Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov today met with Michela Matuella, in charge of North Macedonia and Albania at the European Commission’s DG NEAR, who recently took office.
As SEA stated, the main focus of the meeting was on the readiness and expectations of North Macedonia in regards to the start of the accession negotiations, the implementation of reforms from the EU agenda and the status regarding the use of IPA funds. Deputy Prime Minister Dimitrov had pointed out that we remain firmly committed to the reform process in key areas of the new methodology for accession negotiations, which are implemented with the use of EU funds.
-There is no other alternative to the Europeanization process aimed at bringing European values at home and for that purpose we have introduced “Agenda: Europe at home” and have adopted the NPAA 2021-2025. These processes took place with full transparency and involvement of civil society, key documents have been completely restructured according to the new cluster methodology for accession negotiations, stressed Dimitrov.
The representative of the EC, Matuella, said that the achieved results will have their own reflection in the Report of the Commission for this year and pointed out that she shares the position on the readiness of North Macedonia to start accession negotiations with the EU.
The EC, as is said, will continue to support us on our path to membership in the Union.
Translation: N. Cvetkovska
