Our borders are secured by the most powerful 29 countries in the world. We have international guarantee and security at our borders, with our de facto membership in NATO. For the first time we are sitting on the same table with the key states that shape today’s world. Such a step is unprecedented. Now we need to move forward, towards the EU, to open up the opportunities and secure the future, presidential candidate, Stevo Pendarovski said in Negotino on Tuesday.

Major steps have been made in the past 2 years. Now is the time to continue the progress, to give these steps realistic value at home, in the field of economy and a better life. The other day the injustice to the vine growers from this region was corrected. Money has been paid to more than 2,000 vine growers from the Tikvesh region for the delivered, and not paid production in previous years. 424 grants have been provided for young farmers of 10,000 euros to start their own agro-business. These are positive trends. In order to continue, I would say in order to boost them, we need to move forward, added Pendarovski.

He called people to vote in the elections in large numbers to continue the progress.

Only if we move forward will we ensure EU membership. It will open up the opportunities for access to the huge Union funds for agriculture and will give a chance for placement of our products on the market of 500 million people. It is therefore important to move forward, Pendarovski said.