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Three Member States Back Start of Accession Talks for Albania, N. Macedonia
The foreign ministers of Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovenia voiced unanimous support on Saturday for North Macedonia and Albania to start EU membership talks, arguing that bilateral issues should not block the EU's enlargement into the Western Balkans.
EU warned: "You will experience a serious blow in the Balkans"
According to Macedonian media, Zaev warned the EU that its reputation would "get a serious blow in the Balkans and lose its place in front of rival forces if it does not start membership negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania soon".
Premier of North Macedonia: We Don’t Have Shared History with Bulgaria, We Have Common History
Pandemic no Longer Silences North Macedonia’s Political Turmoil
Zaev acted swiftly on his promise to sort out the decades-long dispute with Greece over the country's name, which had resulted in Athens blocking Skopje's bids to join the European Union and NATO.
North Macedonia Leaders Agree Election Date
Early general elections in North Macedonia, which were put on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis, will be held on July 15, the head of the main ruling Social Democrats, SDSM, Zoran Zaev, said on Monday, after striking a deal with the opposition parties.
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North Macedonia Postpones April Polls Over Pandemic
The heads of North Macedonia's main political parties met at the presidential palace in Skopje on Tuesday and agreed to postpone the early elections, which were originally slated for April 12.
The modalities for the postponement and a new election date have yet to be determined, however.
Thousands join in North Macedonia opposition protest
Thousands of opposition supporters marched peacefully through North Macedonia's capital Skopje late Tuesday to protest what they claim was interference in the judiciary by the country's former prime minister.
The protest to the Supreme Court building was organized by the conservative main opposition VMRO-DPMNE party amid campaigning for early parliamentary elections on April 12.
North Macedonia Ex-PM Testifies at Ethnically-Charged Murder Trial
Zoran Zaev gave two-and-a-half hours of evidence on Monday at Skopje Criminal Court about wiretapped conversations between former high-ranking North Macedonian officials that relatives of the victims and the defendants had hoped would shed more light on the case.
BIRN Fact-check: North Macedonia Investment Prediction Almost on the Money
Four, not five
During Q3 2019, three new factories were opened and construction began on another, meaning Zaev's short-term investment promise of at least five was over-optimistic but almost on the money.
At the same time, three other companies signed contracts with the government to open two new factories and one new IT centre.
North Macedonia elects caretaker government after Zaev resigns
North Macedonia's parliament on Friday approved a new caretaker government under the country's former interior minister, after Zoran Zaev resigned as prime minister ahead of previously agreed early elections on April 12.
Under a deal made by major political parties, the caretaker government will be headed by Oliver Spasovski, who served in Zaev's center-left administration.