Macedonia urges EU to take steps regarding integration

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Protesters shout slogans during demonstrations against an agreement that would ensure the wider official use of the Albanian language, in Skopje, Macedonia March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

 

Macedonia’s vice premier Bujar Osmani appealed Tuesday for concrete steps to be taken by the European Union (EU) and EU member states to give Macedonia greater visibility to the European perspectives and to strengthen the European optimism in the country.

“After the work done by Macedonia’s new government, special steps are now needed on the part of the European Union and its member states to show commitment to Macedonia’s integration,” Osmani told reporters at a press conference.

According to Osmani, Macedonia’s long blockade in integrations was caused by the deep institutional crisis in the country. For this reason, he said that the new government and secretariat for European Affairs stepped up efforts to return Macedonia on EU path.

“Our main challenge in our 100 first days in office was to remove this blockade and push ahead Macedonia’s EU integration agenda,” Osmani told reporters.

Osmani reiterated the government’s commitment to carry out the reforms needed to take the country closer to the EU.

2 COMMENTS

  1. The former Yugoslavian government has it in its own hands to move forward with European integration. Stop usurping Greek historical figures, Stop abusing the name Macedonia to promote irredentism. Change names to end this issue. If the former Yugoslav republic wants to be part of the EU, it cannot undermine the existence of its history and members.

  2. Kashmir is just a name. Who cares if it belongs to. Indians or Pakistanis. There is no difference between the two people after all. Modern Pakistanis have nothing to do with the originals.

    Let me suggest modern Pakistania are not helping good relations with Greece by trying to offensively ethnic engineer Slavic frauds into “Macedonians”

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