. The information was shared by Bulgarian media on Thursday. According to BGNES, Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov has comprehensively familiarised his associates with his intention. “On Thursday, it will officially be ...

In an interview with Kanal 5 TV, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski criticises developments related to Bulgaria. “There is nothing to talk about if that’s the proposal, no accepting whatsoever. This thing with the proposal is a knockout for the Macedonian diplomacy,” Mickoski notes. The VMRO-DPMNE leader is critical also of the country’s diplomacy. He stresses: “If this is so, I ...