VIDEO | Popovski: Macron's idea for a European confederation is a trap with many unknowns, the question is whether the EU will expand
Journalist and analyst Ljupco Popovski commented on French President Macron's speech on May 6, when he announced reforms in the European Union and the formation of a European political community or European confederation.
- The European political community that wants to inaugurate Macron is a trap with many strangers. First, in the style of de Gaulle and the whole of French politics and with Mitterrand, which are grandiose, phenomenal projects that had to be realized. The speech from 2017 was much better than the new one, but from that project whether 20% were achieved. These ideas that Macron is now proposing are just as big, but less conceptualized and detailed. The essence is that Europe should be composed of several concentric circles, said in the Utrinski briefing the journalist and analyst Ljupco Popovski.
Analyzing Macron's speech, Popovski says that in fact the 27 member states should be in the EU, then in the other concentric circle should be the countries of the Western Balkans, then Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and in that community the United Kingdom should be included.
The question is whether the EU will really expand. Enlargement is dead, and Macron's ideas are refreshing from a European point of view. To change things but to remain as they are, says Popovski.
He also referred to the relations with Bulgaria and the dialogue that will not be resolved soon.
- I think the negotiations with Bulgaria are over. There may be some tails of conversation. But yesterday's statement by Petkov with the resignation and the statement that they are looking for a Special Commission in the Government that will work for the rights of Bulgarians, it becomes clear that Petkov is losing ground in the coalition. Obviously, he is also looking for some flaws or problems, ie solving some things that can not be solved. These are just prejudices, misconceptions and fixations. They are constantly looking for something, and it is about 3.504 enumerated Bulgarians in Macedonia. Nobody in Macedonia has any remarks for everyone to express themselves as they wish. As a society, we have outgrown that problem or prejudice, says Popovski.
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