Zaev to meet with Conte in Rome and Mogherini in Brussels


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is set to meet with Italian PM Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday in Rome. Zaev will also attend EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini’s farewell working dinner with Western Balkan leaders in Brussels. PM Zaev confirmed in a TV interview last week that Conte invited …

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Mogherini: Postponing negotiations with Skopje and Tirana is more than a lost opportunity, it’s a historic mistake


European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that the postponing the decision to open negotiations for North Macedonia’s and Albania’s accession to the European Union, it is much more than a lost opportunity: it is a historic mistake. In her blog ‘Two important decisions, one historic mistake’, Mogherini said that the heads of State …

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Zaev-Mogherini: Start of accession talks – joint success of both North Macedonia and EU


 Prime Minister Zoran Zaev attended a dinner hosted by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini for Western Balkans heads of state and government at the EU Mission in the United Nations in New York on Sunday. PM Zaev said a few weeks are left before the EU Council summit, when …

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Mogherini: Negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania are of key importance for EU


High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini met Sunday in New York with prime ministers and ministers from the six countries of the Western Balkans. The meeting at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly discussed the region’s European perspective and the progress achieved. Interlocutors expressed their support …

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Think of the Balkans


By Federica Mogherini We have a clear interest in bringing the entire Balkans inside the European Union and we all know that this is a long process, a complicated one, always interesting and lively, that will take time. It will take a lot of problem solving, a lot of political commitment on all sides, and …

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Poznan Summit – EU pledges support for Western Balkan countries


At the Poznań Summit on the Western Balkans, the EU confirmed its commitment to strengthen cooperation with the region with a set of concrete measures focusing on five key areas: transport and energy, digital, economy, security and good neighbourly relations. Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers, Ministers of Economy and Interior from the Western Balkans, together …

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First anniversary of the Prespa Agreement – Mogherini and Hahn demand opening of accession talks


EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Federica Mogherini congratulated North Macedonia today on the first anniversary of the Prespa Agreement. Mogherini called on EU member countries to open accession talks for North Macedonia and Albania. “Today marks the first anniversary of the Prespa Agreement between North Macedonia and Greece and I think we …

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Mogherini: I hope for a positive decision for negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania


High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini congratulated North Macedonia on the anniversary of the Prespa Agreement and urged EU member countries to greenlight the start of talks with North Macedonia and Albania. “Today’s the first anniversary of signing the Prespa Agreement between North Macedonia and Greece,” Mogherini said. “We …

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Mogherini: North Macedonia and Albania should get a date in June or July


North Macedonia and Albania should get a date in June or July to start talks, said High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini at Wednesday’s meeting with President Stevo Pendarovski in Brussels. Mogherini said she would recommend this to all EU member countries’ foreign ministers next week, once again acknowledging our country’s …

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