Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-23-Speech-3-254"
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"en.20021023.5.3-254"2
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"The Presidency is delighted that the parliamentary elections on 15 September in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia passed off in such an orderly fashion. At its meeting on 21 October, the Council expressed satisfaction with the agreement concerning the new government in Skopje.
The Council encouraged this new government to lose no time in putting full implementation of the framework agreement and stabilisation and association process at the top of the agenda and emphasised that it is looking forward to close and fruitful cooperation. The EU will maintain its strong commitment to Macedonia and will actively support a government amenable to reforms. The Council is also looking forward to the planned census being held in accordance with international standards.
The Stabilisation and Association Agreement has not come into force because it has still not been ratified. Until such time as it is, an interim agreement on trade aspects, which came into force just over a year ago, has been entered into. As part of a multi-annual programme for the years 2002-2004, the European Community has appropriated EUR 130.5 million to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in order to support the country as it prepares to fulfil the obligations associated with the interim agreement and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement.
The issue of the visa requirement for Macedonians was discussed at the most recent meeting of the Macedonia-EU Cooperation Council, held on 1 and 2 July of this year, and, on this occasion, the Commission reminded the authorities in Macedonia that they must make a number of practical arrangements before the EU will be able to consider cancelling the visa requirement. The Member States and the Commission are following carefully the progress in fulfilling these criteria that is being made by the authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia."@en1
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