Marta Kos, who today was confirmed as the new enlargement commissioner by the EP's Foreign Affairs Committee, underlined the need for Macedonia to change its constitution in order to continue on the European path.
North Macedonia needs to change its constitution to continue on the European path. Renegotiating the Negotiating Framework is not realistic.
This was stated by Slovenian Martha Kos, who today (7 November) was confirmed as the new Enlargement Commissioner by the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.
"What has been accepted must be implemented. This is a prerequisite and we will work with North Macedonia. I expect North Macedonia to change the constitution as soon as possible. Nothing more and nothing less", Martha Kos stated during the hearing and urged Skopje to implement the Neighbourhood Treaty with Bulgaria.
"Compliance with bilateral agreements is good for both countries and for the whole EU," Kos stressed.
BGNES recalls that the annual report of the European Commission on North Macedonia on the enlargement issue explicitly states that the government of Christian Mitkoski must respect the treaties with Bulgaria and Greece - the Treaty of Friendship and Neighbourhood (August 1, 2017 with Bulgaria) and the Prespa Agreement (June 2018 with Greece).
Albania has already started formal negotiations for membership of the bloc after being separated from North Macedonia. The two countries were supposed to open the first negotiating cluster together, but this did not take place due to the refusal of the regime of Christian Mitkoski to fulfil its obligations under the Negotiating Framework.
Marta Kos, who succeeds Hungarian Oliver Varhei, is a former Slovenian ambassador to Germany and Switzerland. She was deputy chair of the liberal Freedom Movement led by Prime Minister Robert Golob. In 2022, she ran for president of Slovenia, but later withdrew from the campaign. | BGNES
