WB regimes only say want firmer relations with West, act contrary, panel says
N1 Info 02.05.2019 | FoNet Voice of America (VOA)
The Washington John Hopkins University’s panel “Western Balkans (WB): Managing the Challenges” dealt with the regional leaders’ real readiness to get closer to the West, adding it should more clearly criticise the WB’s regimes, the Voice of America (VOA) reported on Thursday, as carried by the FoNet news agency.
Florian Bieber, a professor of inter-ethnic relations, conflicts and nationalism at the Gratz University, told the panel the North Macedonia – Greece deal showed not only Skopje’s pro-western orientation but also that local politicians should make changes, warning that was not the case in other countries whose regimes had the western support. “The main issue is undemocratic governments which are not sincere in saying they want to take their