Bulgaria will lift its veto on neighbouring North Macedonia’s EU accession talks if three conditions are met, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, whose coalition is currently facing turmoil, announced on Thursday. The prime minister set out the conditions at a joint press conference with EU Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, though he said three requirements always existed for Skopje. “I want to make it clear that Bulgaria has three requirements for progress on the topic of North Macedonia. Second: the inclusion of Bulgarians in the constitution of North Macedonia, so that their rights can be protected. Petkov’s four-way coalition saw the withdrawal of the populist party “There is such a people” because of disagreements over the EU budget and plans by the prime minister to lift the veto on North Macedonia starting EU accession talks.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 10, 2022 04:44 UTC