During Tuesday’s debate on Rapporteur Thomas Waitz’s draft-report at the EP, the Rapporteur said North Macedonia had huge potential, adding that his hope was that many would vote in favor of the text during the vote on Wednesday (9 July).
“That’s the first step we can make in a constructive, European manner”, he noted.
Bulgarian MEP Ivaylo Valchev stated that he had a message to North Macedonia’s society, stressing that PM Hristijan Mickoski wasn’t telling it the truth.
“Including Bulgarians in all relevant parts of the Constitution, respecting the Treaty with Bulgaria of 2017, and respecting the Negotiating Framework will not violate your identity”, he underlined.
Slovenian MEP Irena Joveva addressed Bulgarian MEPs in Macedonian.
“The Macedonian people doesn’t need your permission to exist, but for you to admit that, it takes integrity, courage”, she noted.