Skopje, 15 November 2022 (MIA) - Member of the European Parliament and Leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Iratxe García Pérez at a joint press conference with PM Dimitar Kovachevski on Tuesday in Skopje said that the issue of constitutional amendments is of national interest and it is not time to play with partisan issues. “When you talk about the constitutional amendments, I must be clear, because it is a sovereign decision, a choice for the citizens and for the Parliament of North Macedonia. Now is not the time to play with partisan issues. Now is the time to realize that it is in the national interest to work on this and I am sure that this responsibility will be in the hands of the different stakeholders that we have at this moment,” García Pérez underlined. The MEP Pérez said that the constitutional amendments are important and that it is not in the interest of the Government, but in the interest of the citizens and the state, and that the opposition must have a clear position on this matter. “Put aside party interests and put national interests first. North Macedonia belongs to the European family, the future is in your hands,” said the MEP. Regarding whether there are any guarantees that Bulgaria will not put new obstacles on the country's European integration path, she said that she cannot give guarantees about what the Bulgarian Government will put on the agenda, but that she can guarantee that as a group they will work in the European Parliament, with the aim, as he said, of consolidating these important negotiations. “That is what I can guarantee that we will work on. We have a strong position as a political group, but I must tell you that this strong position of the European Parliament we also have a clear and positive position regarding North Macedonia and its accession and we are really working on it,” said García Pérez.