North Macedonia Faces Urgent Need for Constitutional Change and Stronger Governance, Says MEP

European Parliament member Thomas Waitz stressed the urgent need for greater political commitment in North Macedonia to overcome the ongoing deadlock on constitutional amendments, emphasizing that progress must remain merit-based and closely tied to fundamental principles, particularly the rule of law, BGNES reported. His remarks come in relation to the draft report on North Macedonia for 2025, which will be presented to the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) on February 26, with amendments accepted until March 6.

The report calls on the European Council to publicly and unambiguously indicate its intention to advance North Macedonia to the next phase of EU accession negotiations once conditions outlined in the Council’s July 2022 conclusions are fulfilled....