Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

EU Accession Process: Engagement with Ambassador of North Macedonia

Mrs. Eli Bojadjieska Ristovski:

Ireland has not only been vocal, but has shown its strong and firm support for enlargement in practice, particularly as regards North Macedonia. I request that it continue to do so. Our permanent missions in Brussels have good co-operation with each other. They lead on all aspects of the co-operation. We are also working on our bilateral agenda. Combined, these efforts are helping our advance towards the EU.

Regarding Greece, the name issue has been solved with the Prespa forum. Greece is now one of our strongest supporters on our EU path. Our co-operation is broad and has many levels of engagement - political and, especially, economic. Greek aeroplanes protect our skies. Prespa has put an end to the issue and, with Greek support, we are now moving together towards our EU integration.