AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAlbanian-language bar exam standoff: North Macedonia’s PM Hristijan Mickoski says the government will soon propose a solution for Albanian law students who want to take the bar exam in Albanian, after they warned of protests on 18 May; he points to Venice Commission guidance and accuses opposition parties of inflaming tensions, while students say they’ll keep demonstrating until they get a clear decision. EU enlargement push: EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos told Slovakia she hopes all Western Balkan EU negotiation chapters can be finished fast, with full-rights membership targeted by 2030. Foreign policy friction: Serbia is the only Western Balkans EU candidate not aligning with the EU’s four new foreign policy decisions on Ukraine/Belarus, though it did align on Myanmar. Skopje diplomacy flare-up: Skopje summoned Bulgaria’s ambassador over Sofia’s use of “North Macedonian” in EU talks. Local oddity with a warning: A wolf kept as a pet escaped in Skopje and was taken to the zoo for quarantine. Regional security: Police chiefs met in Sarajevo to strengthen cross-border cooperation against organized crime, trafficking, migration and cybercrime. Tech/consumer hit: A Spotify outage reportedly affected users across multiple countries, including North Macedonia.
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