Date for starting accession negotiations with North Macedonia or the EU will undermine its own credibility – was the common message of all participants at the Economist Western Balkans Summit held in Skopje yesterday. There was a general belief that there was little room for a negative response this time, but German politician and longtime …
Time is right when it comes to the future of the Western Balkans, and North Macedonia is an example how countries should work. The road was not an easy one and is not finished yet, but it clearly shows the country’s role in the region, United States Ambassador Kate Byrnes told the Western Balkans Summit …
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The European Union will undermine its own credibility if it fails to validate North Macedonia’s progress. It would endanger the region’s European perspective and the enlargement process as we know it, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani told The Economist Western Balkans Summit in Skopje on Tuesday. Deputy PM Osmani voiced assurance over a positive …
We have a date with destiny on October 15, when I hope we will launch the EU accession negotiations. We have been a candidate country for 14 years, we have lost an entire generation, and we needed leadership to realize that things can happen by hard work and struggle, said Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov in …
Biljana Bogdanovska The murky waters of Vardar are flowing fast, carrying secrets, dragging time… so some of Vlatko Stefanovski’s lyrics say, so we never knew what the waters were hiding. But this weekend, from the bottom of the largest river in the country that rises at Vrutok and flows into the Aegean Sea, about 50 …
Slovenia will continue to strongly support North Macedonia during its EU integration through sharing experiences, knowledge, and expertise in the process, Slovenia’s Ambassador Milan Jazbec said today at the Mother Teresa University in Skopje. “Two weeks before the meeting of the EU council,” Ambassador Jazbec said, “I have to say that Slovenia strongly supports your …
All Balkan countries should join the EU as soon as possible. Integrate the Balkans in the Union and all problems are solved, Guy Verhofstadt, Member of European Parliament and former Belgian PM, told Western Balkans Summit organized by The Economist held today in Skopje. MEP Verhofstadt said the need for enlargement with the Balkans is …
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The Prespa Agreement is a win of diplomacy over nationalism, opportunity for closer cooperation between the two countries, contribution to peace and stability in the region, something the European Union also stands for, Greece’s former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told The Economist Western Balkans Summit in Skopje, noting that North Macedonia demonstrated it is a …
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I believe that the good news for starting negotiations with the European Union will have a positive impact on the entire region and the European Union and that the progress of the reforms in solving the problems will be acknowledged. The region is changed, it strives and creates conditions for further development and integration, Prime …
The West must show that positive examples are rewarded and the Prespa Agreement was such an example. It opened a new chapter in relations between Greece and North Macedonia, gave opportunities for better economic cooperation and opened Skopje’s path towards the European Union. The deal also has an effect on the entire region and its …
Weekly magazine The Economist organizes a Western Balkans Summit titled “Reinforcing the momentum for European integration” in Skopje on Tuesday. The event brings together about 450 participants, including foreign businessmen, politicians and managers who are playing an important role in terms of the regional ambition for Euro-Atlantic integrations, as well as journalists. Prime Minister Zoran …
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The Prespa Agreement deserves all the support from the two countries, concluded North Macedonia’s PM Zoran Zaev and Greece’s ex-premier Alexis Tsipras, who is in Skopje for Tuesday’s Western Balkans Summit, organized by The Economist. At a cordial meeting, the two officials discussed the benefits of the Prespa Agreement, the government said on Monday. “The …
SYRIZA President Alexis Tsipras travels to Skopje on Monday, September 30, to attend a conference organized by the Economist magazine: “Western Balkans Summit – Enhancing the momentum for European integration”. In particular, according to an announcement by SYRIZA, on Monday afternoon at 18.00, Alexis Tsipras will meet with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran …
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We have always said that North Macedonia can count on Bulgaria for the EU, but we have never said that we unconditionally support country’s EU accession. The future of North Macedonia is in the EU and they should not miss the opportunity, said Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borissov following the consultative meeting convened by President Rumen …
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Nikola Popovski We are constantly confronted with the many decisions that are made in society at the micro and macro level, and often for many of them we cannot understand their logic or efficiency. So it is with a series of decisions made by public authorities and institutions. They often seem confusing and vague, and …
Goran Adamovski Basically all of the former Yugoslavian countries are facing the problem of over-employed and inefficient public administration. Of course, this is not only a Balkan phenomenon, but many other non-transition states don’t know what to do with their public administration, so they create reforms that don’t really have a particular effect. But in …
We will do everything to mitigate the consequences of the Prespa Agreement, protect trademarks and, if necessary, play the veto card regarding the EU integration of neighbors, says Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Kostas Karamanlis. “As much as SYRIZA is trying to convince us to the opposite, our position is firm. We would have …
Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said that Skopje and Tirana should be assessed independently when it comes to opening EU accession talks. “I believe that North Macedonia and Albania should be assessed independently because they are different countries with different problems and different degrees of progress. I’ve also indicated earlier that I think the rate …
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Western Balkans Summit titled “Reinforcing the momentum for European integration” organized by the weekly magazine newspaper “The Economist” is set to be held in Skopje on October 1st. The event will bring together about 450 participants, including foreign businessmen, politicians and managers who are playing an important role in terms of the regional ambition for …
On the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran ZAEV spoke exclusively to IBNA about his first meeting with the new Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Prime Minister, how was your first meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriacos Mitsotakis? For me it is …
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