site.btaNorth Macedonia Must Fulfil All Agreements to Move Toward EU, MP Balabanov of TISP Says

Nothing substantial will happen with the Republic of North Macedonia unless it fulfils all agreements, said MP Stanislav Balabanov from the There Is Such a People parliamentary group, in reference to the resolution adopted earlier on Friday by Bulgaria's National Assembly on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia in the European Union accession process.

The resolution, moved by Toshko Yordanov MP of There Is Such a People and a group of MPs, points out that Bulgaria remains fully committed to the July 2022 European consensus and called on the authorities in North Macedonia to respect strictly the understandings they have undertaken. The document describes as "unacceptable" any attempts to renegotiate, circumvent or ignore any elements of the understandings reached within the EU formats and institutions.

"The Republic of North Macedonia must fulfil absolutely all agreements in order to even consider moving toward the EU," Balabanov commented. According to him, North Macedonia’s Prime Minister, Hristijan Mickoski, is behaving arrogantly towards Bulgaria.

"Today’s decision by Parliament will oblige the Council of Ministers, specifically the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to closely monitor the process and not allow even a centimetre of deviation from Bulgaria’s position," Balabanov emphasized, adding that the resolution also serves as a signal to all Bulgarian MEPs to stand united and defend Bulgaria’s stance.