BND`s position for:

The Irish "yes" to the Lisbon Treaty, known as the Treaty for EU Reforms, opens the way for the institutional renewal of the Union and further progress of Unified Europe. We, from Bulgarian New Democracy (BND), believe the expected entering in effect of the Treaty will place the long-term foundations of a renewed European Union – capable to face the new challenges of the global world, ready to better listen to its citizens and, most of all, "armed" with a common political will to act in union. The changes proposed by the document will help improve the work of the EU, the reduction of the Euro-bureaucracy, the guarantee of democratic accountability, enforcement of the role of separate citizens and national parliaments, the narrower and faster cooperation among Member States regarding issues of common interest. Of course, as rightist thinking people, regardless of the prevailing positives of the Lisbon Treaty, from now on we must not let our political vigilance go to sleep and close our eyes to the danger that the EU could gradually become a Super State exceeding its authority. We must realize that despite the 50 years of history behind its back, the Union is still shaping its substance and image and for this reason all Member States continue to be in the middle of a gigantic political and social project. The methods and the way this project will develop from now on require a pragmatic assessment, common sense and sober evaluation of each step. It is time for us to leave the Euro-skepticism or the Euro-enthusiasm, typical for the pre-accession period and the firs years of the EU membership, behind, and replace them with Euro-pragmatism. Pragmatism that will provide us with a clear view of the best way to defend and stand up for the Bulgarian interests and priorities in the EU. This will help us evaluate the good and the bad, the pluses and the minuses, the profits and the threats coming  from the future United Europe and avoid mistakes committed in the past. Mostly, it is a must that Bulgaria, Bulgarian politicians and civil society take the role of a full-pledged participant in the integration process and the building of the EU, and not fall in the situation of silent observers, who accept each proposal of their senior European partners without any criticism.

 

05 October 2009