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Zaev met with Várhelyi: Macedonian identity mustn’t be the ground for blocking North Macedonia’s EU integrations

North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov, the Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani and the Head of the Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU, Agneza Rusi - Popovska, has met today in Brussels with the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi, informed North...

Pendarovski on a working visit to Brussels from tomorrow, meetings with Tusk and Mogherini

President Stevo Pendarovski will start his working visit to Brussels from tomorrow (June 12th). "Pendarovski will hold separate bilateral meetings with the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk and the European Commission Vice President and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. During the working visit to Brussels, President Pendarovski will address a...

AAVMU reaction: The government does not respect recommendations from Brussels

The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services (AAVMU) today strongly responded after the government's decision yesterday, saying that the government cabinet had exceeded its competencies and interfered with the independence of this regulatory body, something Brussels has specifically pointed out. Namely, yesterday the Government gave a negative opinion on the Regulatory Strategy for the Development of Audio and Audiovisual...

Macedonia achieves its decades long NATO ambition and sings accession Protocol

After the signing of the Protocol for Macedonia's accession to NATO by permanent representatives of member states in Brussels, today Macedonia became part of NATO, however, not as a full member. Until the ratification of the Protocol by parliaments of all the member states, the country will participate in all meetings, but without the right to vote and will not be...

Taravari to meet with Hahn and three MEPs in Brussels

The Secretary General of the Alliance for Albanians and Mayor of Gostivar, Arben Taravari, paid an official visit to Brussels today. According to the party, Taravari will meet with senior representatives of EU institutions during his two-day visit, as well as with Macedonia's supporters on the road to EU and NATO integration, such as European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and...

Possible meeting between Mogherini and Western Balkan prime minsters in December

The European Commission is considering the possibility of a meeting between high-level foreign policy official, Federica Mogherini, and the prime minsters of the Western Balkans, in the second half of December. The media in Serbia, citing sources in Brussels, report that the Western Balkan six include - Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia - and for now there is...

Osmani – Hahn: Macedonia will manage to achieve EC 2025 agenda

Macedonia will successfully become part of the strategy of the enlargement commission with the Western Balkan countries and will achieve the 2025 Agenda, Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani told EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn at today's meeting in Brussels, stated the Secretariat for European Affairs. "Plan 18 has already been adopted by the Government and its implementation, for...

Zaev: The regime fell by the pen and we will succeed by the pen

I told you that the regime would fall and the regime fell. I told you we will become the 30th member of NATO and we did. The regime was defeated by the pen and now we signed and received an invitation for NATO. I believe in heaven. We received a date for negotiations with the EU, it is this...

Stoltenberg formally hands over NATO invitation to Zaev

Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has handed over a formal invitation to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to begin membership negotiations today in Brussels. “The agreement over the name has removed all obstacles to opening accession talks. You have made crucial progress that paves the way for your country to become a full member of NATO. Now, detailed accession negotiations...

Zaev: We have seen the place where our flag will be raised at NATO

We have seen the place where our flag will be raised as the 30th member of the Alliance. We have been waiting for this since 2008, when it was concluded that we have achieved the standards. Since then, we have actively participated in NATO missions to combat global terrorism and extremist threats. The members of the ARM are trusted...

Zaev on a two-day visit to Brussels, meetings with Tusk, Hahn and Stoltenberg

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Deputy Prime Minister Radmila Šekerinska, Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov are on a two-day working visit to Brussels, stated the government's press office. Today, during this working visit, the government delegation will meet with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk. They will have a joint statement for the media,...

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...

Starting from today, Bulgaria takes over the EU presidency

Starting from today, Bulgaria will preside over the council of the European Union i.e. it will officially preside with the EU to which it joined in 2007 along with Romania. "This country will seek a balance between the countries-members' specific priorities and EU's strategic priorities for accomplishing real, tangible results in an active dialogue with the citizens regarding the European...

Nimetz: The dispute may be solved by next year, but there is no new magical name

After so many years, a new name isn’t going to magically appear, said the mediator in the name dispute with Greece, Matthew Nimetz after the meeting in Brussels with the negotiators of Macedonia and Greece, Vasko Naumovski and Adamantios Vasilakis. "The solution will be found with political will and good diplomacy," said Nimetz said, adding that the name issue could...

Zaev will meet with Juncker, Tajani, Mogherini and Hahn on December 5th-6th in Brussels

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker during a two-day working visit to Brussels on December 5th and 6th, according to the prime minister's cabinet. After the meeting, which is the first between the Macedonian Prime Minister and the current President of the European Commission, joint statements are expected to be given...

Kocijanchich: It is important to establish accountability for the events on the 27th of April and everyone to act accordingly

It is important to establish accountability for the events at the Parliament on the 27th of April and we call upon all parties to act responsibly, said Maja Kocijanchich, the EU spokesperson, in a statement for Meta agency. According to her, even though the EU does not want to comment ongoing judicial procedures or investigations still it expects good...

Dimitrov has asked the MEPs for wind in the sails

"Building a modern European democracy is after all in the interest of our citizens, int he interest of the countries in the region and is in the interest of the EU. A stable, economically prosperous and successful Republic of Macedonia equals a stable and prosperous region" said Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, during today's speech at the Committee for Foreign...

Zaev – Žbogar: In Brussels there is a great optimism because Macedonia is going forward

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has met today with the EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar and during the meeting, Zaev has stated that the Government is determined to build a quality life for all of its citizens. The Eu Ambassador, informs the Government, has said that in Brussels there is a great optimism about Macedonia's future steps and that the country...

Mogherini: The dedication is allowing us to direct all of our energy into the reforms

The head of the Macedonian diplomacy, Nikola Dimitrov, and the VP for European Issues, Bujar Osmani, at the 13 meeting of the Council for Stabilization and Association where the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini and European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn took part in, have...

Osmani: We will begin with an aggressive campaign for the realization of reform priorities

The government has begun an aggressive campaign to achieve the key reform priorities, to achieve progress in the next few months which will solely be committed to the EU agenda, and then we will be able to start negotiations for accession to the EU, said Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Bujar Osmani at a press conference. Osmani said the visit to...