In the last 17 years NATO and EU integration have been a major goal for the Republic of Macedonia. Euro-Atlantic integration has become our top foreign policy priority. The Republic of Macedonia applied for membership in the European Union in 2004 and obtained candidate status in December 2005, during the British presidency with the European Union. Since then the country has attained significant results in the implementation of the European reform agenda and is awaiting the initiation of the negotiations with the European Union.
RT HON LORD HURD OF WESTWELL CH CBE delivered a speech to the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council on the theme “BRITAIN’S PLACE IN THE WORLD” at a Dinner and Book Signing evening in London SW3.
CFCC Members are mourning the loss and coming to terms with the very sad news about our Treasurer, Dennis Waters.Dennis – great friend, supporter, close to the heartbeat of the Conservative Party – has died of a heart attack.
HE Miguel Angel Solano-Lopez Casco gave an excellent and colourful talk illustrated with booklets on the history and wildlife in Paraguay, particularly birds.
HE Nicola Chase, Swedish Ambassador spoke to the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council in central London about Sweden in the context of European cooperation.
Bulgaria is a middle-sized European country with a population of 7.5 million. It is one of the oldest states in Europe, dating as far back as the 7th century, and one of the most recent members of NATO and the EU. It is proud to be the motherland of the ancient singer Orpheus, the inventor of the modern computer John Atanasov and last, but not least, the Premier League top scorer Dimitar Berbatov. Bulgaria is an attractive destination for tourism, both summer and winter, as well as for direct foreign investments, boasting the lowest tax rates in the EU.
