The scenario that is being played out is realistic provided by the European Union for the admission of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen. In two years, Bulgaria and Romania have made significant progress in protecting their borders from illegal migrants. There are geopolitical and political factors that are currently tipping the scales. It probably also has something to do with the measures that Europe is taking, with a view to blowing up the borders and the reforms that are coming in the context of a change of administration in the US, as well as the importance of economic factors. This is what he said about the program "Bulgaria, Europe and the world in focus" on Radio “Focus" former foreign minister Nadezhda Neinski.
According to her, the most serious argument is the negotiations with the old new chancellor of Austria, who is trying to form the first triple coalition with the socialists and liberals, excluding the extreme right, which won the elections, but none of the pro-European parties want to form a coalition with her. She reminded that the role of the European People's Party, leading this process in relation to Bulgaria and Romania, is very important. “The leadership role of the EPP is important and this affects the interaction with the Bulgarian member parties of the EPP - GERB-SDS, Democrats for a strong Bulgaria, this is the political context in which we expect that the decision will be made,", she explained.< /strong>
“There is certainly a difference between Bulgaria and Romania on their way to Schengen. ButBulgaria and Romania are important countries in terms of illegal migration, human trafficking, drug and arms trafficking. Therefore, it is not by chance that the two countries are considered in a package. What the EU wants to achieve in terms of strengthening the external borders could not be fully realized if only one of the two countries is accepted. That is why the meeting on November 22 is of the interior ministers of Austria, Bulgaria and Romania . The political stability of the countries is also of great importance here, because the decision is political", noted Nadezhda Neinski.
“What we need right now is a positive agenda. There must be a declaration-consent for carrying out pro-European reforms, around which a pro-European reformist majority should be sought. This will give perspective and opportunity to form a government. There are two options - to form a pro-European majority or to form a real anti-European majority. The inclusion of parties that have an anti-European agenda will inevitably affect the pro-European parties as well, if they allow themselves to make such a compromise. I absolutely rule it out. The merry-go-round of constant elections radicalizes society, which begins to feel more and more distrustful of the systemic parties. And even more terrible for democracy and democratic parties, which are able to provide solutions to important issues that concern society. "They are beginning to look for non-systemic players, radical solutions and to revise geopolitical agreements," Neinski pointed out.
In her words, the European Union is currently looking for a way to improve its functioning and gave a much more serious economic, political perspective in terms of security. "Bulgaria must be visible to its EU and NATO partners if it wants to achieve its goals, and here Schengen is one of those goals, the Eurozone as well. The fight against corruption can only be solved with pro-European means - partnership with the EU, with the application of European legislation. There is no way that Bulgaria will solve its problems by playing with non-systemic and anti-European parties," stressed Nadezhda Neinski.
“The fulfillment of the requirements to enter the Eurozone largely depends on the political parties that won the elections. GERB have a huge responsibility to propose an agenda not only for negotiations, but also a program for carrying out reforms in Bulgaria, to seek a majority in support of these reforms. The pro-European parties and GERB, which won the elections, and the other pro-European parties have a responsibility to protect democracy in Bulgaria and provide perspective for the development of the country", concluded the former foreign minister.