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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Greece claims neighboring North Macedonia broke historic name deal, warns its EU hopes may suffer

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Monday accused neighboring North Macedonia’s new center-right government of breaking a historic deal on the country’s name, warning that this could harm its hopes of one day joining the European Union. Athens was responding a day after North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski repeatedly used the old name, Macedonia, saying he found his country’s new …

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6 months ago

North Macedonia’s parliament approves a new center-right government after May’s election

Associated Press

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia’s center-right leader secured parliamentary approval to lead a new coalition government in a vote late Sunday. However, VMRO-DPMNE’s questioning of key agreements with neighboring Bulgaria and Greece — both which can block North Macedonia’s accession — could put the brakes on the EU project, said political analyst Petar Arsovski. North Macedonia’s new President Gordana …

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7 months, 1 week ago

North Macedonia’s new president seeks to sidestep disputes with EU neighbors

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — European Union candidate North Macedonia sought Monday to calm disputes with EU neighbors Greece and Bulgaria that flared up following the landslide election victory of a conservative-backed coalition and president. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the remarks “illegal and unacceptable,” in an online post Monday, adding: “We declare categorically that we will not accept any …

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7 months, 1 week ago

North Macedonia’s new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremony

Associated Press

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova was sworn as the first female president of North Macedonia on Sunday and immediately reignited a diplomatic spat with neighboring Greece. At the ceremony in the country’s parliament, Siljanovska-Davkova referred to her country as “Macedonia,” rather than the constitutional name “North Macedonia.” This prompted Greek Ambassador Sophia Philippidou to leave the inauguration ceremony. The …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Winner of North Macedonia’s parliamentary election to seek governing coalition partner

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The head of a center-right 22-party coalition that emerged victorious in North Macedonia’s parliamentary election has fallen just short of gaining a parliamentary majority, leaving it reliant on entering a partnership with another party to form a government. The “Your Macedonia” coalition, led by the head of the VMRO-DPMNE party, Hristijan Mickoski, won just over 43% …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

North Macedonia elects first woman president as center-left incumbents suffer historic losses

Associated Press

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia elected its first woman president Wednesday as the governing Social Democrats suffered historic losses in twin presidential and parliamentary elections. Siljanovska-Davkova was backed by the conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, which made sweeping gains on popular discontent over the country’s slow path toward European Union membership and its sluggish economy. The monthlong campaign focused on North …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

North Macedonia holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wednesday

Associated Press

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Voters in Northern Macedonia go to the polls Wednesday for a double election — parliamentary and presidential — following a campaign in which the country’s aspirations to join the European Union have played a central role. The month-long campaign has focused on fighting corruption, improving the slugging economy and alleviating poverty, but the main hot-button issue …

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8 months ago

North Macedonia votes in presidential polls as EU membership bid looms

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The vote is the first in a series of polls that could decide whether the diverse Balkan country will ever join the EU. Voting is under way in North Macedonia to elect a president ahead of an upcoming parliamentary election as the Balkan country continues to ponder its European Union membership bid. The 61-year-old incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski is a …

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1 year, 1 month ago

NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia

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BELGRADE, Serbia — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice. “I welcome that Serbia is prepared to cooperate in these efforts.” Stoltenberg also urged Serbia and Kosovo to engage “constructively” in a European Union-mediated dialogue that is aimed at normalizing relations between the former …

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1 year, 1 month ago

EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The European Commission’s top official said Monday that a decade-long investment package for Western Balkan countries seeking to join the bloc could vastly improve the region’s economy but is conditioned on required reforms. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed details of the 6 billion euro package during a visit to North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Serbia, Kosovo agree on how to implement EU plan, envoy says

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OHRID, North Macedonia — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have tentatively agreed on how to implement a European Union- Speaking at a news conference after nearly 12 hours of talks in the North Macedonian lakeside resort of Ohrid, Borrell told reporters that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti " have reached an agreement on how …

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2 years ago

German president presses N Macedonia on EU-required reforms

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has urged North Macedonia to acknowledge the presence of an ethnic Bulgarian minority in the country, amid other actions required to speed up its European Union accession process. North Macedonia’s accession bid is being held up by a dispute with neighboring EU member Bulgaria, which can block EU expansion — a process …

