12 May 2015
The European Commission today in Brussels stressed that it must be clarified who is responsible for the clash between the police and the armed people in Kumanovo in order for the European Union and the Commission to be able to act, emphasized Maja Kocijanchik, spokeswoman for EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. She noted that the […]
12 May 2015
Macedonia will likely be on the agenda of the meeting of foreign ministers of the EU on Monday at the request of some Member States such as Austria, confirmed sources in the EU Council for META. Diplomatic sources inform that the security assessment for Macedonia is not negative given that the so-called terrorist group was […]
21 April 2015
Council of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs adopted conclusions that expressed deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Macedonia, especially in the area of rule of law, fundamental rights and freedom of the media, which are core values at the heart of the EU and its enlargement policy. In the interest of citizens, democracy, the […]
19 March 2015
After the information that the European Parliament invited VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM later this month at a meeting in Brussels, there is no official confirmation of the two biggest parties in Macedonia. Although both leaders, Zoran Zaev and Nikola Gruevski, generally want help from the international community in order the political crisis to be resolved, there […]
20 February 2015
Greek Government indicated the agreement in Brussels as its success, victory and final meeting of civil requirements and needs. Government of Alexis Tsipras is satisfied with the agreement in Brussels, saying that it succeeded to allocate victory on the extraordinary meeting of the Eurogroup and realize what was planned without having to withdraw from its […]
18 February 2015
Commissioner Johannes Hahn, on his first visit to Skopje as Commissioner for Neighbourhood policy and Enlargement negotiations, met with government and opposition politicians, representatives of civil society and EU Member States’ representatives in the country. In his discussions with President Ivanov, Prime Minister Gruevski, Foreign Minister Poposki and SDSM leader Zaev, he expressed the EU’s serious concern […]
2 February 2015
European foreign affairs sent updated reaction to the events on the current affair “Puch” involving Zoran Zaev, leader of the opposition in Macedonia. – On Saturday, we already expressed concern about events in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. As a matter of principle, the Commission does not comment on ongoing investigations. However, the EU […]
5 January 2015
The tension in the institutions and in major capitals of the European Union is increasing as the elections in Greece are getting closer, on which Alexis Tsipras, the leader of Radical Left SYRIZA, is the favorite. According to information published this weekend in German “Spiegel” that “Greece may leave the Euro zone”, without initiating major […]
12 December 2014
Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Fatmir Besimi yesterday afternoon met with the newly appointed High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini. They discussed “the challenges the country is facing,” reads the statement made late last night. Besimi and Mogherini stressed the importance of reforms to advance quickly and the need […]
18 November 2014
After seven hours of negotiations, the governments of the EU member-states and the European Parliament didn’t reach an agreement on the EU Budget for next year. Now the proposal would be returned to the European Commission, which is to prepare a new draft-budget.
10 November 2014
The pressure on the newly appointed President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, is growing after the discovery of the secret tax deals which Luxemburg Government regularly makes with major international private companies in order to minimize taxing by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The scheme called “tax ruling”, even though not illegal, was […]
