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European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European parliament President David Sassoli and European Commission President-elect Ursula Von der Leyen addressed the member-states of the EU in an open letter, calling them to approve the start of membership negotiations with Macedonia and Albania. “Last June we agreed to reach a clear and substantive decision on the opening ...

The Dutch PM Mike Rutte said at a press conference after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Kingdom of the Netherlands is more concerned about approving a date for EU membership negotiations for Albania rather than for Macedonia. “We see greater progress in North Macedonia rather than in Albania. While we are deeply concerned with the amount ...

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted on Thursday the Resolution on the post-monitoring dialogue with Macedonia, prepared by the MEPs Lise Christoffersen and Aleksander Pociej. In the Resolution, PACE gives positive remark on the work of the Macedonian government from 2013 till today, but also decided to proceed with the post-monitoring dialogue in the upcoming period ...

The PM Zoran Zaev met on Thursday in Skopje the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier. At the meeting, Zaev introduced Zannier to the policies implemented by the government which contribute to the unification of the citizens and helps them overcome barriers of ethnic or religious nature. “Through the policies on the concept “One society for all”, our ...

The German Ambassador to Macedonia Thomas Gerberich called upon the government and the opposition in Macedonia to unite their efforts for progress of the country in the days before the upcoming meeting of the European Council, which is to decide about determining a date for start of membership negotiations with Macedonia. “North Macedonia is about to face a very important ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists are ...

According to Bulgarian FM Ekaterina Zaharieva, the support for Macedonia’s EU road isn’t unconditional. “There is no way for you to aspire to become an EU member while having unresolved bilateral relations. That’s not only a Bulgarian criterion, but also one of the criteria for EU membership – friendly and good-neighbourly relations,” she said on Wednesday. As she added, the ...

During his visit to Skopje, Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic held a meeting on Wednesday with counterpart Stevo Pendarovski. According to Djukanovic, though Macedonia lost its step with regard to the integration path after 2008, the lessons have been learned and big progress has been made. The Montenegrin President expects Macedonia to soon formalise its NATO membership and start EU membership ...

On Wednesday, Finland’s FM, Pekka Haavisto, held a meeting in Skopje with counterpart Nikola Dimitrov. He said that his country’s EU Presidency should be remembered for a decision on a start of membership negotiations for Macedonia. “We know that the German Bundestag made a positive decision and we have to wait until all EU Member States complete their position on ...

Asked whether Bulgaria would block Macedonia’s EU road, President Stevo Pendarovski said on Wednesday there had so far been no announcements, but there were no guarantees that it wouldn’t happen at same latter stage, during the negotiations. “There hasn’t been an announcement by any relevant factor in Bulgaria that they will block us now,” he stated, adding that it remained ...