56705 - Bulgarian veto and Skopian retreat

N. Lygeros
Translated from the Greek by Athina Kehagias

Due to Bulgaria’s veto, suddenly, the Prime Minister of Skopia not only did not strongly oppose the Bulgarian statements, but he additionally stated, that Bulgarians are not fascists, but our friends. It is quite interesting to compare this behaviour with his statements against Greece when the latter deliberately retreated in the most official manner, even against the will of her own nation. The Prime Minister of Skopia even went on explaining, that about twenty inscriptions upon state monuments had recently been removed, as they were referring to the fascist Bulgarian occupation. He additionally stated that, it was the former Yugoslavia which divided the people of Bulgaria and those of his own country. This is also impressive coming from the president of a communist political party, which was renamed a socialist one. And the question remains: How many things can a mere veto change, without any reactions against it, merely because it constitutes the right of every member state of the European Union! Whereas we were told that its use was unacceptable and condemnable. Most probably Bulgaria was not informed. . .and neither was Skopia.