Skopje, 13 October 2022 (MIA) – If you look at all areas in the European Commission Progress Report, North Macedonia has made progress over the past year that has resulted in the start of the EU accession negotiations, said Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski on Thursday. PM Kovachevski told a press conference this is the first EC report that rates the opposition worse than the Government. “This is because of the blockade in the Parliament. It is not functional not because of the Government but the opposition. This is noted in the report itself,” said Kovachevski. The PM added that he urged all political parties and lawmakers at the recent Q&A session in Parliament for unity, so that the energy and economic crisis is tackled better and EU accession comes sooner. “The Government will invest all of its capacities but other stakeholders in society should do that as well. All reforms on the EU path will be shared with the National Euro-Integration Council, which is chaired by the opposition ,” said Kovachevski. He underlined that the Macedonian people deserve to become part of a union that prides itself on social justice, economic prosperity and democracy.