4 February 2022
Children with cerebral palsy in Ohrid live in complete isolation. They do not have any day care centers. Parents complain that their children are discriminated against and excluded from society, Truthmeter.mk writes. Author: Sonja Rilkovska Children with cerebral palsy from Ohrid face total isolation. Excluded from the educational process and social life, fully […]
30 October 2021
The adoption of the package of bills on the railways that should be regulating the market liberalization has been postponed to December 2022, informed for Meta.mk, the Government of North Macedonia. Also, concerning the potential restructuring of North Macedonia’s Railways – Transport, as the biggest loss-making company, will have to wait for the restructuring analysis, […]
20 April 2021
The first doses of the Pfizer vaccines for the Western Balkans countries that were secured by the European Commission (EC) and Austria will arrive in North Macedonia and the other countries in May. The delivery of the remaining quantities will continue until August, EC announced today. The Commission confirmed the information that was published by […]
21 January 2021
To avoid last year’s criticism from the European Commission (EC) in its Report for 2021 on North Macedonia’s progress, the state authorities will have to accelerate the procedure of passing the waste management laws. The Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Naser Nuredini announced them a month ago, while the Government at its session on […]
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11 November 2020
Year after year we are producing more and more communal waste, and almost one-third of the waste we produce loses its trail. According to the evaluations provided by the State Statistical Bureau, 915.943 tons of communal waste was produced last year in North Macedonia. The annual amount of generated communal waste in 2019 was 456 […]
16 October 2020
North Macedonia was again criticized in the Report of the European Commission on the country’s progress towards the EU, i.e. that the laws for waste management are still not adopted. Eight regional landfills are planned for North Macedonia, with the intent to overcome the problem with the municipality landfills that do not meet the environmental […]
13 October 2020
The European Commission in its Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans concerning North Macedonia stresses that it will finance building of new railroad infrastructure and reconstruction of the existing one. In the financial package in the amount of €9 billion that will be available for the Western Balkans countries through the IPA III […]
6 October 2020
In its 2020 Report about North Macedonia’s progress towards its EU accession, the European Commission (EC) notes a continuation of the reforms that is evident through the efforts to strengthen democracy and the rule of law, including by activating existing checks and balances and through discussions and debates in key policy and legislative issues. “During […]
12 August 2020
The European Commission decided to give North Macedonia €160 million from the macro-financial assistance (MFA) package to support country’s economy which is hard hit by the coronavirus. The whole package, aimed for 10 countries, amounts to €3 billion and relates to strengthening fiscal governance and transparency, the fight against corruption, enhancing financial sector supervision, improving […]
24 February 2020
In an interview with Portalb.mk, the ambassador of Netherlands in North Macedonia, Dirk Jan Kop claims that the new methodology should make it easier for those who are truly committed to the reform process and more difficult for those who are not. He also says that the decision of the Netherlands on opening accession negotiations […]
7 June 2019
EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar, asked to comment on statements made by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that if Macedonia does not receive a date for negotiations, he might hand back the mandate and call elections, said that all is not over. “I do not have any new information, but I can say that it is not finished […]
29 May 2019
The European Commission has recommended the start of negotiations with North Macedonia. I congratulate you on your efforts and dedication, but also the sacrifices you have made in the past period. This was stated by EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar at today’s press conference at the headquarters of the European Union Delegation in Skopje, on the […]
29 May 2019
With many references to North Macedonia as a country that has made great progress, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, and European Commission Vice President Federica Mogherini, at a press conference in Brussels, presented the reports for 2019 on the progress of many countries, including North Macedonia. The European Commission asked […]
29 January 2019
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today met with the Director-General for EU Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson, who together with EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar participated at the meeting on the current status of the EU integration process of the country. The government stated that Zaev and Danielsson had a tête-à-tête meeting, after which a joint meeting was […]
29 November 2018
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 – […]
22 November 2018
The European Commission shares the opinion and position of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations and Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn, that the decision to grant Nikola Gruevski asylum deserves further explanation from Hungarian authorities. “There is no escape from the rule of law,” said EC spokesman Margaritis Shinas. He said the decision to grant asylum to Gruevski […]
29 August 2018
On September 30th, citizens will make a choice that will determine the future of your country and that choice will have consequences for future generations. I urge you to use your democratic right and vote in the upcoming referendum, said Christian Danielsson, director of the European Commission’s Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Directorate, at the […]
28 June 2018
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, accompanied by Deputy Prime Ministers Radmila Šekerinska, Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, met with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, this afternoon. The government reported that at the meeting they began preparations for the screening process (Screening of the acquis) regarding the current situation and […]
27 June 2018
We will make it! There will be sweat, tears and many disappointments to come, but we will make it. The more obstacles, the greater the joy at the end. We missed the time when the road was steady, now we have to climb a mountain path, narrow and steep, in the rain and strong wind. […]
26 June 2018
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has written to the prime ministers of EU member states, urging them to support a decision to start Macedonia’s accession talks with the EU as a long-deserved decision, stated the government. In his letter he informed them about the Agreement for resolving the name dispute and establishing a strategic partnership between […]
