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European Parliament Report on North Macedonia's Progress Makes Headline News in Skopje

Bulgarian News Agency ·

North Macedonia's news media on Tuesday focus on the adoption by the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) of a report on the country's progress toward EU accession. Earlier in the day, the AFET adopted the report with 40 MEPs...

Bulgarian President to EU Leaders: Bulgaria Will Not Accept Replacement of Hard-Won Compromise on North Macedonia

Bulgarian News Agency ·

In a letter to the heads of EU institutions and EU Members States on Tuesday, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev says that Bulgaria will not accept a replacement of the hard-won European compromise. The rights of the Bulgarians in the Republic of...

Leaders of the Western Balkans and EU Commissioner Marta Kos in Skopje on the Growth Plan

Sarajevo Times · July 1, 2025

European Union Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and the leaders of six partners from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) gathered today in Skopje for a high-level meeting...

Thomas Waitz's report on North Macedonia goes to the EP plenary

BGNES · June 24, 2025

The report on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia, prepared by rapporteur Thomas Waitz, was voted on today, June 24, by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), according to BGNES special correspondents in...

Thomas Waitz tells BGNES he "doesnt know" whether North Macedonia wants to become a member of the EU

BGNES · June 24, 2025

European Parliament rapporteur for North Macedonia, Thomas Waitz, told BGNES in an interview that he "doesn’t know" whether North Macedonia really wants to become a member of the European Union. Today, June 24, the Committee on Foreign Affairs...

Vazrazhdane Leader Calls on Cabinet to Resign over Its Failure to Defend Bulgarian Interests in North Macedonia’s EU Accession Process

Bulgarian News Agency ·

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, shortly after the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a report on North Macedonia's progress on its EU path, Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said that the Bulgarian Cabinet must resign...

European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Encourages North Macedonia's EU Path

Bulgarian News Agency ·

European Parliament's (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) adopted Tuesday a report on North Macedonia's progress on its EU path. A total of 40 MEPs voted in favour, 19 against and 10 abstained as the Committee commended the country's commitment...

Bulgaria Clashes with Orban’s MEPs over North Macedonia Language Amendment in EU Report

Novinite ·

The draft report on North Macedonia’s EU accession progress passed through the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 24, following a postponed vote earlier this month. The decision was adopted with 40 votes in favor, 19...

Draft Report for North Macedonia Approved by MEPs in EP Foreign Affairs Committee

Bulgarian News Agency ·

The draft report of the European Parliament for the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia on its path to the EU was approved Tuesday by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) with 40 votes in favour, 19 against and 10...

President of Assembly of North Macedonia visits Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature [PHOTOS]

AzerNews · June 20, 2025

President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, Afrim Gashi, who arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the 65th plenary session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC), visited...

President of the Assembly of North Macedonia visits Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature

Azertag · June 20, 2025

Baku, June 20, AZERTAC President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, Afrim Gashi, who arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the 65th plenary session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic...

Western Balkans' Politicians Highlight Regional Unity Ahead Of EU Summit (PHOTO)

MENAFN · July 1, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Ahead of the EU–Western Balkans Summit, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, Timcho Mucunski, held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milojko...

Croatia Airlines expands with five new international routes from Zagreb

Croatia Week · July 1, 2025

(Photo: Croatia Airlines) Zagreb, 1 July 2025 – Croatia’s national carrier has significantly strengthened its international flight network this summer by launching five new seasonal routes from the capital. Passengers can now fly directly from...

Foreign Minister Georgiev: EP Report on North Macedonia Not Legally Binding

Bulgarian News Agency ·

The European Parliament’s report on the Republic of North Macedonia carries no binding legal weight at international level, Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev said in Brussels on Monday. Georgiev was speaking to Bulgarian journalists...

North Macedonia Prime Minister Mickoski: There Is Severe Political Pressure from Bulgaria Against Adoption of Progress Report on North Macedonia

Bulgarian News Agency ·

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said he would be the happiest person in the world if the European Parliament’s report on his country’s progress [towards EU accession] is approved by the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on...

Speech by Commissioner Kos at the Growth Plan Summit in Skopje

European Commission · July 1, 2025

European Commission Speech Skopje, 01 Jul 2025 Thank you, Prime Minister Mickoski, Dear Hristijan, for hosting us all in beautiful Skopje. We were planning to be here in March. But your country was struck by...

Sashko Micevski Appointed Acting Director of North Macedonia Film Agency

The Film New Europe ·

SKOPJE: Editor and sound designer Sashko Micevski has been appointed acting director of the North Macedonia Film Agency by the Macedonian Government. He is replacing Veronika Buchkovska, who had held the position since December 2023. Micevski,...

North Macedonia seeks nearly €2bn for high-speed railway project via global lenders

BNE Intellinews ·

North Macedonia’s Ministry of Finance has submitted financing requests totalling €1.9bn to 22 major international banks and financial institutions to fund the construction of a high-speed railway along Corridor X. Corridor X is a major...

North Macedonia's EU Membership Vetoed by Its PM, Government, MEP Vigenin Says

Bulgarian News Agency ·

MEP Kristian Vigenin (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats/Bulgarian Socialist Party) said Wednesday that North Macedonia's European Union membership is vetoed by its Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and his government. In an...

President of Assembly of North Macedonia visits Victory Park in Baku

Azertag · June 18, 2025

Baku, June 18, AZERTAC Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, visited Victory Park in Baku on June 18. A guard of honor was lined up in the park to welcome Afrim Gashi....