Skopje, 18 May 2023 (MIA) – President Stevo Pendarovski held a meeting Thursday with Gert Jan Koopman, Director General, and with Michela Matuella, Acting Director for the Western Balkans at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations, focusing on the current situation in the country, the progress of the screening process, relations with the neighborhood and the Western Balkan region in the context of the Euro-integrations, as well as the EU enlargement process.

At the meeting, Pendarovski, Koopman and Matuella exchanged opinions and information over the current situation and perspectives of the countries in the region, in the broader geopolitical and security context, caused by the war in Ukraine.

President Pendarovski, expressed gratitude over the continued EC support for Macedonian Euro-integrations, and noted the need for accelerated EU integration for the Western Balkan countries which will positively affect the security, the overall political processes and reform agenda, as well as the Euro-optimism in the region.

Photo: Office of the President of North Macedonia