Anti-European Blockades in the North Macedonia

Today, the opponents of the French proposal to start EU membership negotiations for the Republic of Macedonia will organize blockades in several key places in the country, reported a BGNES.

Today, the opponents of the French proposal to start EU membership negotiations for the Republic of Macedonia will organize blockades in several key places in the country, reported a BGNES.

For one hour, between 1 and 2 p.m. local time, there will be blockades around the government building and on the Shtip-Veles, Strumica-Radovish and Pletvar-Prilep highways. The main organizers of the protests and blockades are VMRO-DPMNE of Hristijan Mickoski and the far-left and pro-Russian formation "Levitsa" of Dimitar Apasiev.

According to them, the acceptance of the French proposal will mean "Bulgarization of Macedonia". This will be the seventh protest in the country. The next one will be on Sunday at 19.00 p.m. in front of the Council of Ministers in Skopje.

During yesterday's protest, Mickoski categorically opposed the inclusion of Bulgarians in the Constitution. "I assure you that VMRO DPMNE will not support any constitutional changes...The Macedonian public must be sure that whatever happens with this national betrayal and disaster that the government of SDSM and DSI is preparing to commit, VMRO DPMNE in parliament will not accept it. For this, 80 MPs are needed, be sure that they do not have these 80 MPs, and this should be clear to everyone both in Macedonia and outside of Macedonia," Mickoski said.

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