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Roth: The EU should fulfill its promises to Macedonia
The European Union should fulfill the promises made to the Western Balkan countries, says the Minister of State for Europe at the German Foreign Ministry, Michael Roth, after yesterday's recommendation by the European Commission that Macedonia and Albania have met the conditions and should immediately start membership negotiations with the Union.
"There has been visible progress in Macedonia and Albania....
Parliament strips Gruevski of his parliamentary immunity
In a plenary session, without a debate, Parliament, with 62 votes in favor, accepted the recommendation from the Commission for Procedural and Mandate-Immunity Issues to strip Nikola Gruevski of his immunity.
The court has requested that Gruevski be detained for election fraud in the "Titanic" case, for irregularities in the construction of highways in the "Trajectory" case, the demolition of...
USA: Reforms must continue regardless of EU accession process
The US State Department welcomed the EU Council's decision to propose a plan for opening accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania in June 2019 and once again confirms the importance of the agreement reached with Greece.
In a statement for MIA, the State Department said that the EU's plan depends on further progress in certain areas.
"The Council's decision highlights the...
State Department: US supports the integration of Macedonia into the EU and NATO
The US State Department gives unreserved support for Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic future, after the country received an unconditional recommendation from the European Commission to start EU membership negotiations.
Asked by MIA, the United States assessed the efforts of the new Macedonian government for deeper reforms and democratization of society, the State Department said the United States continues to work with Macedonia...
Mogherini asks for responsibility, vision, pragmatism and courage in her address to Parliament
When I think about the situation of this house a year ago, I can conclude that you have come a long way. The good news is that you are back on the path, you have overcome the worst political and institutional crisis and this is a great achievement to be proud of.
This was stressed by the EU High Representative...
Mogherini: You have returned on the path to the EU, celebrate and then get back to work
At a press conference today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini, said that Macedonia deservedly received a clear recommendation for the start of negotiations with the EU.
“In ten months, we have made great progress in the European integration process. The reforms in many key areas, as well as the policies of friendship and good-neighborliness, are...
Zaev – Hahn: Citizens deserve the recommendation, Macedonia is back on the European path
The government is now even more energetic to lead the reform processes, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev this morning at a joint press conference with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn.
“We are ready to take a new step forward. The clear recommendation is a strong motive for the next difficult but achievable goal. The decision...
Zaev: Citizens most deserve the positive recommendation from the EC
Citizens are most deserving of the positive recommendation from the European Commission, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a press conference in Government, after the recommendation for the start of negotiations with Macedonia was announced by the European Commission (EC) to the European Council.
“Some of the successes are attributed to the opposition due to joint compromises. The government is ready...
Macedonia receives a clear and unconditional recommendation for the start of talks with the EU
Macedonia received a clear and unconditional recommendation to start talks regarding the country's membership with the EU, explained EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar during a press conference at the EU InfoCentre in Skopje, after a live video link with Brussels of the presentation of the European Commission Progress Report on the Western Balkans and Turkey.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs...
Zaev: We have worked hard and deserve a crystal clear recommendation
The fact is, we have worked hard and Macedonia truly deserves a crystal clear recommendation from Brussels, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on the eve of the announcement of the report of the European Commission and the arrival of High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn in Skopje
“The words in that recommendation...
Tomorrow Brussels will recommend starting negotiations with Macedonia
The European Commission is again recommending opening accession talks with Macedonia, and the country's progress report is among the more positive parts of this package from Brussels, which, as the report says, "clearly recognizes the political will for progress,"reports Radio Free Europe (RFE), whose correspondents from Brussels had an insight into the document which is to be released tomorrow in...
Osmani: 90 percent of the “3-6-9” plan has been implemented, Ivanov to sign the Law on Languages
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European affairs, Bujar Osmani, said that 90 percent of Government’s reform plan “3-6-9” was completed which helped Macedonia to return on the right, Euro-Atlantic path.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that 95 percent of the measures would be implemented, but some of the reform laws, such as the law of courts, which require a...
Thimonier: The recommendation for the EU is questionable due to the way the Law on the Use of Languages has been enacted
French Ambassador Christian Thimonier said for SDK.mk that the unconditional recommendation to start EU membership negotiations can be problematic, because the Law on the Use of Languages in the Parliament was adopted yesterday without a minimum of consensus and without a civilized discussion.
“Yesterday it was a disappointing day because we saw events that we thought we had already turned...
Osmani: I expect an unconditional recommendation from the EU Council to start negotiations
We expect the valorization of Macedonia's reform efforts to be noted in the upcoming report by the European Commission, where we expect a clear and unconditional recommendation from the EU Council to begin the negotiations.
This was stated today by Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, who is on a working visit to Brussels and is accompanied by...
Osmani: I expect the most positive report, a clear and unconditional recommendation from the EC for Macedonia
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani expects the most positive report for Macedonia from the European Commission, which will be followed by a clear and unconditional recommendation for the start of Macedonia's EU accession talks.
He said at a government conference, that this will be the best confirmation that Macedonia is back on the European track.
"Of course, this...
Zaev expects Juncker to name the date for recommendation for negotiations with the EU
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expects the European Commission, President Jean-Claude Juncker to give a precise date today, when Macedonia would receive an unconditional recommendation for the beginning of negotiations with the EU.
Juncker’s tour through the six Balkan countries begins today with Macedonia. He will have a meeting with Prime Minister Zaev, President Ivanov, also a plenary meeting with the...
Memeti: Police violated the right to MPs immunity while taking them into custody
The police violated the right to MPs immunity and the presumption of innocence when the three MPs were detained on November 28th, this year, as part of the 36 people detained who are suspects in the violence in Parliament on 27 April, the Ombudsman found.
According to the Ombudsman, the police in this case did not comply with the Rule...
Hahn to Zaev: Continue to work democratically on the commenced reforms
Continue to work democratically on the commenced reforms, what you will achieve is important for the prospects of your country and the entire region, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn said at the meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.
Hahn assessed the government's initiatives for...
Zaev: By July 1st, “Roadmap” will be ready and it will lead us to negotiations for EU membership
The Government is working on their action plan called “Roadmap”, which should be finalized by July 1st, and covers all the reforms in key areas such as the rule of law, professional state institutions, independent regulatory bodies and freedom of the press. This was stressed by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at a joint press conference with EU Commissioner for...
Today European Parliament will vote on a resolution on Macedonia
Today, the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote on a resolution on Macedonia, which is the recommendation of Parliament linked to the report by the the European Commission for 2016.
The resolution was proposed by MEP Ivo Vajgl from Slovenia, who otherwise is the EP special rapporteur for Macedonia, and was debated on April 5th, and today a vote is...
