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The European Commission yesterday afternoon published regular reports on the progress of reforms in the Western Balkan countries and Turkey, as well as the expected Economic and Investment Plan for the region, reported Skopje media, cited by BNR.
The report on North Macedonia pointed to progress in most areas, but there are also those that require more efforts, such as the media and anti-discrimination legislation, Nezavisne Vesnik noted.
What left a strong mark on the presentation itself in the Great Hall of the European Commission, in the presence of a large number of journalists from all European countries, including Bulgaria, was the public announcement by the official spokesperson that the speech of the EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Warhey. and in Macedonian, write in a comment “Free press”.
In the face of the whirlwind of Bulgarian denial of all that is Macedonian, this public announcement that for the first time there will be a Macedonian translation, as if directed at them to inform them that this issue, there in the EU, has long been resolved the post notes in a comment titled “In Brussels, the EU scaled the” Bulgarians. “
EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Commissioner Oliver Varhei will visit North Macedonia today to present the EC’s report on the country’s progress to authorities, Skopje media reported. Varhei will meet with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and members of the government. A working lunch from Varhei with President Stevo Pendarovski is also expected. During the visit, the European Commissioner will also have a meeting with the leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, Hristian Mickoski.
“Sloboden pechat” also reports that at a press conference in Brussels yesterday, Oliver Warhey told representatives of the Macedonian government that they should invest in a direct dialogue with Bulgaria to resolve the disputes. Working hand in hand with the Bulgarian and Macedonian authorities, I hosted the Foreign Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister last week and encouraged them to engage with their neighbor, as it is a matter of mutual interest to find a solution that is acceptable to both parties said. Warhey.
He confirmed once again that the objective of the European Commission and the German presidency is to hold the first Intergovernmental Conference, that is, the opening of the first negotiating chapters by the end of this year, writes “Free Press”.
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