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1<\/span> Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski says that the proposal to change the Constitution has only one motive: entry into the EU. There\u2019s nothing to get worked up about when he says that \u201cThat is what the vast majority of citizens in the country demands and expects.\u201d That\u2019s right. However, the vast majority expects the government not to hide its incompetence and dishonesty behind the EU.<\/p>\n

I can no longer bear listening to government officials recite romantic poetry about the EU. We\u2019re all in favour of the EU. We\u2019ve been dreaming about the EU for thirty years. I\u2019ve dedicated my entire working life fighting for the EU. I chose to stay in Macedonia because I believed that one day, if not me, then my children would live in the EU and still be home. I\u2019ve never been angry with the EU when it scolded us for corruption, problems in the judiciary, healthcare, ecology, administration, human rights, market economy, customs, police, media\u2026 And all this time I\u2019ve behaved according to EU standards, even before we became an EU candidate \u2013 I pay tax, pension and health contributions, I pay fines for traffic violations, I regularly pay my utility bills for electricity and water, I don\u2019t throw rubbish on the street, I don\u2019t spit on the pavement, I don\u2019t park in spots designated for the disabled, I don\u2019t park on the third lane of the boulevard to watch my car while I\u2019m having a cup of coffee, I embrace diversity, be it ethnic, religious or sexual, I respect the right to self-determination, I greet my neighbours, I don\u2019t wave flags of other countries, I stand solemnly during the national anthem\u2026<\/p>\n

And to be honest, it makes me sick when I hear how casually our government and the EU representatives tell us that our good future depends on changing our Constitution.<\/p>\n

2<\/span> I wonder what goes through the minds of the prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and ministers when they share photos of themselves with foreign ambassadors and say in the post that \u201cThe citizens want a legal state\u201d? As if someone prevented them from creating a legal state all this time. As if someone will prevent them from creating a legal state with or without Bulgarians in the Constitution.<\/p>\n

What? We won\u2019t have a legal state while we\u2019re waiting to join the EU?<\/p>\n

Do they take us for fools when they write: There is no alternative for the EU? As if someone could uproot this piece of land in the Balkans and take it from Europe to Siberia.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that there\u2019s no alternative. There\u2019s an alternative no one offers. The alternative is honest governance. And what are they doing in a situation when we find ourselves backed into a corner? They\u2019re scaring us with isolation and telling us that this is a historic moment and that time is of the essence to use the last chance, while they’re plundering whatever remains to be plundered. Since, not a single chance to plunder must be last or missed, especially now when the end of their mandate is near.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s put an end to this discussion whether there is or there isn\u2019t an alternative.<\/p>\n

3<\/span> This government had a historic chance to bring that alternative after the 11 years of criminal rule by VMRO-DPMNE. How great the enthusiasm was when they were brought to power, how strong the wave of support by the citizens, how profound the hope, everything will be all right now, we\u2019ve got rid of the bandits\u2026 Ok, let\u2019s not debate about how qualified or how skilful someone was, that\u2019s the staff that\u2019s remained in the parties. But at least they could have been honest. Unfortunately, they didn\u2019t rise to the challenge of ensuring good and honest governance.<\/p>\n

And now, Prime Minister Kovachevski tells us that the Constitution should be changed because young people are leaving the country. Well, that\u2019s perfectly understandable. Do you really expect them to wait for you to fill the party quotas first? Both in terms of employment and business opportunities. They\u2019re leaving because instead of delivering justice for all, you delivered theft and impunity. They\u2019re leaving because there\u2019s no predictability here, they can\u2019t plan their lives if they don\u2019t have ties with a party. They\u2019re leaving because you haven\u2019t provided them with a good country, not because we\u2019re not part of the EU.<\/p>\n

Our better future depends on good governance, not on whether we change our Constitution or not.<\/p>\n

Finally, why would all of us bear responsibility if the constitutional amendments aren\u2019t passed and Macedonia doesn\u2019t start the accession talks with the EU? If we\u2019re expected to share the responsibility with the government that\u2019s promised something it can\u2019t fulfil, then let\u2019s share the money from the commission of the tenders and the public procurements with immediate agreements and the profits of the companies set up during their time in power. We can\u2019t share just the responsibility. If we\u2019re expected to share, let\u2019s share everything.<\/p>\n

Seriously, why are we held responsible?\u00a0 Is it because we\u2019re not Bulgarians? Or is it because we\u2019ve been disappointed by the EU, which almost eighty years after the victory over fascism, amidst civilized Europe, in the 21st<\/sup> century, has accepted the profoundly uncivilized discussion about what Macedonians were before they became Macedonians, and even put it in the negotiation framework? Or should we be held responsible for our lack of trust in our political elites, both in the government and the opposition, which had 30 years to bring the EU home, at least in terms of behaviour, if not standards, and failed.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re the ones who should be held responsible. Our responsibility ended the moment we elected them.<\/p>\n

Translated by Nikola Gjelincheski<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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