Working breakfast meeting with Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister, Fatmir Besimi and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki, organized by Hungary and Austria

The European Commission was represented by Johannes Hahn Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, and the European External Action Service by Deputy Secretary General, Helga Schmid. The meeting in Brussels focused on promoting the EU-integration process of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and also on having a more thorough understanding on current Macedonian politics. Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó underlined the country’s preparedness to start EU-accession talks as well as the positive role it played in facing the migration flow towards Europe. Participants praised the timeliness and useful nature of the meeting.