Balgarianovinite.com North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski Thursday said that his government has an ambitious reform programme for 2026, which it intends to complete with the aim of “doing its homework, and then it will be up to the EU Member States to decide how to proceed.” He was speaking at a meeting with the ambassadors of EU Member States in Skopje, the government press service reported.
According to Mickoski, active work on the Reform Programme began immediately after the local elections in fall 2025. “What we can achieve, we will achieve. What we cannot achieve, we will give our reasons why we cannot, and we are always ready for honest dialogue and conversation with our partners in the international community, especially with our partners in the EU,” Mickoski is quoted as saying.
“So that there is no dilemma – because some of you often ask me – this ambitious programme itself says that we will not have elections this year because we are focused on reforms and bringing order to the country,” he told the ambassadors. Mickoski gave as example the Safe City projects. “Unfortunately, some of the opposition are abusing this and trying to politicise it again, and some are trying to ‘ethnicise’ it. Then there is the fight against crime and corruption, certain laws related to public health, such as the Tobacco Smoking Act. We are working with stakeholders, manufacturers, and affected parties, such as the hotel and tourism sectors, and I think that in the next few weeks we will reach a decision that all of us will support,” the Prime Minister argued.
There are other laws, such as the Gambling Act, some of which have already been adopted, while others will be adopted at the Cabinet’s meeting next week, he added.
According to him, the intention is for these meetings with the ambassadors of EU Member States to become regular. The next one will be held in March, followed by meetings every three months, so that the ambassadors accredited in North Macedonia would be informed about the steps taken under the country’s Reform Programme. North Macedonia’s PM to EU Ambassadors in Skopje: Cabinet Is Focused on Reform Programme 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-05 17:55:18 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