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EU considering traveling bans and freezing assets of certain Macedonian politicians

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The European Union could impose sanctions such as a travel ban and the freezing of assets of certain Macedonian politicians who are believed to be obstructing the resolution of the political crisis, ” an unnamed European official told “Reuters”.

According to the same source, President Gjorge Ivanov must annul his decision to grant 56 pardons in the wire tapping affair, to resume talks with the EU.

“We are concerned at the shortsightedness of the current government. Macedonia is heading towards international isolation” the unamed European diplomat warned.

At the same time, “Deutsche Welle”, quoted another politician from the EU, who asked to remain anonymous, says that the EUs’s next step would mostly likely to be the revocation of EU candidacy.

“It is true. They are considering serious sanctions. The first step will be the revocation of the recommendation to start negotiations, “said the source.

Similar topics were being discussed like last week in the American newspaper, the “Wall Street Journal” cited a source from Brussels, who said a possible ban on travel through the Schengen zone for Macedonian politicians, the withdrawal of aid for the migrant crisis and stopping support for Euro-Atlantic integration of the country are also possibilities.

The newspaper said that according to European politicians, President Ivanov’s decision to grant pardons to 56 people was intended to protect the power and control of the government of the VMRO-DPMNE and Gruevski’s close circle.

EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn and three MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan, today threatened they will be forced to consider further steps to meet the requirements that were set by the European Council, European Commission and European Parliament.

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