AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEU Accession Pressure: Bulgaria’s foreign minister Velislava Petrova told Skopje Sofia won’t back away from its 2022 framework and said North Macedonia’s EU path depends on fulfilling commitments, warning against escalating tensions. EU Politics in Brussels: The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee agenda flags enlargement talks and says North Macedonia’s accession process is still at a standstill. Domestic Justice & Language: Albanian-language bar exam protests in Skopje renewed debate over the law requiring the exam in Macedonian and Cyrillic, with students citing the language-use law and demanding political will. Women’s Safety: A Bitola woman, Ajnet Vejsel, was killed in a suspected femicide linked to domestic violence, adding to a growing list of such cases this year. Football Night in Sarajevo: Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia played a goalless friendly in Koševo as both sides used the match to test squads ahead of the World Cup. Sports Call-Ups: U.S. youth players with North Macedonia friendlies on the June schedule include Seattle Sounders’ Snyder Brunell (U-19) and Stuart Hawkins (U-20), with Hawkins set to face North Macedonia in Bulgaria.
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