Balgarianovinite.com North Macedonia, once among the first countries in the Western Balkans to receive EU candidate status, is now watching Montenegro and Albania move ahead in the accession process while it remains “hostage to political calculations”, according to a statement from the Alliance for Albanians in the Republic of North Macedonia.
The party stressed that constitutional amendments remain the key condition for unlocking progress in European integration, a point it says has been repeatedly emphasized by senior EU officials. It further criticized the government and its coalition partner VLEN, arguing that despite earlier promises to prioritize EU integration, they are now silent and remain in power “without guarantees, results, or accountability”. The statement warned that every lost year means fewer investments, a lower standard of living, and increased emigration of young people seeking their European future abroad, adding that the current stagnation is a political choice for which someone must be held accountable.
Alliance for Albanians leader Arben Taravari has recently attracted media attention amid speculation about possible government reshuffles and the redistribution of ministerial posts among coalition partners.
Taravari, formerly part of the VLEN coalition and serving as health minister, left both the coalition and his ministerial position, saying that the government had failed to deliver on commitments made to voters.
In a recent interview with the television channel Shenja, Taravari said that returning to a government he had already left would be humiliating for him and his party, though he did not rule out talks if a “new political agreement” were reached that included guarantees for the start of EU accession negotiations.
His remarks were interpreted by some media outlets as an indication of willingness to rejoin the ruling coalition. However, North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski responded that such matters “are not discussed through the media”. Alliance for Albanians Warns of EU Integration Stagnation in North Macedonia 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-25 17:06:45 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law