North Macedonia

Three agreements planned at Western Balkans summit in Berlin

By Redaktion Table

EU begins accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia

By Eric Bonse

Bulgaria and North Macedonia sign protocol on EU talks

By Leonie Düngefeld

Slovenia to divide EU accession processes

By Redaktion Table

Michel: Possible breakthrough in EU accession process of North Macedonia

By Redaktion Table

North Macedonia: president in favor of compromise

By Manuel Berkel

Bulgaria's parliament votes to override North Macedonia veto

By Redaktion Table

Interview: 'A shot at further developing Europe'

The director of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Mario Holzner, warns against further stalling the candidate countries in the Western Balkans. The EU must act to push back geopolitical rivals such as China and Russia, he said in an interview with Hans-Peter Siebenhaar. Therefore, the states should be given access to the single market ahead of accession.

By Table.Briefings

North Macedonia: Bulgaria maintains veto

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tried his best to persuade Sofia to abandon its blockade of accession talks with North Macedonia. Finance Minister Vassilev has now rejected the hoped-for solution ahead of Thursday's summit.

By Till Hoppe