AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEU Enlargement: EU ambassadors agreed to open the first accession negotiations cluster for Ukraine and Moldova, with talks expected to focus first on fundamentals like rule of law and judicial reform. Skopje–Brussels Politics: Former North Macedonian foreign minister Bujar Osmani says stalled EU integration is hurting development and argues the negotiating framework has only two Bulgaria-related “indispensable conditions” (constitutional amendments and the minorities action plan). Turkish Investment Push: Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski invited Turkish businesspeople in Istanbul to invest, pitching North Macedonia as a gateway to European markets, while Türkiye and North Macedonia also discussed expanding trade and transport corridors. Environment & Illegal Logging: A report links governance gaps and delays in EU deforestation rules to accelerating illegal logging in the Shebenik-Jabllanicë area on the Albania–North Macedonia border. Air Quality: A Europe-wide PM2.5 map highlights severe premature-death impacts in North Macedonia’s Skopski region. Culture & Society: A Bulgarian communities conference in Sofia included participants from North Macedonia, and a separate feature spotlights Skopje’s “capital of kitsch” reinvention story.
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