natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Посочва необходимостта от опазване на качеството на водите на река Вардар, чийто водосборен басейн обхваща по-голямата част от страната и продължава на територията на Гърция като река Axiós, от замърсяването, причинявано от промишлеността и жилищните райони на градовете;
Points to the need to protect water quality in the River Vardar, which drains most of the country and continues on Greek territory as the River Axiós, from the pollution caused by industry and urban residential areas;
Настоятелно призовава за подобрение и поддръжка на качеството и нивото на водите в пограничните езера - Охридско езеро, Преспанско езеро и Дойранско езеро, както и за ефективни в това отношение споразумения със съседните държави Албания и Гърция;
Calls urgently for improvement and maintenance of the water quality and water level in the frontier lakes of Ohridsko Ezero, Prespansko Ezero and Dojransko Ezero, and for effective agreements on this aspect with the neighbouring countries of Albania and Greece;
Насочва вниманието към необходимостта да се подобри цялостното отношение към околната среда, inter alia, чрез премахване на незаконните сметища покрай пътищата, речните брегове и в покрайнините на горските масиви чрез въвеждане на система за разделно събиране, доколкото е възможно, на отпадъците;
Draws attention to the need to improve the overall attitude towards the environment, inter alia by eliminating illegal rubbish dumps along roads, river banks and on the edge of woodlands by introducing a waste collection system that is separate as far as possible;
Призовава властите на Бившата югославска република Македония да продължат хармонизирането спрямо законодателството и стандартите на ЕС за околната среда и да прилагат и привеждат в действие приетото законодателство;
Calls on the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to continue approximating EU environmental legislation and standards and to implement and enforce adopted legislation;
Подчертава, че трябва да бъде отделено специално внимание на трафика на хора и че укрепването на регионалното сътрудничество, inter alia чрез Инициативата за сътрудничество в Югоизточна Европа, се превръща в необходимост в борбата срещу международните организирани престъпни мрежи;
Emphasises that special attention must be paid to the trafficking of human beings and that strengthening regional cooperation, inter alia through the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, is becoming a necessity in the fight against international organised crime networks;
Изразява сериозна тревога по отношение на факта, че безработицата остава изключително висока, и призовава правителството, с оглед на огромните предизвикателства в тази област, да изработи ефикасни политики за борба с бедността и социалните неравенства; подчертава необходимостта от различни обединения на професионалните съюзи, които могат да съществуват в условията на равенство, и посочва, че настоящото изискване професионалните съюзи да са организирали 33% от работната сила преди да се превърнат в договорни партньори означава, че броят на настоящите им членове непрекъснато се поставя под съмнение от заинтересованите страни;
Expresses serious concern over the fact that unemployment remains extremely high and calls on the Government, in view of the enormous challenges in this field, to devise efficient policies to combat poverty and social inequalities; underlines the need for different trade union federations to be able to coexist on an equal basis, and points out that the present requirement on trade unions to organise 33% of the relevant workforce before they can become contractual partners means that their current membership figures are constantly being called into question by interested parties;
Приема за даденост, че упълномощаването на чуждестранни банки трябва да се основава на еднакви критерии за всички, като спазване на законовите изисквания в сферата на сделките с чуждестранна валута, данъчното облагане и защитата на потребителите, и отхвърля облагодетелстването на определени компании или страни, в които имат седалища;
Takes it for granted that the authorisation of foreign banks should be founded on equal criteria for all, such as compliance with legal requirements in the area of foreign currency dealings, taxation and consumer protection, and rejects the favouring of certain companies or of the countries in which they have their registered office;
Напомня, че основен стимул и гаранция за стабилността и просперитета на целия регион на Югоизточна Европа е изграждането на модерна трансгранична инфраструктура и поради това насочва вниманието към значението на поддържането и подобряването на железопътната мрежа, на вътрешните железопътни линии и на функцията на транзитна точка между Гърция и много други държави-членки на ЕС; приветства възстановяването на железопътната връзка с Косово, изразява съжаление от липсата на напредък по планираната директна железопътна връзка с България и очаква с нетърпение по-нататъшен напредък по отношение на европейски транспортни коридори VIII и X;
Recalls that a major incentive and guarantee for the stability and prosperity of the entire region of South-East Europe is the building-up of a modern cross-border infrastructure, and therefore draws attention to the importance of maintaining and improving the railway network, domestic rail traffic and the transit function between Greece and many other EU Member States; welcomes the restoration of the rail link with Kosovo, regrets the lack of progress on the planned direct rail link with Bulgaria and looks forward to further progress relating to European transport corridors VIII and X;
Смята, че не е желателно държавните служители да губят работните си места или да бъдат насърчавани да напуснат при смяна на правителството, и очаква, че особено държавните служители, които са преминали специално обучение, за да отговарят на изискванията на правото на ЕС, ще продължат своята работа;
