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SCANDAL FILE. Final week, Gheorghe Ivanov, president of the neighboring Republic of Macedonia, paid an official state go to to our nation. Most unexpectedly, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Overseas Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva refused the assembly with him, which was laid out in February of this 12 months. – below the guise that our nation doesn’t wish to intrude within the inner affairs of Macedonia, the place the political scenario is already tense. On the similar time, the prime minister expressed his good emotions in the direction of the neighboring nation, including that Bulgaria, as a Balkan nation, a member of the EU and NATO, makes each effort to make the Western Balkans and particularly the Republic of Macedonia change into members of the identical two organizations – the EU and NATO – as quickly as doable.
Let’s depart apart that the insulting angle in the direction of Gheorghe Ivanov strengthens the suspicions that our rulers thus sided with the Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, whose battle with Gheorghe Ivanov is generally alongside the strains of elementary questions in regards to the ethnic existence and political way forward for Macedonia. Zaev is an ardent supporter of the compelled entry of his nation primarily into NATO, additionally into the EU, in addition to the method that results in the legitimization of the bi-ethnic nature of the state. Whereas Gheorghe Ivanov is delaying the entry into NATO, he’s suspected of being a pro-Russian politician, and so far as ethnic points are involved, he’s in opposition to the de facto disenfranchisement of the Orthodox Macedonians in favor of the Muslim Macedonian Albanians.
I do not wish to intrude with who is correct and who’s unsuitable in Macedonia. However it’s nonetheless someway inexplicable the sudden ambition in our political class to proclaim itself the Balkan chief, who is very fearful in regards to the unhappy destiny of the Western Balkans, furiously proving how criminally immature, but additionally victimized, the non-NATO and EU Western Balkans are !
It’s curious why within the newly launched idea of the Western Balkans, Croatia and Slovenia are silently talked about, which may in any other case additionally declare the main function together with Bulgaria, particularly since they’ve belonged to the western space each territorially and traditionally and culturally for hundreds of years?
The reason, in my view, is that Slovenia and Croatia are already members of the EU and NATO, and the present geopolitical state of affairs goals below the “Western Balkans” firm briefly phrases
to make sure the membership of all Balkan international locations in NATO
and accordingly – mastering the Adriatic coast, handy for basing warships. And extra, for deploying new NATO or purely American army bases! Together with that, Serbia doesn’t oppose the standing of Kosovo as an impartial state within the UN! That is the essence of the geopolitical operation, wherein – based on the password of the headquarters of the North Atlantic Pact – the rulers in Bulgaria assumed the operate of the principle coordinator! They took on this operate as a result of – no less than within the Balkans – the US has no different ally so loyal. Nearly all representatives of our political elite are conscious of this. They’re conscious that any violation of the “proper line” on their half will make them political outsiders – therefore their zeal to do their assigned activity completely.
In any other case, below different circumstances, they’re able to make a way more goal evaluation of the scenario. It’s clear that it will be helpful for Bulgaria to develop extra intensive financial and commerce relations with these international locations. To appreciate main joint transcommunication initiatives from East to West, backed by the EU. To broaden its connections within the scientific, instructional and cultural spheres, within the discipline of sports activities, and many others.
But when our flesh pressers are nationally accountable, they need to additionally consider the truth that the Western Balkans, if we repair our eyes particularly on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo or Albania, are the principle distribution heart in Europe of medicine from Afghanistan to the West, that is the place it’s accomplished commerce in human organs, after the entry of the Western Balkans into the EU, it’s doable that enormous waves of Albanian inhabitants with Islamic self-awareness will flood the Bulgarian territory en masse, which is able to trigger modifications in each the ethnic and inter-religious “steadiness” in our homeland to the detriment of our Orthodox religion and Slavic unity. It’s not excluded that the monetary support we obtain from Brussels will lower, as a result of the EU should allocate funds to international locations on the Balkan Peninsula which are extra backward than Bulgaria.
It’s time to decide the settlement between Skopje and Athens on the brand new title of Macedonia: North Macedonia, as
problem in opposition to Bulgaria!
Why can we faux to be misunderstood: the title Northern Macedonia, with a wider interpretation, may additionally consult with sure components of Pirin Macedonia!
