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The improvements of the living conditions, administration, democracy
and the right to freedom are essential, but if we only go to conferences,
meetings and declarations, and the citizens have the impression that the
economy does not progress and there are no perspectives for the future,

“then we see what is happening – people leave. Many young people try to
start their life in another place, and the country loses its substance
damental freedoms and to improve the There was a clear political engagement
social-economic condition in the country. for the nomination of a special public
The Agreement from July 15th which was prosecutor for the „eavesdropping af-
enabled thanks to the mobilization by the fair“ until September 15th, organization
Commissioner Johannes Hahn, may open of elections on April 24th, establishment
a new stage in the history of the country. of a transitional government and making
However, this must be conducted in its up a list of priority reforms. It is neces-
entirety and with a good will of all politi- sary to fulfill these engagements within
cal parties. the specific dates.

At the same time, the Government
must undertake the necessary measures
to respond to the numerous deficiencies
that came to light from what we now call
“eavesdropping affair”. That is the point
of Priebe’s report, published on June 19th,
which contains numerous recommenda-
tions on the guarantee of a legal state,
the respect of fundamental freedoms and
the segregation of power in Macedonia.

MINISTER HARLEM DESIR AND HER EXCELLENCY MADAM LORENS OER ABOUT THE MIGRANT CRISIS
Macedonia, same as Serbia, today faces

an unprecedented migratory pressure.
What we call Balkan path, today is the
main route that migrants use, more than
45.000 since the middle of June, and anal-
yses show that the phenomenon will con-
tinue. As a candidate country for member-
ship in the EU, Macedonia must consider
the support and the solidarity of the Eu-
ropean partners. The European Commis-
sion announced emergency humanitarian
aid of 1,5 million Euros, however we must
also activate all instruments of European
funds that we have available in order to
help the Balkan countries in the border
control and identification, to distinguish
between the migrants who may request a
status of refugees and those who must re-
turn in their country of origin. This is one
of the goals of the high-level conference
that will take place at the end of this year.

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