The countdown to North Macedonia’s full membership in the Union has begun – European Ambassador David Geer says in an exclusive interview for Kanal 5. According to him, it is relatively normal for there to be differences in the accession documents of North Macedonia and Albania, and the progress in the negotiations depends only on the country. Regarding the differences ...

The search warrant with which investigators from Ruskovska’s prosecutor’s office entered the Finance Police last week had no substance and it was not clear on what clues and evidence the court allowed it at all, accuses Director Arafat Muaremi. According to him, it was not even known what the investigators were looking for in their premises, when the documents for ...

Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Maricic held a press conference at the government on Thursday, at which he explained the screening process for North Macedonia from the membership negotiations with the EU. “We have solid grounds to deal with upcoming challenges, thanks to all the initiatives we have taken so far which prepared our country for this process. The ...

The Government of North Macedonia organised on Wednesday evening a reception for high-profile guests on occasion the start of the accession talks with the EU. Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski opened the reception and addressed the guests. “Yesterday, we opened the final chapter of our long journey towards full integration in the EU, something that has been a strategic goal of ...

The first intergovernmental conference between North Macedonia and the EU officially started on Tuesday afternoon in Brussels. Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski started the conference by reading the opening statement in Macedonian language. “It is a great honour that I have the opportunity to address the institutions of the EU in my native Macedonian language. Finally, after long 17 years, we ...

Official Skopje prepares for the first intergovernmental conference with official Brussels on Tuesday, which will mark the start of the EU accession process for North Macedonia. A governmental delegation headed by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski will travel to Brussels on Tuesday, where Kovacevski will read the opening statement in Macedonian language, which will mark the official start of the screening ...

The Parliament of North Macedonia adopted on Saturday the French proposal for the EU membership negotiation framework for Skopje, which is also expected to result with lift of the Bulgarian veto for the EU integration of North Macedonia. With 68 votes in favour and no votes against, the Parliament adopted the conclusions related to the French proposal filed by the ...

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 Ursula von der Leyen is expected to arrive in Skopje on Thursday before 11:00 a.m. Von der Leyen will hold meetings with President Stevo Pendarovski, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski and Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, after which she will attend and address the parliamentary session scheduled for 01:00 p.m. at which the MPs will discuss the ...

The Government of North Macedonia officially submitted to the Parliament additional information about the French proposal for lifting the Bulgarian veto for the EU accession talks for North Macedonia, which has been requested by the MP groups of the opposition at the coordinative meeting on Monday. The Parliamentary press service informed of this, and added that the details about the ...