The 14th meeting of EU-Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council, chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, was held Friday in Brussels. The meeting was also attended by Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn as the European Commission representative, while Macedonia’s delegation, led by Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, also included the Vice-Premier for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani. ...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Thursday that Macedonia has received a clear date for the start of EU accession talks, while the screening process of chapters would begin with a visit by Commissioner Johannes Hahn around July 20. “We have received a clear date for the beginning of the talks and there is no dilemma in this. The screening process ...

On Tuesday, the EU’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, in a statement for Telma TV, congratulated Macedonia’s citizens on the EU Council’s decision. “Now, it’s clear that we will start negotiations in June next year and we can, as a Commission, immediately start preparing these negotiations from tomorrow onward,” he said. PM Zoran Zaev, too, ...