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German media analysis: The Western Balkans has been humiliated by France and Bulgaria

2022-06-27 21:29:12Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
German media analysis: The Western Balkans has been humiliated by France and
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The prestigious German Süddeutsche Zeitung, in an analysis of the European Union's relationship with the Western Balkans, accuses France and Bulgaria of being the main culprits in halting EU enlargement and blocking Albania and northern Macedonia.

Journalist Von Tobias Zick writes that the Western Balkans have been repeatedly humiliated by France and Bulgaria on their way to the European Union.

"Paris and Sofia are two of the many reasons why no progress has been made between Brussels and the Western Balkans for years. "First, three years ago, the French government vetoed the membership talks, Northern Macedonia and Albania, and the whole region is in a state of humiliation to this day," reads the article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

However, the German media praised the move of the Bulgarian parliament to adopt a resolution that facilitates the process of opening negotiations.

"There are growing signs between Sofia and Brussels that Boyko Borisov still needs to be considered. The former Bulgarian prime minister on Monday denied rumors that he intends to resign from the leadership of his party Gerb ('Citizens for Bulgaria's European Development'). Borisov is able to appear so confident in himself for a variety of reasons. The government of his successor Kiril Petkov was fired by a vote of no confidence last Wednesday after just six months in office.

Earlier, Borisov had secured widespread support among his family members in the European conservative PPE family - announcing that his party was ready to vote to lift the Bulgarian veto against the start of EU accession negotiations with northern Macedonia. EPP chief Manfred Weber testified to that "impressive leadership". "In fact, Borisov suddenly emerged as a figure of European hope, as a solver of an urgent EU problem."

According to German media, 'the moral pressure on the shoulders of the EU leadership was great: anyone who now puts Ukraine in the fast lane towards Brussels for the sake of politics of the day, can not leave the longtime contenders in the Balkans to stay out of this lane ”While adding that‘ Paris and Sofia are two of the many reasons why no progress has been made between Brussels and the Western Balkans for years. 'Three years ago the French government vetoed membership talks with the most reformist candidates, Northern Macedonia and Albania, and the whole region is in a state of humiliation to this day.'

Borisov calmed the nationalists

"On Friday, a day after the fall of the government, the parliament in Sofia actually voted by a majority of votes from the Gerb and Borisov parties to lift the veto on Northern Macedonia. However, it contains additional conditions corresponding to the proposals of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU: For example, the rights of the Bulgarian minority should be enshrined in the constitution of Northern Macedonia and the EU should monitor whether the treaty concluded between two countries in 2017 has been implemented.

Bulgaria continues to maintain the interpretation that there is no independent Macedonian language. In terms of foreign policy, Borisov, who was ousted in 2021 following massive anti-corruption protests, now has reason to stand up to EU partners because of the move in the Western Balkans process. "And inside the country, he has reassured the nationalists, who would have seen the unconditional lifting of the veto of northern Macedonia as 'national treason'," writes the Süddeutsche Zeitung, adding that Borisov hopes to lead a ruling coalition soon. in Bulgaria.


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