North Macedonia’s preparedness compared to other countries in the Enlargement process in 2026
How do the countries in the EU’s Enlargement process compare with each other regarding the preparedness in the latest European Commission’s Country Reports? We prepared infographics comparing the preparedness evaluation by the EC. Fundamentals Download PDF Internal market Download PDF Competitiveness and inclusive growth Download PDF Resources, agriculture and cohesion Download PDF Green Agenda and […]
North Macedonia’s progress compared to other countries in the Enlargement process in 2026
How do the countries in the EU’s Enlargement process compare with each other regarding the progress made in the latest European Commission’s Country Reports? We prepared infographics comparing the progress evaluation by the EC. Fundamentals Download PDF Internal market Download PDF Competitiveness and inclusive growth Download PDF Resources, agriculture and cohesion Download PDF Green Agenda […]
North Macedonia – Fundamentals Chapters – Comparative assessment 2024–2026
Preparedness and progress grades as per European Commission reports
Fundamentals: North Macedonia’s progress compared to other countries in the Enlargement process in 2026
How do the countries in the EU’s Enlargement process compare with each other regarding the progress in the Cluster Fundamentals in the latest European Commission’s Country Reports? We prepared infographics comparing the progress evaluation by the EC.
Fundamentals: North Macedonia’s preparedness compared to other countries in the Enlargement process in 2026
How do the countries in the EU’s Enlargement process compare with each other regarding the preparedness in the Cluster Fundamentals in the latest European Commission’s Country Reports? We prepared infographics comparing the preparedness evaluation by the EC.
Risk of falling behind
Commentary following the European Commission Report on the Republic of North Macedonia from 4 November 2025 The European Commission does not find any setbacks in any area, i.e. chapter, the fact that there is no progress in Chapter 23: Judiciary and Fundamental Rights and limited progress in Chapter 24: Justice, Freedom and Security, the key […]
Negotiations’ Fundamentals Shaken
Brief analysis of the EC North Macedonia 2023 Report The key points of this year’s Enlargement Package are the conditional recommendations for the start of negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the candidate status for Georgia, as well as the growth plan announced by the Commission. The analysis of the Commission’s assessments for [...] Another EC report: A new point of view, same old issues
Brief analysis of the EC North Macedonia 2022 Report The key points in Commissioner Várhelyi’s presentation on the Enlargement Package before the Committee on Foreign Affairs were the conditional candidate status of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the intergovernmental conferences to start negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, as well as the backsliding by Serbia regarding the [...] New EC Report: No Surprises
The presentation by Commissioner Várhelyi of the Enlargement Package at the Foreign Policy Commission was evidently overshadowed by the blocked accession path of North Macedonia and Albania and the inability of EU Member States to adopt a decision on the start of accession negotiations with these two countries. In such a setting, the Commission has [...] Clear recommendation – Uncertain date
The spirit of the Prespa Agreement prevails in the entire EU Enlargement Package. On the one hand, this is a recognition of the difficult political decisions and the clear commitment of the country to its EU integration. On the other hand, the said Agreement ensures the possibility to revive the already fragile policy of conditionality [...]