In this regard, Russian Foreign Minister noted the President Vladimir Putin’s initiative "to form a greater Eurasian space with involvement of all countries located on this continent without exception"
Russia wants normal relations with EU but without ultimatums, or preconditions, Russian Foreign Minister said
MOSCOW, May 31. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Sergey Lavrov said he would like to bring back the 2007 atmosphere in relations between Russia and the EU. He made his remark commenting on Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva’s tie, as the minister erroneously put on a tie in the colors of Portugal’s 2007 EU Presidency instead of the 2021 one. I am honestly glad that Mr. Minister mixed up, or maybe consciously put on the 2007 tie. It would be very nice to return to the atmosphere that existed between the Russian Federation and the European Union in 2007, Lavrov said during the joint press conference.
North Macedonia's path towards the European Union appeared to have been cleared in 2018 when it agreed a deal with Greece in 2018 to end a 30-year dispute over the use of the term 'Macedonia'. Now, Bulgaria has objections, and its position is increasingly entrenched.
As Portugal’s EU presidency is reaching its final month, additional pressure is expected on Bulgaria to press it to resolve its ongoing dispute with North Macedonia in order to open Skopje’s path towards the first phase of EU accession negotiations. Unfortunately for North Macedonia, it is next to