Pleased to join the @EIB-sponsored panel “Capital Meets Infrastructure” at the 2026 #Macedonian#Energy#Forum. Key takeaway: scaling renewables & storage in the #WesternBalkans is no longer a tech or capital challenge - it’s an execution one. Bankable projects, grids & public sector capacity are the unlock! 🇪🇺 support stands ready.
North Macedonia is making progress towards EU accession.
Adopting the agreed constitutional amendments remains the only way forward towards formally starting the negotiations.
Follow live my press conference with PM @MickoskiHM in Skopje ↓
https://t.co/IeMxQ909pN
Enlargement is the EU’s and North Macedonia’s shared goal.
During my visit to Skopje, I welcomed North Macedonia’s commitment to reforms.
Recent, tangible progress on the Reform Agenda allows North Macedonia to benefit from the Growth Plan and to advance EU accession.
Adopting the necessary constitutional amendments remains the only way forward towards formally starting the negotiations.
We are ready to support you further but the power to shape your future is in your hands!
📱 On the move,
while waiting for the bus,
before class or
while working.
WiFi4WB brings free public WiFi to 64 municipalities; Internet exactly where you actually need it. 🇪🇺 #EUGrowthPlan#WeGrowTogether
Welcome to North Macedonia 🇲🇰 President Costa @eucopresident.
Your visit comes at an important moment of North Macedonia’s path towards the European Union and sends a strong signal of the 🇪🇺 EU’s continued commitment to the country and the region.
At yesterday's Energy Forum, @MichalisRokasEU highlighted that energy security, competitiveness and the green transition are shared priorities for 🇲🇰 and the Western Balkans.
The next step is implementation: turning plans into investments, jobs and tangible benefits for citizens.
📢 The EU has launched a new Call for Proposals under the Human Rights & Democracy Thematic Programme 2025–2026 in🇲🇰.
💻 Online information session: 24 June 2026, 11:30
🗓 Application deadline: 31 August 2026, 12:00
🔗 More information: https://t.co/QfbknZNmRA
Free public WiFi in 64 municipalities means better access to information, communication and opportunities, wherever people are. 🇪🇺
#EUGrowthPlan#WeGrowTogether
Closer, faster, together
What does the EU Growth Plan really mean in everyday life?
Less waiting, easier SEPA transfers, better student dorms, faster internet, more digital services.
In the coming weeks, real stories of the changes already happening.
#EUGrowthPlan#WeGrowTogether
This week, I will visit our six Western Balkans partners.
My visit to the region sends a clear signal: our commitment to the Western Balkans is real; and so is the opportunity of enlargement.
The momentum is there. Now is the time to deliver.
The EU is the Western Balkans' primary and most reliable partner.
The #EUWesternBalkans summit, taking place on Friday 5 June in Tivat, Montenegro, will be an opportunity for the EU to reiterate its unequivocal commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkans.
Strong message today from young political representatives in North Macedonia: dialogue, respect and democratic maturity still matter.
The Declaration on European Values is an important signal for the country’s European future.
Thanks to the OHRID Institute for the initiative.
The Russian drone crash into apartments in Galați was a blatant and serious violation of Romania’s sovereignty and European airspace.
I spoke with Foreign Minister @oana_toiu this morning to convey the EU’s full solidarity with Romania.
Russia has long ago stopped respecting borders.
Moscow cannot be allowed to breach European airspace with impunity.
EU Foreign Ministers yesterday vowed to ramp up pressure on Russia, increase support for Ukraine, and invest in Europe’s own defence readiness.
.@eucopresident António Costa will travel to the Western Balkans next week (1-5 June) to meet with leaders from the region and to co-chair the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat, Montenegro (on 5 June).
More info ↓
https://t.co/u6PHrBqqds
Russia has been portraying the EU and Ukraine’s leadership as “warmongers” unwilling to end the war. This is, of course, an outright lie.
In reality, it is the Kremlin that has rejected at least seven peace proposals in 2025 alone.
#StandWithUkraine
Russia wants us to discuss who talks to them,
And they are already picking who is suitable for that.
Let's not walk into that trap.
Negotiations are always a team effort, with a defined strategy.
That’s why the substance that we discuss today in Cyprus matters much more.
My press remarks ahead of today’s meeting of EU Foreign Ministers ↓
Students from 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇬 🇲🇰 participating in the academic summer school “Rethinking Europe Together” discussed EU enlargement, youth opportunities & Europe’s future with 🇪🇺@MichalisRokasEU, 🇩🇪 @GermanAmbSkopje, 🇫🇷 Ambassador Christophe Le Rigoleur & 🇧🇬 Embassy's Vladimir Hristov.
The EU supports the systemic participation of civil society organisations in 🇲🇰’s EU integration process & Reform Agenda.
The deadline for applications for sub-grants is 6 July 2026.
See the details here https://t.co/KWAcapAS0s
Russia hit a dead-end on the battlefield, so it terrorizes Ukraine with deliberate strikes on city centres.
These are abhorrent acts of terror meant to kill as many civilians as possible.
Moscow reportedly using Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles – systems designed to carry nuclear warheads – is a political scare-tactic and reckless nuclear-brinkmanship.
Next week, EU Foreign Ministers will discuss how to dial up the international pressure on Russia.