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Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani and his Bulgarian counterpart Teodora Genchovska signed on Sunday in Sofia the official bilateral protocol after the meeting of the intergovernmental commission of official Skopje and Sofia. The conference and the singing of the protocol follow the approval of the French proposal for start of the EU accession talks by the Parliament and the Government ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani held a briefing for the media in the country after he returned from Sofia, where he and his Bulgarian counterpart Teodora Genchovska signed the protocol from the Macedonian-Bulgarian intergovernmental commission which will become part of the EU negotiation framework for accession of North Macedonia. “The protocol is in fact a form of registry from the ...

President of the Council of Europe Charles Michel and of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen extended greetings to official Skopje via Twitter upon the adoption of the French proposal by the Parliament and the Government of North Macedonia. “Today’s vote in the Parliament of North Macedonia paves the way to holding intergovernmental conference with North Macedonia next week. ...

Deputy Spokesperson of the European Commission (EC) Dana Spinant, answering a question related to the statements of EC President Ursula von der Leyen given in Skopje about the Macedonian language, avoided to provide precise answer whether the EC officially recognises the Macedonian language. “The statement of Mrs. Von der Leyen means what it meas. She spoke about the language used ...

VMRO-DPMNE Leader Hristijan Mickoski held a press conference on Saturday after the Parliament adopted the French proposal for start of the EU accession talks for North Macedonia. In his address, Mickoski said that this is not the end for the Macedonian people, and that they will manage to preserve the language and national identity. “They think that this is over, ...

Dry road conditions are reported across the country, with increased traffic outside urban areas. No delays are reported at border crossings. A ban for heavy cargo vehicles over 7.5 tons on the weekends enters into force as of July 1 through Sept. 1 on the A2 highway, section Skopje-Ohrid-Skopje. The ban is introduced over the summer so as to avoid ...

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen attended and addressed the parliamentary session on Thursday in Skopje held over the French proposal for the negotiation framework for the EU accession talks for North Macedonia. The session was held in a tense atmosphere, with the opposition MPs constantly shouting and displaying banners which call upon the MPs from the ...

President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen paid an official visit to Skopje on Thursday, during which she attended and addressed the parliamentary session over the French proposal, and before that held meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani, President Stevo Pendarovski, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski and VMRO-DPMNE Leader Hristijan Mickoski. Von der Leyen was welcomed in ...

US Ambassador in Skopje Kate Marie Byrnes says in an interview for MIA that the French proposal for the negotiation framework for the EU accession talks for North Macedonia protects the Macedonian language and gives the country a unique opportunity to start the membership talks with the EU. “North Macedonia has done so much to be where it is now. ...

European Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said during his visit to Albania on Thursday that now all eyes of Europe are pointed at North Macedonia. “Our eyes and ears are pointed towards Skopje and we must witness a democratic debate over the French proposal and the accession of the country in the EU. EC President Ursula von der Leyen made ...