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Enlargement to be discussed at Summit in Brussels

European Council President Donald Tusk has determined the agenda of discussions at the two-day summit in Brussels, it was reported on Thursday morning. Enlargement will be discussed during dinner, following…

18/10/2019

PM Zaev reiterates Stand on negotiations Date

The EU should now take the decisive step and make a decision on a start of membership negotiations for Macedonia, which will send a strong message to other countries in…

18/10/2019

French President Macron: Too soon for Negotiations with Skopje

French President Emmanuel Macron thinks that Macedonia and Albania should be a little more patient before they get an approval to start of membership negotiations. At the joint press-conference with…

17/10/2019

Zaev: Negative decision to Practically mean no Respect for Prespa deal

PM Zoran Zaev says for Tanjug that if the EU doesn’t make a decision to start membership negotiations, that will practically mean that it doesn’t respect the Prespa Agreement and…

17/10/2019

PM Zaev participates in Debate in Vienna and meets Hahn in Brussels

At a debate in Vienna on Wednesday, PM Zoran Zaev said the Government would be “dead” if EU leaders made a negative decision on a start of negotiations. In his…

17/10/2019

Mogherini: It’s now Time to open Negotiations with Skopje and Tirana

According to the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, it is now time to open accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania. “Europe will be a…

17/10/2019

De Montchalin: France didn’t Veto proposal for Start of negotiations

Commenting on Tuesday’s meeting in Luxembourg, Amelie de Montchalin, State Secretary for European Affairs at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, said her country didn’t veto the proposal…

17/10/2019

Italy and UK ratify Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol

On Wednesday, Italy ratified Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol. On Twitter, Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska thanked the country. The same day, the United Kingdom, too, ratified the Protocol. According to that…

17/10/2019

No deal on Date for Macedonia at meeting in Luxembourg

Macedonia will have to still wait for EU membership negotiations to be opened. On Tuesday afternoon, in Luxembourg, France persisted in its blockade of the decision and found support for…

16/10/2019

Reformed negotiations Processes needed, Amelie de Montchalin says

Amelie de Montchalin, State Secretary for European Affairs at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, stated on Tuesday that though the Western Balkans’ European perspective was justified, a…

16/10/2019