{"id":8858,"date":"2026-09-26T11:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T08:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/2026\/vigenin-in-skopje-good-roads-and-reliable-rail-links-in-the-region-are-not-secondary-issues\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T12:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:13:55","slug":"vigenin-in-skopje-good-roads-and-reliable-rail-links-in-the-region-are-not-secondary-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/en\/2026\/vigenin-in-skopje-good-roads-and-reliable-rail-links-in-the-region-are-not-secondary-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigenin in Skopje: Good roads and reliable rail links in the region are not secondary issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8858\" class=\"elementor elementor-8858 elementor-8834\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-185aab7 elementor-section-stretched 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data-id=\"887969d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The MEP considers the case of Iva Mihaylova a humanitarian issue that requires commitment from the Macedonian authorities<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a7015 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27a7015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a0b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a0b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s5\">Corridor <\/span><span class=\"s5\">VIII<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> must connect us, not divide us.<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> It can boost trade, mobility and regional development and give North Macedonia better links with both the Adriatic and the Black Sea.<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">After so many years of plans and promises, citizens on both sides of the border must finally see the railway line actually being built.\u201d This was stated by Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin during the 25th meeting of the EU &#8211; North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee in Skopje.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s6\">Vigenin took part as a member of the European Parliament delegation in the two-day talks with the Parliament of North Macedonia, as well as in meetings with the Head of the EU Delegation Michalis Rokas, the Speaker of Parliament Afrim Gashi, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Aleksandar Nikoloski, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">representatives of civil society, the diplomatic corps and the main political forces in the country.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s6\">Vigenin <\/span><span class=\"s6\">believes that <\/span><span class=\"s6\">good roads, modern border crossings and reliable rail links <\/span><span class=\"s6\">are decisive <\/span><span class=\"s6\">for the free movement of people and goods between North Macedonia, Bulgaria and the EU, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">and stressed<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> that the implementation of transport projects has remained far too slow for far too long.<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> He also drew attention <\/span><span class=\"s6\">to <\/span><span class=\"s6\">the European Commission&#8217;s announced intention to speed up the construction of the so-called Middle Corridor, which will link Central Asia and the South Caucasus with the E<\/span><span class=\"s6\">uropean Union, a project in which Bulgaria has been assigned a significant role.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s6\">The meeting discussed the state of the media and of the civil sector. In his speech <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Vigenin stressed: \u201cFree media and a strong civil society are not simply formal requirements to be ticked off as fulfilled in the accession progress report.\u201d He acknowledged the positive changes in media legislation, but pointed to the continuing problems of pressure and threats against journalists and the risks of self-censorship. <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Vigenin expressed concern about <\/span><span class=\"s6\">the tone<\/span><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><span class=\"s6\"> of public debate<\/span><span class=\"s6\">: \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s6\">Disagreements between neighbours are inevitable. Hate speech, threats or the persecution of citizens because of their identity are not<\/span><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><span class=\"s6\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s6\">He singled out <\/span><span class=\"s5\">t<\/span><span class=\"s5\">he case<\/span> <span class=\"s5\">of Iva Mihaylova <\/span><span class=\"s5\">as <\/span><span class=\"s5\">particularly sensitive<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> and called on the Macedonian authorities to commit to resolving it, since access to adequate healthcare is a fundamental human right that cannot be violated<\/span><span class=\"s5\">.<\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u201cGiven that Macedonian doctors themselves have clearly stated that they cannot provide the necessary care, Iva Mihaylova must be allowed to receive treatment in Bulgaria or another member state,\u201d Vigenin insisted.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s2\"> <\/span><\/p><p class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s6\">Progress in<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> the process<\/span><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><span class=\"s6\"> of North Macedonia&#8217;s accession to the EU<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> was noted in the conclusions adopted by<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> the Joint Parliamentary Committee, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">which once again <\/span><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><span class=\"s6\">underlined<\/span><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><span class=\"s6\"> the need to fulfil the commitments made in the 2022 Negotiating Framework, the most important element of which is the constitutional changes.<\/span> <span class=\"s8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s8\">Europe can support reforms. But it cannot carry them out on behalf of the candidate country<\/span><span class=\"s8\">,\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"s8\">Vigenin said in conclusion, adding that f<\/span><span class=\"s8\">urther progress <\/span><span class=\"s8\">for the country <\/span><span class=\"s8\">depends on objective and measurable results and on the necessary domestic political decisions. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s6\">Later, the Bulgarian MEP also took part in the opening <\/span><span class=\"s6\">of the Civil Forum \u201cCitizens at the Heart of EU Enlargement\u201d,<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">organised by the European Parliament and the Parliament of North Macedonia<\/span><span class=\"s6\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89589e gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"d89589e\" 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