In North Macedonia, they told about the damage to the economy from integration with the EU

European integration causes not only political damage, but also harms the economy of Northern Macedonia, Dimitar Apasiev, leader of the Levitsa parliamentary party, told Izvestia.

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"Given the current trajectory of the EU's development and the surrounding circumstances, the price of integration is no longer just political. The growing demands are also damaging our national economy," the parliamentarian said.

He noted that the report of the European Parliament rightly highlights corruption risks, but does not take into account their root cause.: The European Union itself, through its accession program, empowered and protected these corrupt elites.

Earlier, North Macedonian Prime Minister Christian Mickoski told Izvestia that the country has been waiting for 25 years to join the EU, but the process is being blocked by neighboring countries Greece and Bulgaria.

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