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Skopje - Macedonia has been an EU candidate for more than three years, but has yet to open membership talks (Photo: European Commission)

MEPs urge EU to decide on Macedonia accession talks

MEPs adopted a resolution on Thursday (12 March) calling on member states to set a date for opening accession talks with Macedonia this year.

In a resolution adopted by MEPs with 478 votes in favour and 92 against, the European Parliament said it "regrets …that, three years after it [Macedonia] was granted the status of candidate for membership of the EU, accession negotiations have not yet started, which is an unsustainable situation having demotivating effects for the country, and ris...

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Skopje - Macedonia has been an EU candidate for more than three years, but has yet to open membership talks (Photo: European Commission)

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