Bulgaria’s veto on North Macedonia is not expected to be lifted in the upcoming months, declared Daniel Lohrer, a member of the We Continue the Change (PP), set to form the new executive.
According to him, brokering a deal with Skopje by mid-December is “unrealistic”, a decision that could also affect Albania’s EU bid.
“The only road, not only of North Macedonia, but that of Albania and the other countries in the region, is joining the EU, and Bulgaria would want that, but when North Macedonia enters that process, it should happen without infringing the rights of the Bulgarian people living in North Macedonia,” said Lohrer, also a potential candidate for the foreign minister’s post.
Differences over the Macedonian language, identity and historical past, as well as the rights of Bulgarians in North Macedonia, are among issues that need to be resolved in order for Sofia to lift its veto on Skopje.
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