Маричиќ не гледа назадување, но се согласи со оценките на ЕУ за недостигот од прогрес

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Вицепремиерот за европски прашања Бојан Маричиќ ја отфрли забелешката дека во извештајот на Европската комисија за Македонија има оценка – назадување.  -Јас не видов збор „назадување“ во извештајот, тоа е ваше слободно толкување. Комисијата дава објективен пресек на напредокот, но и на слабостите. Имаме напредок во  80 отсто од поглавјата, а ниту во едно не …

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Тајмс: Постигнат царински договор меѓу Британија и ЕУ

Велика Британија и Европската унија постигнаа царински договор што би можел да го отвори патот за крај на повеќегодишните расправии околу Северна Ирска по Брегзит пред две години. Според Тајмс, Брисел го прифатил предлогот со кој би се избегнала потребата од рутински проверки на производите наменети за Северна Ирска. Соопштено е дека ЕУ за првпат …

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Zaev meets with delegation of the German Federal Foreign Office

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met Thursday with a delegation of the German Federal Foreign Office including Christian Hellbach, Special Envoy for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and the EFTA Countries, Thomas Ossowski, Director for EU Policies at the German Federal Foreign Office and German Ambassador to Skopje Thomas Gerberich. “With the Prespa Agreement, we showed that …

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EU Commissioner Hahn: It’s time for reforms, not early elections

Resolving the name dispute is not the sole requirement for opening EU accession talks; the focus should be placed on reforms, and not on snap elections, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said in an interview. While holding snap elections is the country’s sovereign decision, Hahn said, he disagrees it’s the …

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Zakharieva: Bulgaria does not forget the conditions for Macedonia

Bulgaria’s national interest regarding Macedonia is to have a stable and secure neighbor.  It will be such when it will join NATO and the European Union, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva said. She said ‘the country will not compromise the conditions that have to be respected to become part of the entire EU negotiation process.’ …

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58 percent of Macedonians consider EU membership as positive

Most citizens in the European Union are opposed to expanding the Union with new members in the coming years, while at the same time candidate countries continue to support EU membership and believe it would be useful, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey conducted by the European Commission. The survey, which included 5 candidate countries …

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Hahn: I hope Gruevski’s extradition will happen, but it’s unlikely

EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn has declared ahead of the start of the meeting of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers that he does not believe that Nikola Gruevski will be extradited from Hungary to Macedonia. Asked if he supports the amendments adopted by the European Parliament where Hungary is asked to return Gruevski …

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EU: Kosovo and Serbia should refrain from provocations

EU spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic declared today that Brussels’ message for Kosovo’s newly introduced tariffs “is clear” and that the EU expects authorities from Kosovo to withdraw these measures. Meanwhile, the EU official said that both sides should refrain themselves from provocations. Kocijancic dismissed the comments coming from Pristina, according to which the EU head of …

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Ján Figeľ: The government is not immune to investigations and prosecutions

Mr. Figel’, what is the purpose of your visit to Macedonia? I am here as a former chief negotiator of Slovakia and its first European Commissioner. Also, Special EU Envoy for Promotion of Freedom of Religion. Iwas invited here to the USAID-supported National Convention on the EU. I was a colleague of your Secretary of …

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Zaev: Citizens clearly voted ‘FOR’ the agreement, for EU and NATO membership

Over 650,000 citizens voted in the referendum and over 90 percent of them voted ‘FOR’, sending a message that Macedonia should accept the (name) agreement with Greece and become a member of the European Union and NATO, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a press conference late Sunday. “European Macedonia has secured more votes ‘FOR’ than …

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Mogherini on an official visit to Macedonia on Thursday

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is set to visit Macedonia on Thursday for meetings with the country’s top officials, the government said in a press release on Wednesday. Mogherini is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, President Gjorge Ivanov and leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski, the press release reads.

Apostolska: EU membership to open up a market of 500 million consumers

Minister without Portfolio in charge of foreign investments Zorica Apostolska paid a working visit to the Municipality of Ohrid, where she had a meeting with the Mayor Jovan Stojanoski and visited the companies Mitrotek from Ohrid and Lindi from Kicevo, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia signed Financial Assistance Contracts under …

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Plomp: The Netherlands backs Macedonia on its path to EU and NATO integration

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held Thursday a meeting with the Dutch Ambassador to Macedonia, Wouter Plomp, in which support was expressed for the policies bringing Macedonia closer to Euro-Atlantic accession. “I expect the majority of citizens to vote for the Euro-Atlantic future of the Republic of Macedonia in the upcoming referendum,” said PM Zaev, according …

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EU Commissioner Hahn calls on voters to participate in the referendum

EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn has hailed the decision taken by parliament in Macedonia for the holding of the name referendum on 30th of September. “The EU hails this agreement and its implementation as symbol of reconciliation and good neighbouring relations in the region. I call on the citizens of Macedonia to use their democratic right …

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Romanian PM Dăncilă: Successful referendum necessary for NATO and EU integration

The NATO membership invitation for Macedonia is very important for you, but it is also important for us. We support the country’s EU integration process, which in fact requires the name referendum in late September to be successful, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă told a news conference in Skopje alongside her Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev. “My …

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