3 minutes agoZaev after EU decision warns impasse on changing Northern Macedonia's name
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Northern Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said delaying the start of EU accession talks jeopardises the Prespa Agreement. “More precisely, this means that part of the internal use of the new name of northern Macedonia will be blocked and will not be implemented”, Zaev said in an interview with Euronews [...]
“More precisely, this means that parts of the internal use of the new name of northern Macedonia will be blocked and will not be implemented”, Zaev said in an interview with Euronews in Greek.
Zaev explains that some provisions of the agreement, signed by Macedonia and Greece on 17 June 2018, are closely linked to Macedonia's progress towards EU membership.
Some articles will be frozen, as they cannot be implemented. We will try to implement, but both are linked “, Zaev said, adding that it is the provisions that connect to the internal use of the new name.
In the interview, however, he points out that there is no alternative for his country.
“If radicalism and return to nationalism are prepared for ground, it will do major damage to the entire Balkans. And when the Balkans have a problem, then Europe also has a problem, “finished Zaev.
