Balgarianovinite.com The opening of funds under the European Union’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans for reforms implemented in North Macedonia is a clear indication of the government’s European orientation, which is why “there is no need to waste citizens’ time and money on a referendum” on EU membership, the government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said in response to opposition calls for a referendum on joining the EU.
The request was made by Venko Filipce, leader of the opposition SDSM, who proposed that citizens decide through a referendum whether the country should become a member of the European Union.
“We are pro-EU and this is our strategic orientation, which we are implementing in practice,” the government in Skopje said in a statement, referring to the 2019 referendum on changing the country’s name following the Prespa Agreement with Greece.
“The government of Mickoski admits it has no money to organize a referendum in which citizens can decide their future themselves. This is yet another confirmation that there is no money in the budget. We have been saying this for months, because the government borrows money every day. There is money only for the criminal group VMRO(-DPMNE)… There is no money for higher wages, no money for a minimum wage of EUR 600, no money for measures supporting citizens, and no money for subsidies for farmers. There is no money for a referendum in which citizens can decide the fate of their families and children… Call a referendum! Let citizens decide!” SDSM said in a statement issued later on Thursday. North Macedonia Government Says It Is Not Considering EU Referendum 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-28 10:48:22 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law