"It is better not to make promises if you are not in a position to fulfill them," said SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras in an interview with "Euroactiv", speaking about the European perspective of the countries in the region and the EU position for the Western Balkans, MIA reports from Athens .

The decision of the European Union at the Summit confirms the non-credibility of Europe towards those countries that have made very important steps and the prospect of a date for accession negotiations is continuously postponed. "It is better not to make promises if you are not in a position to fulfill them," Tsipras said.

He added that he wonders what the picture will be in Ukraine, which quickly received candidate status, when he sees that this status means nothing and can wait for many years.

I think this is another example of the inability of the European Union as a whole to make collective decisions with a strategic focus. "I think he is already paying for it and will pay for it in the future," said the SYRIZA leader.

Asked whether the Prespa Agreement "was reached in vain due to the current situation in the EU perspective", Tsipras said that "it was certainly not in vain, because it is an agreement that returned the Western Balkans to the path of stability and our region in the perspective of peace." "and cooperation away from the influence of third powers in the region, such as Turkey and Russia, which have had a major influence in the region."