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EU, US urge North Macedonia to move forward on EU bid

A man and a boy play ping pong prior to a protest in front of the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Thousands of people were marching the fifth night of protests in North Macedonia's capital after French President Emmanuel Macron last week announced the proposal, which many in the small Balkan country find controversial. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) Protesters burn a poster with portraits of the ruling coalition lawmakers during a protest in front of the parliament building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Thousands of people were marching the fifth night of protests in North Macedonia's capital after French President Emmanuel Macron last week announced the proposal, which many in the small Balkan country find controversial. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) People walk past a police officer guarding the foreign ministry building, during a protest in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Thousands of people were marching the fifth night of protests in North Macedonia's capital after French President Emmanuel Macron last week announced the proposal, which many in the small Balkan country find controversial. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) Hristijan Mickoski, center, the leader of the biggest opposition VMRO-DPMNE party surrounded by supporters marches through a street during a protest in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Thousands of people were marching the fifth night of protests in North Macedonia's capital after French President Emmanuel Macron last week announced the proposal, which many in the small Balkan country find controversial. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) Police officers hide behind shields as protesters throw eggs at the parliament building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Thousands of people were marching the fifth night of protests in North Macedonia's capital after French President Emmanuel Macron last week announced the proposal, which many in the small Balkan country find controversial. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) FILE - People enter a tunnel while marching through a street during a protest in Skopje, North Macedonia, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Nightly protests in North Macedonia over the past week have left dozens injured. At the heart of the turmoil is the small Balkan country’s long-running quest to join the European Union, a process that has faced one hurdle after the other. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File) FILE - Police confront protesters near the parliament building in Skopje, North Macedonia, late Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Nightly protests in North Macedonia over the past week have left dozens injured. At the heart of the turmoil is the small Balkan country’s long-running quest to join the European Union, a process that has faced one hurdle after the other. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File) FILE - People protest in front of the parliament building in Skopje, North Macedonia, late Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Nightly protests in North Macedonia over the past week have left dozens injured. At the heart of the turmoil is the small Balkan country’s long-running quest to join the European Union, a process that has faced one hurdle after the other. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File) FILE - People light flares and throw eggs and stones on the foreign ministry building during a protest in Skopje, North Macedonia, late Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Nightly protests in North Macedonia over the past week have left dozens injured. At the heart of the turmoil is the small Balkan country’s long-running quest to join the European Union, a process that has faced one hurdle after the other. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File) FILE - People wave the old and current national flags during a protest in front of the government building in Skopje, North Macedonia, Saturday, July 2, 2022. Nightly protests in North Macedonia over the past week have left dozens injured. At the heart of the turmoil is the small Balkan country’s long-running quest to join the European Union, a process that has faced one hurdle after the other. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)
EU, US urge North Macedonia to move forward on EU bid