Brussels admitted that in the countries which are members of the European Union there are serious cases of breaking the human rights. According to their analysis, the minorities are under biggest threat.
The Committee for Civil Liberties of the European Parliament asked the Union to adopt a special definition of the term "minority" and to allow the minorities to have the right to speak freely and to be educated in their language.
From the report: "It is sad that the member countries with their pressure not to talk about the minority rights are actually diminishing the credibility of Brussels and embarrassing the Union at the same time. They are tying the Union's hands whenever it needs to assess the situation or to criticize the members that have a lot to do in this area".
Although they are not individually pointed out, Greece and Bulgaria are typical examples of EU countries that ignore minority rights. They are both members of the European Union and they both deny that there is a Macedonian minority inside their borders.
Atanasis Parisis, from the Macedonian party in Greece, Rainbow: "On paper, the Greek authorities say that they respect the rights of all citizens in Greece. What does that mean? It meant, they respect only what they have acknowledged. Those who are not recognized by the state, according to them, can not ask for any rights. This is their game".
Link: Непочитувањето на малцинските права ја „оцрни“ унијата (Sitel TV, in Macedonian language).
The Committee for Civil Liberties of the European Parliament asked the Union to adopt a special definition of the term "minority" and to allow the minorities to have the right to speak freely and to be educated in their language.
From the report: "It is sad that the member countries with their pressure not to talk about the minority rights are actually diminishing the credibility of Brussels and embarrassing the Union at the same time. They are tying the Union's hands whenever it needs to assess the situation or to criticize the members that have a lot to do in this area".
Although they are not individually pointed out, Greece and Bulgaria are typical examples of EU countries that ignore minority rights. They are both members of the European Union and they both deny that there is a Macedonian minority inside their borders.
Atanasis Parisis, from the Macedonian party in Greece, Rainbow: "On paper, the Greek authorities say that they respect the rights of all citizens in Greece. What does that mean? It meant, they respect only what they have acknowledged. Those who are not recognized by the state, according to them, can not ask for any rights. This is their game".
Link: Непочитувањето на малцинските права ја „оцрни“ унијата (Sitel TV, in Macedonian language).
