{"id":39250,"date":"2022-07-03T12:38:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T10:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=39250"},"modified":"2022-07-05T16:25:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:25:15","slug":"opposition-protests-in-skopje-against-french-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/opposition-protests-in-skopje-against-french-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition protests in Skopje against French proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tens of thousands of citizens holding their national flags in Skopje, went out to protest the recent French proposal which aims to resolve disagreements between North Macedonia and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators called on the government to resign with the main argument that they\u2019ve been blocking the process of integration into the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone in the world has the right of self-determination, therefore the Macedonian people also have the right of self-determination and they will determine their own identity,\u201d \u2013 said Nastasa Kotlar, professor at the National Institute of History during today\u2019s protest.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 17 years, North Macedonia has been a candidate in the EU integration process. However, Bulgaria used its veto power as an EU member to block this process.<\/p>\n<p>Disagreements are also hampering Albania\u2019s process because the two countries are being dealt with as a pair when it comes to their accession negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The protest ended peacefully and another has been announced for next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/06\/30\/north-macedonia-bulgaria-agreement-reached\/\">Agreement reached in North Macedonia-Bulgaria row<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/europe\/2022\/06\/23\/rama-calls-eus-stance-on-bulgaria-shameful\/\">Rama calls EU\u2019s stance on Bulgaria \u2018shameful\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tens of thousands of citizens holding their national flags in Skopje, went out to protest the recent French proposal which aims to resolve disagreements between North Macedonia and Bulgaria. 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