The report also highlights the importance of the implementation of the political agreement of 1 March 2013 by which the recent political crisis was overcome.
"Progress has been made over the last six months. The challenge is now to maintain that momentum, so that full use can be made of the existing opportunities. To that end the political agreement of 1 March should be fully implemented, including on the Committee of Inquiry, the cross-party Memorandum of Understanding on fulfilling the country's strategic goal of EU membership and resuming dialogue with the journalists", said EU Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle. The additional information contained in this Report is intended as an input to the Council's discussions, in June, on the Commission's recommendations to open accession negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. ----- Related to EL:
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The December 2012 Council Conclusions had stated that :
"... Council will examine, on the basis of a report to be presented by the Commission in Spring 2013 ... steps taken to promote good neighbourly relations and to reach a negotiated and mutually acceptable solution to the name issue under the auspices of the UN."
On 3 October 2012, Foreign Minister Avramopoulos sent a letter proposing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, to which Foreign Minister Poposki replied on 5 November.
Formal talks on the name issue, under the auspices of the United Nations, led by the United Nations Secretary General's Personal Envoy Matthew Nimetz, took on new momentum during the reporting period. A visit by Mr Nimetz to both Athens and Skopje in early January, wasfollowed by talks in New York between the negotiators on 29-30 January. The latest talks took place on 8-9 April, at which the UNSG's Personal Envoy presented a new proposal which he hoped could "pave the way for serious discussions and hopefully a solution".
Cooperation in various fields (economy and trade, police and customs cooperation, military
cooperation) is good at expert level and has yielded substantive results. There are regular
bilateral meetings and contacts at all levels, on a wide range of issues. There has been good
cooperation also on EU issues, including a meeting between senior Foreign Ministry officials in Athens in June 2012 as well as a CSDP seminar in Athens at the end of December 2012. A further meeting of Foreign Ministry officials took place in Skopje on 5 April 2013 and discussed strengthening bilateral sectoral cooperation, sharing EU expertise through twinning or TAIEX, and seminars e.g. on environment.
As regards cross-border, sector al and trade relations, economic cooperation includes contacts between the two Chambers of Commerce with a view to a possible Business Forum in Athens.
A joint meeting co-organised by the Greek Liaison Office and the Skopje Chamber of Commerce in December 2012 addressed various trade and customs issues. There is close cooperation in the area of transport, including on Corridor X. There are a number of proposals to construct additional border crossing points which would require further feasibility assessment. Tourism and other people to people contacts remain high. Regarding trade between the countries, imports from Greece significantly increased during 2012 making it the second largest trade partner and fourth largest source of investment (10% of total inward investment). Implementation of the IPA-funded cross-border programme is proceeding smoothly. Close cooperation also takes place on police and military issues........
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2013/mk_spring_report_2013_en.pdf
16/4/13
For more information:
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia country profile: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/fyrom/index_en.htm The report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2013/mk_spring_report_2013_en.pdf
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