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2 years, 1 month ago

EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route

Associated Press

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The European Union signed an agreement Wednesday with North Macedonia to deploy officers from the bloc’s border protection agency Frontex in the small Balkan country as it expands its reach into nearby non-member states. The signing ceremony in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje was attended by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Home Affairs Commissioner …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressure

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia is seeing a sudden tourism boom from countries whose citizens never had its sightseeing and shopping opportunities on their radar. EU officials say thousands of travelers who entered Serbia and other Western Balkan nations as tourists in recent months ended up seeking asylum in EU member countries. “We have seen a significant increase of migrants coming …

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2 years, 3 months ago

North Macedonia’s EU path is under threat from an unlikely actor

Al Jazeera

Much of the Macedonian civil society has joined the right in rejecting a deal with Sofia and Brussels. Over the summer, a proposal by the European Union to resolve North Macedonia’s dispute with neighbouring Bulgaria, which had imposed a veto on its EU membership bid, caused much social upheaval in the Balkan country. This exposed the unsettling reality that the …

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2 years, 3 months ago

3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Anticipating a tough winter in light of the war in Ukraine, three Balkan states agreed Friday to help each other with potential food or energy shortages and have urged the European Union to include the volatile region in its support plans. The leaders of Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania held a summit in the Serbian capital Belgrade …

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2 years, 3 months ago

3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

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2 years, 4 months ago

Spain's PM offers support for North Macedonia's EU candidacy

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2 years, 5 months ago

EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia

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BRUSSELS — The European Union started membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia on Tuesday, a long-delayed step in the Balkan nations’ paths toward EU membership that gained momentum amid the war in Ukraine. The result of your hard work,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Rama and Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski of North Macedonia,. It was only …

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2 years, 5 months ago

EU agrees to accession talks with Albania, North Macedonia

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The development comes after North Macedonia resolved a long dispute with its EU neighbour Bulgaria. The European Union has agreed to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia after Skopje resolved a long dispute with its EU neighbour Bulgaria. The 27 member states have “just agreed to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia”, Czech Prime Minister Petr …

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2 years, 5 months ago

North Macedonia parliament OKs deal; EU talks start July 19

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia has approved a French proposal that opens the way for negotiations to join the European Union and overcome Bulgarian objections. Under the proposal, announced by French President Emmanuel Macron last month, North Macedonia would commit to changing its constitution to recognize a Bulgarian minority, protect minority rights and banish hate speech, as Bulgaria, an …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Concessions to Bulgaria prompts violence in North Macedonia

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Northern Macedonia’s concessions on ethnic rights as part of EU accession talks prompts violent protests in Skopje. At least 47 police officers have been injured in the North Macedonian capital of Skopje during protests against the government’s concessions on ethnic rights as part of EU accession talks, according to news agency Makfax that cited the police. EU member Bulgaria had …

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2 years, 5 months ago

EU urges N Macedonia to back proposed deal with Bulgaria

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — European Council President Charles Michel urged North Macedonia on Tuesday to back a French-proposed compromise on ending a dispute with neighboring Bulgaria that’s blocking the country’s long-delayed European Union accession bid. Violent protests erupted in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, where demonstrators tried to storm government buildings, after French President Emmanuel Macron announced the proposal — which …

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Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails

Greece claims neighboring North Macedonia broke historic name deal, warns its EU hopes may suffer

North Macedonia’s parliament approves a new center-right government after May’s election

North Macedonia’s new president seeks to sidestep disputes with EU neighbors

North Macedonia’s new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremony

Winner of North Macedonia’s parliamentary election to seek governing coalition partner

North Macedonia elects first woman president as center-left incumbents suffer historic losses

North Macedonia holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wednesday

North Macedonia votes in presidential polls as EU membership bid looms

NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia

EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms

Serbia, Kosovo agree on how to implement EU plan, envoy says

German president presses N Macedonia on EU-required reforms

EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route

Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressure

North Macedonia’s EU path is under threat from an unlikely actor

3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

Spain's PM offers support for North Macedonia's EU candidacy

EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia

EU agrees to accession talks with Albania, North Macedonia

North Macedonia parliament OKs deal; EU talks start July 19

Concessions to Bulgaria prompts violence in North Macedonia

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