However let’s return to the start of the textual content. It seems that the disposition of our political elite as an entire shouldn’t be in the direction of Gheorghe Ivanov, who expresses sure hesitations in reference to Macedonia’s membership in NATO, however in the direction of Zoran Zaev, who strictly fulfills the directions for Macedonia to change into a member of NATO as quickly as doable!
My opinion is that if we’re so involved about the way forward for Macedonia, we must always supply them not an imposed “from above” membership within the EU and NATO, however the holding of two democratically and freely organized nationwide REFERENDUMS! One – “For or in opposition to the membership of Macedonia in NATO?”, the opposite – “For or in opposition to the membership of Macedonia within the EU?”
Should not no less than the Macedonians, in contrast to us, the Bulgarians, be allowed to freely categorical their opinion on their nation’s membership in NATO and the EU? There are usually not one or two choices right here. Macedonians may vote for NATO and the EU. However they may refuse to enter the EU and to not be a part of NATO, seduced by the exemplary case of Austria. It’s doable for them to state straight that they’re in favor of a military-political affiliation like NATO, which is concerned within the hybrid struggle in opposition to Russia and the Russian folks (as Montenegro did). However the reverse can be doable – they may say “NO” to NATO membership, to the location of any army contingents on Macedonian soil. Or ought to they ask to attend to see how the disaster within the European Union will develop, whether or not its harmful confrontation with Russia will subside, whether or not commerce disputes and a US-EU struggle will intensify? If a pan-European military is to be shaped and the EU member states depart NATO, who wants them in such a case and are the present hasty actions helpful for Macedonia? In what course will the issues with the multi-million emigrants in Western Europe, with the sovereignty of the person international locations within the EU, with Europe at two speeds, and many others. be solved?
And let the Bulgarian politicians and statesmen promise a vivid future for Macedonia after its entry into NATO and the EU, let the Macedonians make their very own alternative! Because the Bulgarian politicians are
the important thing initiator of Macedonia’s speedy entry into NATO and the EU
it will not be unhealthy if they assist the Macedonian inhabitants to extra realistically navigate the alternatives they may make. For instance, Macedonians resort to evaluating the residing situations in as we speak’s Macedonia and the modified residing situations in Bulgaria after its admission to NATO and the EU initially of the twenty first century. How and to what extent has the usual of residing in our nation modified after our membership in NATO and the EU -good, and our business extra modern and extra developed? To what extent are their salaries and pensions decrease than ours, and to what extent, following our NATO and pro-European path, will they safe for themselves extra items and extra vital prosperity? Will materials take care of younger Macedonian households, for ladies giving start, for folks with bodily disabilities, for the aged enhance? Will there be a breakthrough in the direction of the specified information society? Will the dominance of overseas banking capital strengthen Macedonia’s funds? Will Macedonians journey extra freely? Will their media change into much less dependent? Will Macedonia’s exterior safety be strengthened, on condition that the NATO nation Turkey annexed from the NATO nation Cyprus the territory of Northern Cyprus, whereas no nation that selected an impartial path of growth just like the aforementioned Austria has up to now misplaced a single piece of place of birth . And so forth.
So it will be cheap if Bulgaria, as an alternative of dictating to Macedonia its instant membership in NATO and the EU, suggested it to prepare the talked about two referendums. And regardless of the outcomes of the 2 referendums present, so be it! Vox Populi vox dei! I personally have no idea how the Macedonians would vote. However I’m satisfied that profiting from the instruments of direct democracy represents a real embodiment of the liberty invested in man – of the desire and of the spirit! To this present day, I deeply remorse that when the selections have been made for Bulgaria’s membership in NATO and the EU greater than ten years in the past, the Bulgarian folks have been disadvantaged of the correct to vote! It nonetheless appears to me that in a scenario of held referendums, our folks would vote unanimously for membership within the EU and for conducting an impartial coverage, outdoors of any political-military alliances and associations.
I perceive that for NATO, resulting from its strategic targets, this can be very necessary that Macedonia turns into a member in a brief time frame. Nevertheless, I do not assume that our flesh pressers and statesmen ought to begin with the “soiled work” on this concern!
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