Zaharieva: Sofia Is Not Happy with the “No” to Macedonia

“Sofia is not happy with the “no” to Macedonia, but at the same time, they can’t go against their national interests,” said Bulgarian Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva in an extensive television interview. Even three months after the Bulgarian veto, she believes that the positions of Berlin and Vienna that the enlargement of the Union should not be held hostage to bilateral issues have not been founded. “Bulgaria has no way to compromise with its interests. Understand that. I respect the opinion of German Minister Roth, but I do not agree with him that we should close our eyes, tolerate hate speech, falsification of history, discrimination of our people with Bulgarian consciousness there,” said Zaharieva.