The fight against crime and corruption remains a weak point in Brussels’ reports. Although the EC Report’s overall assessment of progress is better than last year, PM Mickoski expects the bulk of the reform process — with a special emphasis on the fight against corruption — to be rounded out by the end of the year, yielding a better result next year.
Moderate progress has been achieved in the judicial system, Ben Nupnau, Deputy Ambassador of the EU, said, analyzing the Report. He highlighted that the country had the highest degree of alignment with European legislation and foreign and security policy. Progress has also been made in digital transformation and education.
On the other hand, SDSM’s stance is that Brussels’ criticisms are being spun as positive guidelines, while ratings in key areas are negative.