EU Rapporteur for Kosovo Viola von Cramon has warned that Russia may exploit current unrest in the Western Balkans, as protests continue in North Macedonia. North Macedonia has experienced six days of protests as thousands of citizens and the country’s main opposition party find the French-backed compromise with Bulgaria unacceptable. North Macedonia has been a candidate for EU accession for the past seventeen years. The French proposal, brokered by French President Emmanuel Macron, aims to reach a compromise and unlock negotiations for both North Macedonia and Albania. However, as the Parliament of North Macedonia prepares to vote on the proposal, opposition parties have decried the lack of transparency that led to the compromise.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 08, 2022 05:07 UTC