Sharon Keogan (Independent)
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During the French Presidency of the EU Council, President Macron made proposals for the commencement of the accession negotiations that included conditions requiring both North Macedonia and Bulgaria to make concessions on their disputes. What were those conditions? What were they looking to resolve? There were protests around that in July when the President of the Commission, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, visited there. There clearly is some issue there with regard to the accession. Can Mrs. Bojadjieska Ristovski outline what the issue is and the feelings of the people on the ground?