Its prime minister North Macedonia, Christian Mickoski asked her EE to find a “constructive solution” to unblock his country’s European path, which remains stuck due to its differences with neighboring Bulgaria.

“As a country, we will continue to promote European values. If Brussels is ready to find a constructive solution and advance our (European) course, we are always here to respond positively. Otherwise, I can conclude that we as a country, like the Balkans, are unfortunately not at the center of this leadership of Brussels” said yesterday Saturday (14/12) Christian Mickoski, before his visit, on Tuesday, December 18, to Brussels, where he will participate in the EU-Western Balkans summit.

Christian Mickoski regularly accuses Bulgaria of “blackmailing” his country and states that he will not accept the “impressive” conditions put forward by Sofia. For its part, Bulgaria’s leadership notes that the conditions are not only Sofia’s but also the EU’s and emphasizes that North Macedonia must fulfill the obligations it has undertaken if it wants to advance its European course.

The main condition that Bulgaria and the EU have set for North Macedonia is that the country must amend its Constitution in order to include the Bulgarian minority living in it. Christian Mickoski’s government refuses to make such an amendment to the country’s Constitution.

In the meantime, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Tanja Fajon, stated that Germany and Slovenia have prepared a non-paper which provides that an EU member state will not have the right to “veto” the accession process of a candidate of its own. country, due to their bilateral differences.

“The aim of this initiative is to speed up the enlargement process. We propose to minimize vetoes and blockages due to bilateral issues and to use a qualified majority to make decisions regarding the enlargement process,” said Tania Fajon in an interview with the Montenegrin news agency, “MINA”.

Slovenia’s foreign minister announced this initiative after Croatia blocked the closure of the foreign, security and defense policy chapter for Montenegro. She invited the two countries to resolve their bilateral issues in a spirit of good neighborliness, before the accession of Montenegro to the EU, which, as Tania Fajon estimated, could be done during the term (2024-2029) of the current European Commission.

Montenegro started accession negotiations with the EU in 2012.

The Slovenian foreign minister also said she remains optimistic that the Western Balkans, with EU support, will become an integral part of the European family by the end of the decade.