Balkans | Kovachevski: The habits in the Balkans are stupid

North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski said that customs in the Balkans are big nonsense.

North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski spoke at a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabek as part of his visit to Belgrade.

Asked by a reporter, Kovaczewski criticized borders in the Balkan countries and said, “We were rare countries without customs, now we are rare countries with customs.” He said.

There is no greater stupidity than a Balkan border, Kovaczewski said. If you go north from here to Horgosz, it’s only 200 km away, there’s no border until Scandinavia. If you want to go to the Balkans, there’s a border every 100 km. That’s why I say when They come to me for EU funding, to improve border control, we don’t need borders. I imagine the Western Balkans as a region without borders and integrated with the EU. Use phrases.

– “Customs are nothing but a source of corruption”

“The current permanent borders between countries that have a duty-free system and friendly relations are nothing but a source of corruption, nothing more,” Kovaczewski said. He rated it.

The idea of ​​a complete abolition of borders was first expressed by Kovaczewski during the Balkan Open held in Belgrade, Serbia last year.