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prime minister dimitar kovacevski, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for coming to north macedonia, to skopje, and to the government. it is a great pleasure to be in skopje. but mr prime minister, it strikes me you have a problem. you in north macedonia definitely want to be in the european union. it is still not clear whether the european union truly wants you. do you find that very frustrating? well, i can answer this question very straightforward that the european union needs...

they said those arrested included employees of a private company involved in the maintenance and management of the bridge. now on bbc news, its stephen sackur in north macedonia with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur and today im in skopje, north macedonia, a land subject to countless wars and conquests going back to the time of alexander the great. this young nation was, of course, a part of the former yugoslavia. now its desperate to get into the european union, but pr...

the headlines will follow at the top of the hour after this feature programme. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur and today im in skopje, north macedonia, a land subject to countless wars and conquests going back to the time of alexander the great. this young nation was, of course, a part of the former yugoslavia. now its desperate to get into the european union, but progress is painfully slow. my guest today is prime minister dimitar kovacevski. now he knows that europes attention...

were crushed to death on saturday in seoul. the president, yoon suk—yeol, has vowed a full investigation into one of the countrys worst ever disasters. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur and today im in skopje, north macedonia, a land subject to countless wars and conquests going back to the time of alexander the great. this young nation was, of course, a part of the former yugoslavia. now its desperate to get into the european union, but progress is...

Of the war in ukraine. and thats why im saying that the new geostrategic situation in europe actually put it in the spotlight, the western balkans, because europe without the western balkans is not complete. and we have proven, especially north macedonia, by aligning ourforeign policy 100% with the european union, that we belong in the european union. making these decisions and starting the negotiations onjuly 19th is proving that european union is a reliable partner with whom we started the neg...

Decision in the parliament to accept the european proposal, which was prepared during the french presidency, and that is why many people call it the french proposal. and this proposal came onjune 30th this year. so this is the time of the war in ukraine. and thats why im saying that the new geostrategic situation in europe actually put it in the spotlight, the western balkans, because europe without the western balkans is not complete. and we have proven, especially north macedonia, by aligning ...

And this proposal came onjune 30th this year. so this is the time of the war in ukraine. and thats why im saying that the new geostrategic situation in europe actually put it in the spotlight, the western balkans, because europe without the western balkans is not complete. and we have proven, especially north macedonia, by aligning ourforeign policy 100% with the european union, that we belong in the european union. making these decisions and starting the negotiations onjuly 19th is proving that...

Because we started the negotiations with the european union onjuly 19th. two days before that, we made decision in the parliament to accept the european proposal, which was prepared during the french presidency, and that is why many people call it the french proposal. and this proposal came onjune 30th this year. so this is the time of the war in ukraine. and thats why im saying that the new geostrategic situation in europe actually put it in the spotlight, the western balkans, because europe wi...