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INFO
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MEETING OF STABILIZATION
AND ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE
The fifth regular meeting of the Stabilization and Association Committee
will be held in Skopje on Thursday and Friday.
Representatives from ministries and other relevant institutions in Macedonia
will present the country's progress in meeting political and economic
criteria, as well as activities on harmonization with the EU Acquis, in line
with the Stabilization and Association Agreement.
State advisor in the Secretariat for European Affairs Malinka
Ristevska-Jordanova will chair the Committee, and director in Enlargement
Directorate-General Pierre Mirel leads the European Commission delegation.
Vice Premier for European Affairs Ivica Bocevski will deliver an
introductory address on the political situation in the Republic of
Macedonia.
The Stabilization and Association Committee works on preparations for the
meetings and operations of the Stabilization and Association Council,
implements its decisions and takes care of the continuity in association
relations and appropriate functioning of the Stabilization and Association
Agreement.
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NEWS
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MACEDONIAN CITIZENS FAVOR NATO
ACCESSION, BUT WITHOUT NAME CHANGE - POLL
Macedonia's NATO accession is supported by 85.2 percent of citizens, shows
telephone poll of the Institute for Democracy, which it carried out together
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in period September 7-10.
Still, despite the enormous support for Macedonia's NATO entry, 69.9 percent
said they do not favor a change of the country's name for the sake of
Alliance membership, whereas about 23 percent said Macedonia should change
its name.
When asked what would be the most positive effect of the NATO accession,
19.2 percent of respondents said the country's stability would be enhanced,
while 16.1 percent believe economy would develop.
About 45 percent of respondents have not changed their position on NATO
after the Bucharest summit, 12.8 percent altered their stance for the worse,
whereas 21.3 percent for the better.
Moreover, when asked which country is Macedonia's largest supporter for NATO
entry, 61.4 percent said the USA, 22.3 percent did not have a concrete
answer, 8.4-Slovenia, and 4.8 percent-Turkey.
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