The European Commission (EC) released its reports on progress made by Serbia, Kosovo and FYROM in their bids to join the EU. The EC approved a special report on FYROM maintaining its stance that FYROM should receive
Read More »Skopje will not get an EU accession date for now
Skopje will not get a start date for negotiations for entry into the European Union, on account of the unresolved name problem with the country, according to diplomats in Brussels. A date was expected to be announced in June, but according
Read More »Catherine Ashton starts Balkan tour
High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton is beginning her visit to the region on Monday with a trip to Montenegro. In Montenegro, Ashton is to meet with PM Milo Đukanović
Read More »Greece is not happy with new FYROM name proposal
The Greek government appeared dissatisfied on Wednesday following the presentation of a new proposal regarding the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in New York on Tuesday.
Read More »Macedonia-EU dialog to resume on Tuesday
The dialog between Macedonia and the European Union will resume on Tuesday when European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule is to visit Skopje. Commissioner Fule will be accompanied by
Read More »Next week is crucial for Macedonia’s European path, says Stefan Fule
Macedonia has one week to present its progress in terms of the European integration, so as European Commissioner Stefan Fule to work out a positive report for the country, which will not bury down country’s hopes for being given a date to launch the EU accession talks.
Read More »UN mediator sets new round of discussions on Greek-Macedonian name issue
UN mediator in the Greek-Macedonian name issue, Matthew Nimitz, has set a new round of name issue talks this month.
Read More »Serbia and Macedonia discuss EU perspective
The parliament speakers of Serbia and Macedonia, Nebojša Stefanović and Trajko Veljanoski, say that their countries have met “all the conditions for EU entry”. The two officials, who met in Belgrade on Monday, concluded
Read More »Bulgarian, Macedonian foreign ministries discuss bilateral cooperation
Representatives of the Bulgarian and Macedonian foreign ministries held a working meeting in the western Bulgarian town of Kyustendil on Friday and discussed the draft agreement on friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation between the two countries. The Macedonian Foreign Ministry announced that the next meeting of the working group would …
Read More »Chairperson of the Macedonian Parliament visits Serbia
Chairperson of the Macedonian Parliament, Trajko Veljanovski, is on an official visit to Belgrade. Veljanovski’s cabinet said that the visit was organised in the frames
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