North Macedonia is a strategically necessary nation within the Western Balkans, which was granted EU candidate standing almost 20 years in the past, alongside Croatia. However whereas Croatia has now lengthy been a member of the EU, North Macedonia remains to be ready. We take a look at the explanations for the various delays with the nation’s Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski. We additionally talk about his official go to to France, a rustic that successfully blocked North Macedonia’s EU membership in 2019 – though relations between the 2 international locations at the moment are a lot better, Nikoloski states.
