30 May 2019
We have shown that we are ready to make brave, historical decisions and to show political maturity and European manners, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev regarding the European Commission’s report of the country’s advancement towards EU accession in 2019. “Our time in the “waiting room” was used to prepare for accession negotiations. Today we are […]
30 May 2019
We received a clear recommendation to start accession negotiations without any additional conditions. The report is the best so far, said President Stevo Pendarovski, after receiving the European Commission’s Report about the country’s advancement for 2019. He said that the EU knows how to value political courage. It only remains for the country to fight […]
29 May 2019
The European Commission’s report about Macedonia’s advancement for 2019 is the most positive to date with positive words about the reforms, but there were comments about areas where more work is needed. Stressing that North Macedonia has continued to maintain a steady pace of implementation of EU reforms and the strengthening of democracy and the […]
11 April 2019
Erwan Fouere, the former EU Ambassador to Skopje, says he is disappointed by European Commission’s compromises with the countries opposing the enlargement and warns that negotiations with North Macedonia represent a test of EU’s credibility, MIA reports from Brussels. Fouere believes the statement by Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn over ‘the preparatory stage of negotiations’ is […]
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 – […]
10 November 2017
In the last week of January, next year, representatives of various political parties, MEPs, EU experts, together with EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn and representatives of French Parliament and the French government in Paris, will begin the process of mutual dialogue on important issues, which was called “Jean Monnet”, reported […]
30 October 2017
Local elections in Macedonia give a clear mandate to the new mayors and members of the municipals councils on how citizens would like their local government to be shaped in their municipalities, said European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijančič today. According to her, the focus should now be on moving the EU reform agenda forward through […]
26 June 2017
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 […]
19 April 2017
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 […]
23 December 2016
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 […]
11 November 2016
The government does not have any capacity to carry out reforms, and Macedonia is moving in the wrong direction because it has a predominant executive government that is influencing the judiciary and the Assembly – this was the conclusion of the debate on topic “Urgent Reform Implementation Misses,” organized by the Foundation Open Society Institute – […]
6 July 2016
The European Commission has decided not to finance Corridor 8 because of the problems and shortcomings in the transport sector in Macedonia, stated Maja Kocijanicic. “The transport connectivity project which the country submitted, for Corridor 8, will be considered as soon as outstanding issues in that sector, such as sector strategy and coordination, have been […]
19 April 2016
The aim of the leaders’ meeting in Vienna is not to draft a new agreement, nut to ensure that leaders will continue will the implementation of the existing Przhino Agreement said Maja Kocijancic. “The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ways to resolve the crisis and ensure leaders will continue with the implementation of […]
12 April 2016
Today’s decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop trials of politicians puts into question Macedonia’s commitment to promoting the rule of law, said the European Commission tonight. “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has committed itself to promoting the rule of law and fighting impunity. Against this background, today’s decision by President Ivanov on the pardoning […]
25 January 2016
The European Union is disappointed by yesterday’s statement by former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski “Meta” has learnt from official sources within the EU. “We have already expressed our concern and disappointment with the statement from the former Prime Minister and his lack of the respect of the political agreement”, a senior official told “Meta” who […]
19 January 2016
The Commission recalls the utmost importance of the parties implementing the political agreement that they reached last June/July, in order to return the country to its Euro-Atlantic path. The work of the Special Prosecutor, for instance, is vital to restore confidence in the rule of law, said the European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic to “Meta”, […]
10 November 2015
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov received today the Ambassador of the European Union in Macedonia, Ambassador Aivo Orav. Ambassador Orav handed the report on Macedonia’s progress of 2015 to President Ivanov and informed Ivanov on key estimates contained in the document, prepared by the European Commission. Ivanov said that this year’s European Commission report gives an […]
10 November 2015
The reports by the European Commission provided for Macedonia’s progress in the past four years, show differences in frequencies of the use of certain keywords, which is an indicator of the deterioration of the situation in certain areas. For example, the term “corruption” in a report in 2012 was mentioned 39 times, where as in […]
21 August 2015
The EU Commission has been introduced with the Macedonian government’s decision to declare an emergency situation for the south and north border zones and is in contact with government officials and UNHCR. -At this phase, the Commission is monitoring closely how events are developing and the measures which are undertaken now or later by the […]
19 June 2015
The political situation in Macedonia will be one of the topics that will be discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Luxembourg on Monday. “In April 2015, the Council expressed serious concern about the deteriorating situation in the country, especially in the area of rule of law, fundamental rights and media […]
