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In his lecture at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, PM Hristijan Mickoski, regarding the EU path, said his country didn’t have guarantees that the constitutional changes were the last requirement.
“Who can guarantee us that it will be the last? There are 14 European Court of Human Rights rulings saying the rights of the Macedonian community have been violated,” he stated.
Regarding the Bulgarian veto, Mickoski said that there should be a discussion on genuine good-neighbourly relations, adding that that should be a two-way street.
“Macedonian citizens have sacrificed too much for the EU perspective,” he said, adding that the “humiliations” should stop.
Regarding the issue of disbanding the Judicial Council and Council of Public Prosecutors, he said the idea was a result of the two institutions’ rating among citizens, 2%.
“When there is a problem, we should face it and a solution should be presented. There are experts who are against, but nobody isn’t presenting a solution to solve that. We’re now in a status quo position, but we will continue our fight, in the direction of bringing justice and hope. Those two pillars go hand in hand. Otherwise, we would fail,” the PM noted.
Mickoski stressed he would fight for his stands and present his points in front of all experts because the “people is hungry for justice”. He also discussed the Ukraine situation.
“My country is a huge donor to Ukraine. Parliament has voted through huge support for Ukraine. We’re in the Top 5 when it comes to submitting assistance per capita in the world. We’re not a country that’s too big and rich, but we have made maximum efforts in the direction of supporting Ukraine and its people,” he noted.
