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Both began European Union accession negotiations in March 2020. The Albanian language is an official language in Albania, while also being an official language in North Macedonia on a municipal level, if the ethnic Albanian population exceeds 20%, [1] and ethnic Albanians make up the second largest community in North Macedonia.
The flags of the European Union and North Macedonia. North Macedonia began its formal process of rapprochement with the European Union in 2000, by initiating negotiations about the EU's Stabilisation and Association Process, and it became the first non-EU country in the Balkans to sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), on 9 April 2001 in Luxembourg.
The western part of North Macedonia is an area with a large ethnic Albanian minority. The Albanian population in North Macedonia make up 25% of the population, numbering 509,083 in the 2002 census. [97] [98] Cities with Albanian majorities or large minorities include Tetovo (Tetova), Gostivar (Gostivari), Struga (Struga) and Debar (Diber). [99]
The site was originally listed in 2007 and expanded three times, the forests in Albania were listed in 2017. [9] Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region* Korçë: 2019 i, iii, iv, vii (mixed) This is the extension of the site that has been inscribed in North Macedonia since 1979. [10]
SKOPJE (Reuters) -Polls opened in North Macedonia on Wednesday in parliamentary and presidential elections in which the rightist opposition is expected to gain ground against a ruling party that ...
Albania's EU accession is bundled with North Macedonia's EU accession. Albania is given certain pre-conditions for starting the accession negotiations, such as passing reforms in the justice system, a new electoral law, opening trials for corrupt judges and respect for the human rights of its Greek minority. [12] [13]
Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago, Albania's Culture Ministry said. The return marked the final stretch on a long, 10-year road with ...