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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...

The European Commission prepares for accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova by working on a negotiation framework, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Jan. 17.

The European Commission's latest report on Turkey's accession to the EU expresses concerns over democratic backsliding, the continued militarisation of Northern Cyprus and pro-Hamas rhetoric.

The European Commission's latest report on Turkey's accession to the EU expresses concerns over democratic backsliding, the continued militarisation of Northern Cyprus and pro-Hamas rhetoric.

He is no longer the prime minister. and there are many in your country, notjust the opposition, notjust the hardline nationalists, but many others, like formerforeign minister nikola dimitrov, who say this — they still believe sofia, bulgarias aim is to build in north macedonia a second bulgarian state, that having failed to conquer this country in the past, bulgaria is now using its eu membership as leverage to try and achieve the same end, ie, theres very little trust in bulgaria in this cou...

You made a point of reaching out to kiril petkov, the former prime minister. and the two of you were seen as reformers, people who wanted to change the dynamic between your two countries. absolutely. but the problem is many of your own people dont want to make that journey with you. if you want to be a leader, then you have to make tough decisions. we, in these negotiations, had several goals in front of us and we achieved them. number one, clear macedonian language in the european union. number...

But they want to live in the european union in their country here, and not to leave the country and to work in european union countries. just a final thought on this. you reached out to kiril petkov when he was prime minister of bulgaria. he is no longer the prime minister. and there are many in your country, notjust the opposition, not just the hardline nationalists, but many others, like formerforeign minister nikola dimitrov, who say this — they still believe sofia, bulgarias aim is to buil...