Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski took the opportunity of his first visit to Brussels on Wednesday 12 June, which is also his first trip abroad since he was elected, to call on Member States to open negotiations for his country's accession to the EU (see EUROPE B12249A24).
Recalling that in 2016, during the migration crisis, his country, at the forefront, had shown that it was a “strong partner of the EU”, he said that “this time, the EU has the right and opportunity to show the...