Tag: European Commission

The European Commission has called upon the institutions in Macedonia, after a series of incidents during the campaign for the local elections, to secure conditions for organizing free elections. "Ahead of the local elections, we encourage all representatives of political parties to act responsibly. We call on all institutions to ensure conditions for a credible and transparent electoral process allowing...

The European Union supports the reform efforts in the Republic of Macedonia, said European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijančič, adding that Brussels sent a clear message what they expect from Macedonia in the upcoming elections. “We made it clear that the new Government and the opposition should leave their divisions aside and work together on the implementation of the reform priorities...

The European Commission has called upon the authorities in Skopje and Belgrade to exercise restraint and to solve the issue with the withdrawal of the personnel of the Serbian Embassy in Skopje in a calm manner. The spokesperson of the European Commission said that the diplomatic incident is a bilateral issue for both countries that the European Union is...

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...

Today, Reinhard Priebe and his team of experts are visiting the country as part of their engagement by the European Commission to help and advise the government in implementing systemic rule of law reforms. The expert of the European Union and his team met today, with the President of the Supreme Court, Jovo Vangelovski. At the meeting, Vangelovski presented his...

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...

So far, the European Union isn’t revealing who will travel to Brussels for a meeting with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, whether it will be the acting Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev or Zoran Zaev. "At the moment I can send that the invitations have been sent to the prime ministers,...

Today, the European Commission again urged for the election results to be respected and President Gjorge Ivanov to reconsider his decision. “As the EU has said repeatedly, the results of the recent parliamentary elections must now be respected, the current uncertainty ended and a government must be established without further delay, based on the parliamentary majority that is there”, stated...

The European Commission does not want to comment on the demands made by VMRO-DPMNE to the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, who is visiting the country tomorrow. "We will not speculate or comment on any party programme. We expect a swift formation of a new government committed to implement overdue reforms. We will continue to...

The European Commission has still not confirmed whether EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn will visit Macedonia. Brussels pointed out that the working agendas for all Commissioners for the upcoming working week are published on Friday. Yesterday, “Telma” television, citing diplomatic sources, reported that Hahn will be visiting Macedonia for a few hours next Tuesday, to...

EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, on Saturday clearly expressed the position of Brussels, said the European Commission for "Meta" concerning the accusations made by MP Ilija Dimovski that Hahn, through his statement, interfered in the internal affairs of Macedonia. Hahn on Saturday stated that after enough signatures of MPs were collected, and that Brussels expects...

The European Commission today refused to comment on the platform of the Albanian parties, but restated that they expect a government to be formed as soon as possible, and that it will have broad political support. “We have said repeatedly, we are not speculating on the composition of the government or the program in Macedonia, but what we are expecting,...

Today, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, met with with EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn. Ivanov's cabinet said that at the meeting, the necessity of the swift formation of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia was emphasized, because only fully functional state institutions will be prepared to deal with everyone. Regarding the current situation, Ivanov expressed dissatisfaction...

A group of Macedonian university professors, intellectuals, analysts, former high-ranking government officials and diplomats have sent a letter of support to the embassies of the United States of America and the countries-members of the European Union. In the letter, they addressed the U.S. Congress and the European Commission with “the aim of defending the principles of parliamentary democracy on which...

The European Union is expecting from the president of the state, Gjorge Ivanov, “to perform an urgent and open consultation” with the country’s political parties and “quickly to determine a leader for forming a government” said at a press-conference the spokesperson of the European Commission, Maja Kocijančič. Kocijančič's statement comes after the expiration of the deadline of 20 days, during...

When the European Commissioner Johannes Hahn used the term “constitutional majority” during his speech in front of  the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, he spoke of the necessity of a wider political consensus and a wider coalition government, as was explained to “Meta” the EU’s spokesperson. - The Commissioner was referring to the need to have a broad...

The Union of the Macedonian diplomatic service called on the Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate the case of the publishing of obituaries of former and current ambassadors in Macedonia on the “Imgur” internet page and to reveal the individuals who posted them there. Representatives of the union are asking the Public Prosecution to evaluate whether it is a “serious threat”...

Today, the ruling VMRO-DPMNE asked the European Commission to be more precise and to clarify how and who threatened international representatives in Macedonia, and to give a specific example. "We share the concerns of the European Commission, VMRO-DPMNE is publicly asking how and who threatened international representatives in Macedonia and to give a specific example. The VMRO-DPMNE condemns hate speech...

The European Commission today urged the public not to put pressure on the State Election Commission and the judiciary. “The Commission notes the preliminary results and the outcome of the complaints and awaits now the outcome of the appeal processes. The relevant national authorities, including the State Election Commission and the Courts, should be allowed to work unhindered, free from...

The European Union will closely monitor the elections on Sunday, and the EU is expected to give their initial reaction regarding the outcome on Monday afternoon, December 12, said Maja Kocijančič, a spokesperson from the European Commission. “In terms of what the next step will be, we, of course, will closely monitor the elections, as we have done with the...