AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEU Accession: The European Commission says North Macedonia made no progress on the constitutional changes needed to advance accession talks, while warning that officials’ use of “Macedonia” instead of the country’s constitutional name risks violating the Prespa Agreement. Brussels issued roadmaps for Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova, leaving Skopje among the candidates whose process is stalled. Political Tensions: President Gordana Siljanovska says she is willing to hold talks with Bulgaria’s president to unblock EU integration. Opposition party SDSM has also filed an interpellation seeking the removal of Local Self-Government Minister Ivan Stoiljković, alleging links to Serbian intelligence and the promotion of Russian and Chinese interests; these claims are allegations. Banking: More than 5,000 social-welfare recipients affected by Alta Banka Bitola’s troubles were to be allowed to withdraw their funds at designated counters. Culture: North Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski’s Sister Brother Manhole Cover, a satire set in Skopje, won the Tokyo International Film Festival’s top prize.
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