North Macedonia held the first intergovernmental conference with the EU, which officially started the negotiations for membership in the Union.

After the first intergovernmental conference, the European Commission immediately started the screening process, which contains 35 chapters.

Telegraph Macedonia will inform you about the content of each chapter that North Macedonia must go through.

Chapter 31: Foreign, security and defense policies

The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) are based on legal acts, including legally binding international agreements and policy documents.

The acquis consists of political declarations, actions and agreements.

Member States should be able to conduct political dialogue within the framework of the CFSP, align with EU declarations, participate in EU actions and implement agreed sanctions and restrictive measures.

Applying countries are required to progressively harmonize with EU declarations and apply sanctions and restrictive measures when and where required.

Otherwise, in addition to the EU chapters, North Macedonia has also signed a protocol with Bulgaria, which also contains some recommendations and obligations, which must be fulfilled by both states, in order to avoid obstacles in North Macedonia's membership in BE./Telegraph/