AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEU Accession Push: EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos is set to arrive in Skopje to press North Macedonia on implementing its Reform Agenda and to meet PM Hristian Mickoski, EU Affairs Minister Bekim Sali and Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi, with a focus on building trust through fulfilled obligations. Regional Diplomacy: Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic warned that major EU enlargement is unlikely soon, while Ukraine’s parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk told candidate-country leaders that Serbs are “not little Russians,” arguing for a wider, faster EU path. Bilateral Talks (Qatar): North Macedonia’s foreign minister Timco Mucunski met Qatar’s defence and commerce leadership in Doha to discuss security cooperation and ways to deepen trade, investment and industry ties. Transport & Work Visas: Serbia and Italy agreed on steps to reinstate the Belgrade–Trieste rail line and to approve D visas for Serbian professional drivers to ease long Schengen stays. Security Cooperation: A major human-trafficking crackdown (“Operation Global Chain”) coordinated by Europol and partners reported 1,024 arrests and 2,070 victims identified, with operational centres including one in Skopje. Defence Exports: Türkiye’s MKE BORAN 105mm howitzer was exported to Albania, its second NATO customer in Europe after North Macedonia, under a deal for six systems and ammunition.
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