According to VMRO-DPMNE, the signing of the agreement with Bulgaria is the beginning of all the problems for North Macedonia and the basis on which Bulgaria supports its demands. The head of the opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski has stated in relation to the referendum, that the question will refer to the Good Neighbor Agreement with Bulgaria, which Zaev signed with Borisov. "The question of the referendum will be simple: Are you in favor of abandoning the validity of the agreement on friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation between North Macedonia and Bulgaria? The question of the referendum has been unanimously approved by the party," stated Hristijan Mickovski. He hopes to collect at least 100 qualified signatures next week, after which such an initiative will be submitted to the Assembly.
"Me and the deputies of VMRO-DPMNE will be the first to sign this initiative, so we expect the Assembly to legitimize and approve it in a short period of time where the mandatory referendum will begin, we repeat the mandatory referendum" , said Mickovski. According to him, VMRO-DPMNE undoubtedly supports the integration of Macedonia in the European Union, but it does not support assimilation, the change of historical facts, the rejection of linguistic differences and identity discrimination.
SDSM: The referendum against the EU will not succeed
The referendum initiative is Hristijan Mickoski's personal decision to save his seat in VMRO-DPMNE, say the SDSM in response to VMRO-DPNE's warning that it will gather signatures to declare a mandatory referendum on the Neighborhood Agreement. well with Bulgaria.
"Referendumi kundër BE-së, kundër gjuhës maqedonase në Union, nuk ka mbështetje nga qytetarët dhe nuk do të ketë sukses. Një iniciativë kundër BE-së nuk ka mbështetje as nga partitë opozitare, dhe ka qëndrime të ndara në vetë VMRO-DPMNE, ku po forcohet krahu pro-evropian, i cili nuk mendon njësoj si Mickoski”, thuhet në reagimin e LSDM-së.
Kovaçevski: Nga ne varet se sa shpejt do të anëtarësohemi në BE
Duke komentuar kritikat e opozitës, por edhe të opinionit publik për marrëveshjen me Bullgarinë, kryeministri i RMV-së, Dimitar Kovaçevski ka thënë se Maqedonia e Veriut nuk ka alternativë tjetër përveç BE-së, ku sipas tij, do të garantohen të gjitha çështjet që kanë të bëjnë me gjuhën, identitetin dhe historinë. "Çdo anulim apo bllokim i vendimeve në Kuvend që i referohen integrimit evropian nënkupton ngecjen e shtetit drejt anëtarësimit të plotë në BE. Tani varet nga ne, nga të gjitha partitë politike, nga të gjithë deputetët në Kuvend se sa shpejt do ta përfundojmë procesin e negociatave dhe anëtarësimit në BE”, vlerëson kryeministri Dimitar Kovaçevski.
He recalled that North Macedonia has started negotiations with the EU and that the government has decided on the formation of the negotiation structure. "We already have a chief negotiator, we have a complete structure and until September 15 we have the beginning of the "screening" process, which is an extremely important part of the negotiations, because through it, the obligations that a country has in the negotiations with the Union are defined", says Kovacevski, emphasizing that the country is expected to complete this process by 2030./DW
