Rumen Radev: EU enlargement should be based on countries' own merits

At the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro, Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed Bulgaria’s position that the enlargement process should be based on the merits of each candidate country.

“This means deep reforms in the judiciary, the rule of law, human rights, and building good-neighbourly relations,” Rumen Radev said. He pointed out that this country would not allow the Copenhagen criteria for membership to be compromised due to the complex geopolitical situation, because if the problems are suppressed artificially now, they will manifest themselves years later in the European family.

Rumen Radev also said that Bulgaria has always been a major driver of the enlargement and integration process of the Western Balkans, as this is an investment in security and contributes to the expansion of the common European space of stability and prosperity.

Editor: Diana Tsankova