Merkel: Chances for opening accession talks with N.Macedonia and Albania are not good

The chances of reaching a consensus at the EU Summit for opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania are not good, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Bundestag on Thursday, writes Deutsche Welle. “We have responsibility towards these countries. I think it’s worth giving a European perspective to North Macedonia and Albania,” said Merkel. …

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Hahn-Zaev: EU leaders should demonstrate leadership

“We are prepared, both at political and institutional level. Any delay would be interpreted as a negative decision, producing negative effects and the citizens, all those that supported the implementation of the Prespa Agreement, would be left deeply disappointed,” PM Zoran Zaev told a news conference Wednesday alongside EU’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood and Enlargement …

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EU leaders summit to discuss N.Macedonia’s accession talks Thursday afternoon

The two-day EU leaders summit is to begin on Thursday afternoon in Brussels to discuss a number of important issues, including the opening of accession talks with the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania. The EU failed to reach a compromise on the issue for a year and a half, mainly because of France’s opposing, …

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Zaev and Tusk conclude that N.Macedonia fulfills all conditions for EU accession talks

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and EC President Donald Tusk jointly concluded Wednesday night that EU leaders at Thursday’s meeting will try to reach consensual conclusion on starting accession negotiations with North Macedonia. At the meeting of Zaev and Tusk held in Brussels, it was concluded that the Republic of North Macedonia and the …

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PES President Stanishev urges Tusk to put Enlargement before the European Council on Thursday

President of the Party of European Socialists Sergei Stanishev has written to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to urge him to put the issue of accession talks with the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania on the agenda of tomorrow’s European Council meeting. In the letter, Sergei Stanishev said: “Please allow me to …

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Italy and United Kingdom ratify North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol

Italy has ratified North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Wednesday The Italian lower house Chamber of Deputies approved the protocol, but its ratification in the Senate was postponed due to the political crisis, which was resolved by the formation of a new Italian government. North Macedonia’s Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska expressed her gratitude for the …

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Euractiv: France blocked the opening of accession talks with North Macedonia despite the promise made

France blocked the opening of accession talks with North Macedonia despite the promise made by the EU to Skopje that its historic name deal with Greece would earn it a ticket to EU membership negotiations, wrote media network Euractiv. Following EU ministers’ call to postpone the decision for October, this meeting was seen as make-or-break, …

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Zaev to meet with Hahn, Tusk and EP President Sassoli today in Brussels

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is paying a working visit on Wednesday and Thursday to the institutions of the European Union in Brussels, reads the Government’s press release. Prime Minister Zaev, accompanied by Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, will meet with EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy …

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Are we victims of the collision between new and old Europe?

Nano Ruzhin Unless they get a date for the start of negotiations or if it is set, North Macedonia and Albania will still pay the price of the EU’s unpleasant experiences with former Soviet bloc member states. These countries, which have long gained EU membership, formally fulfill all the principles of representative democracy. They regularly …

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Italian Senate ratifies North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol

Italy ratified North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Wednesday. The Italian lower house Chamber of Deputies approved the protocol, but its ratification in the Senate was postponed due to the political crisis, which was resolved by the formation of a new Italian government. Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska expressed her gratitude for the ratification on her …

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EU ministers fail to reach decision on opening accession talks with N. Macedonia and Albania

EU ministers failed to reach a decision approving the opening of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania, Finnish EU Affairs Minister Tytti Tuppurainen told a news conference Tuesday in Luxembourg after a meeting of EU foreign ministers. Outgoing EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said that it was not a moment of glory for Europe, …

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Zaev remains optimistic about getting a date to start EU negotiations

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev remains optimistic about the country getting a date to start EU negotiations. According to him, the issue will be handed over to the EU leaders to decide. Whatever the outcome, there won’t be early elections, said Zaev. “French President Emmanuel Macron will like to elaborate the new methodology. It doesn’t …

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Blackmail and threats

Nikola Popovski It is already clear as daylight that in 2019 the EU will not make a decision to start Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations due to France’s negative stance towards our country and that the issue will be re-examined in 2020, although we already know that in 2020 the Union will announce that the issue …

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Interview with former FM Poposki: I’m not after functions, I’m not forming a new party, but I want to see change

Mr. Poposki, your name was mentioned in the context of former VMRO-DPMNE officials planning to form new or new parties. Is there any truth to that? – No. In that context, how do you think of the outbursts of former ministers of the VMRO-DPMNE government, who openly speak out against the party’s current leadership, leaving …

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Hahn: The EU risks losing its influence on the Western Balkans if it doesn’t send a clear signal

The European Union risks losing its influence in the Western Balkans if it fails to send a clear signal for the start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn told Austrian news agency APA. “If we do not send a clear signal today or …

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Sending them to get sandwiches

Goran Adamovski By Monday at the latest, Minister Oliver Spasovski needs to set up a working group to implement the vetting process for employees of the Interior Ministry. It will be attended by up to three representatives of the political parties in Parliament. They will act as observers of the process. Vetting or the examination …

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Roth: Germany supports opening of accession talks with N.Macedonia and Albania

Germany’s position is crystal clear. We support opening of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, German Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth said on Tuesday. “Our position is based on the voting of the German Bundestag. The European Union has committed itself to peace, stability, democracy and reconciliation in the Western Balkans, which …

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Blok: North Macedonia is more prepared than Albania for EU negotiations

Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok reiterated his country’s position that North Macedonia is more prepared than Albania for the start of EU accession negotiations. Ahead of the General Affairs Council in Luxembourg focusing on the launch of accession negotiations with Skopje and Tirana, Blok said the Netherlands believes each country should be judged …

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