Germany urges North Macedonia to amend charter for EU bid

North Macedonia has promised neighboring Bulgaria, an EU member since 2007, to add a reference in its constitution to the existence of an ethnic Bulgarian minority.

“Now that the constitution must be changed, I can only encourage you to do so

But the amendment needs votes in parliament from the conservative opposition, which is publicly opposed to the change.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged North Macedonia’s leaders Thursday to deliver on a pledge to amend the constitution to speed up the country's path toward European Union membership. (LaPresse)

Su altri giornali

Unions have called for nationwide protests on Thursday that are likely to further raise tensions.   (LaPresse)

Il costo del denaro sale così in una forchetta fra il 4,75% e il 5%. . (La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno)

Gavin Newsom, the first major vote in an effort to pass the law by month's end. He asked the Democratic-controlled state Legislature to pass a new tax on oil company profits, arguing it would protect consumers by preventing price spikes (LaPresse)

At a news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell sought to reassure Americans that it is safe to leave money in their banks, two weeks after a rush of depositors pulled funds from Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed in the second-biggest bank failure in U. (LaPresse)

President Joe Biden arrives in Canada on Thursday with a focus on several of the world's largest challenges: the war in Ukraine, climate change, trade, mass migration and an increasingly assertive China. (LaPresse)

Dozens of TikTok creators — some with millions of followers on the video-sharing app — came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to lobby in favor of the platform, one day before lawmakers are slated to grill the company’s chief executive about concerns over user data falling into the hands of the Chinese government, according to ... (LaPresse)