President Gordana Siljanovska-Davidkova attended the European Union Enlargement Summit in Brussels today, organised by Euronews.
Siljanovska-Davidkova recalled the opinion of the 1992 Badinter Commission, which determined that Slovenia and Macedonia meet the conditions for international recognition, especially in terms of constitutional order and protection of human and minority rights.
According to her, after more than three decades, the question of why one country is a member of the European Union, while the other still awaits its European perspective shows a lack of political will among the designated neighbours.
Referring to the constitutional changes, the president said that in 2018, with the Prespa Agreement, the country changed its constitutional name, presenting the idea to citizens that this was the last obstacle on the road to European integration.
She stressed that repeated demand to change the Constitution, which has been changed 36 times so far, more often under external pressure, cannot guarantee it, as the decision is in the hands of Parliament, while its legitimacy stems from citizens.
For Siljanovska-David, the European Union is not only a political and bureaucratic machine, but a community of values and principles. Referring to the provisions of EU founding documents regarding respect for national and cultural identity, she said diversity is one of the fundamental values of European unity.
Continuing with the previous address, Croatian Prime Minister Plenkovic recalled that the state of RMV expects equal treatment with other candidate countries, given the implementation of the same rules and standards. /Telegraphy/