Considers it undesirable that civil servants should lose their jobs or be encouraged to leave with changes of government, and in particular expects civil servants who are specially trained to meet the needs of the EU acquis to continue their work;
Отново подчертава, че от властите се очаква да разследват обстоятелствата, при които германският гражданин Khaled El-Masri е бил отвлечен в Афганистан през 2003 г., и да оповестят пред обществеността резултатите от разследването; настоява националният парламент да състави анкетна комисия колкото е възможно по-скоро, която да се заеме със случая и да сътрудничи изцяло на продължаващото разследване на Германския парламент с цел разкриване на истината;
Points out again that the authorities are expected to investigate the circumstances in which a German citizen, Khaled El-Masri, was abducted to Afghanistan in 2003 and to make public the results of the investigation; urges the national parliament to set up a committee of inquiry as soon as possible to deal with this case and to cooperate fully with the ongoing inquiry of the German Parliament in order to ascertain the truth;
Приветства одобряването на споразуменията с ЕС за визови облекчения и реадмисия като преходна мярка към взаимен безвизов режим на пътуване и в тази връзка призовава Комисията да изработи пътна карта за повишаване на мобилността, включително по-голямо участие в проекти за обучение през целия живот и културен обмен, както и македонското правителство да продължи своя ангажимент за съгласуване с изискваните европейски стандарти в областта на правосъдието, свободата и сигурността; приветства въвеждането от страна на Бившата югославска република Македония на новите паспорти с биометрични функции за сигурност; настоятелно призовава за пълно признаване на македонските паспорти от всички държави-членки на ЕС и за забрана на допълнителните национални визови такси, особено разпоредбите, които правят посещаването на Гърция по-трудно, отколкото посещаването на други държави-членки на ЕС;
Welcomes the initialling of the visa facilitation and readmission agreements with the EU as a transitional step towards a mutual visa-free travel regime, and to this end calls on the Commission to set out a roadmap to increase mobility, including greater participation in life-long learning and cultural exchange projects, and on the Macedonian Government to continue its commitment to fulfil the required European standards in the fields of justice, freedom and security; welcomes the introduction of the new passports with biometric security features by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; calls urgently for the full recognition of the Macedonian passport by all EU Member States and for the abolition of national supplementary visa payments, particularly the provisions that make it more difficult to visit Greece than other EU Member States;
Насърчава Бившата югославска република Македония да се възползва от опита на Словения и Хърватска в процеса на присъединяване към ЕС, тъй като и двете споменати държави са наследили еднакво федерално законодателство и споделят практическия опит на бивша Югославия;
Encourages the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to profit from the experience of Slovenia and Croatia in the process of joining the EU, both of those countries having inherited the same federal laws and sharing practical experience of the former Yugoslavia;
Призовава новите държави-членки да играят активна роля в прехода на Бившата югославска република Македония към Европейския съюз, като й позволят да се възползва от техния опит в реформите;
Calls on the new Member States to play an active role in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's move towards the European Union, allowing it to benefit from their experience of reforms;
Изказва съжаление по отношение на подписването от Бившата югославска република Македония на двустранното споразумение за имунитет със САЩ, което изключва американски граждани и военен персонал от юрисдикцията на Международния наказателен съд; посочва, че Международният наказателен съд е крайъгълен камък на международното право и че Римският статут е получил силна подкрепа от ЕС; в тази връзка призовава македонското правителство да намери начини за прекратяване на това двустранно споразумение, което подкопава пълната ефективност на Международния наказателен съд;
Regrets the signing by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA, which excludes American citizens and military personnel from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court; points out that the International Criminal Court is a cornerstone of international law and that the Rome Statute has been firmly supported by the EU; calls in this regard on the Macedonian Government to find ways to terminate that bilateral agreement, which undermines the full effectiveness of the International Criminal Court;
Потвърждава целта за пълноправно европейско членство на Бившата югославска република Македония, както и на всички западнобалкански държави, съгласно дневния ред от Солун; счита, че перспективата за присъединяване към ЕС трябва да бъде спазена с цел укрепване на стабилността и мира в региона;
Reiterates the goal of clear European membership for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as for all Western Balkan countries, in line with the Thessaloniki Agenda; believes that the prospect of EU accession has to be respected in order to consolidate stability and peace in the region;
Счита, че системата за образование и обучение, инвестирането в човешкия капитал и достъпът на населението до Интернет трябва да бъдат подобрени с цел да се отговори на нуждите на обществото;
Considers that the education and training system, investment in human capital and the population's access to the internet must be improved in order to respond to the needs of society;
Възлага на своя председател да предаде настоящата резолюция на Съвета и на Комисията, на правителствата и парламентите на държавите-членки, и на правителството и парламента на Бившата югославска република Македония.
Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the government and parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
General features of the country
General features of the country
Immediately beyond the European Union’s external frontier, to the north of its Member State of Greece and to the west of its Member State of Bulgaria, lies the catchment area of the River Vardar.
Immediately beyond the European Union’s external frontier, to the north of its Member State of Greece and to the west of its Member State of Bulgaria, lies the catchment area of the River Vardar.
This area was for centuries, until 1912, part of the Ottoman Empire, and its principal city of Skopje (in Turkish ‘Üsküb’, and in Albanian ‘Shkup’) was then the capital of the ‘wilayet’ (province) of Kosova, which also included the adjoining area to the north that is at present awaiting future administrative status.
This area was for centuries, until 1912, part of the Ottoman Empire, and its principal city of Skopje (in Turkish ‘Üsküb’, and in Albanian ‘Shkup’) was then the capital of the ‘wilayet’ (province) of Kosova, which also included the adjoining area to the north that is at present awaiting future administrative status.
As a consequence of the outcome of the Balkan war, the Vardar’s catchment area belonged to Serbia in the period from 1912 to 1941, when it received the status of the province of Vardarska.
As a consequence of the outcome of the Balkan war, the Vardar’s catchment area belonged to Serbia in the period from 1912 to 1941, when it received the status of the province of Vardarska.
After a period of Fascist occupation, in which it was divided for administrative purposes between Albania and Bulgaria along ethnic frontiers, it enjoyed a large measure of autonomy in the period 1945-1991 as a part-republic with the name of Macedonia.
After a period of Fascist occupation, in which it was divided for administrative purposes between Albania and Bulgaria along ethnic frontiers, it enjoyed a large measure of autonomy in the period 1945-1991 as a part-republic with the name of Macedonia.
This name was taken from the designation favoured since the 19th century by the area’s largest population group, but also coincides with part of Greek history and the use of the name for three bordering provinces in northern Greece.
This name was taken from the designation favoured since the 19th century by the area’s largest population group, but also coincides with part of Greek history and the use of the name for three bordering provinces in northern Greece.
There has been a difference of opinion with its southern neighbour Greece since independence on the constitutional name of ‘Republic of Macedonia’.
There has been a difference of opinion with its southern neighbour Greece since independence on the constitutional name of ‘Republic of Macedonia’.
As a part of Yugoslavia it had close contacts with the Member States of the then European Communities until obtaining independence in 1991.
As a part of Yugoslavia it had close contacts with the Member States of the then European Communities until obtaining independence in 1991.
Cross-border movement within Europe was relatively easy in the absence of the visa requirement that exists today.
Cross-border movement within Europe was relatively easy in the absence of the visa requirement that exists today.
Together with Serbia and Croatia it fulfilled an important role as a transit area between the EU Member State of Greece and what later became the EU Member States of Austria, Hungary and Slovenia, and more distant countries.
Together with Serbia and Croatia it fulfilled an important role as a transit area between the EU Member State of Greece and what later became the EU Member States of Austria, Hungary and Slovenia, and more distant countries.
Partly as a result of these long-standing close contacts with the present EU area, domestic public opinion is, while divided over language use and political preferences, virtually unanimous in favouring early accession to the EU.
Partly as a result of these long-standing close contacts with the present EU area, domestic public opinion is, while divided over language use and political preferences, virtually unanimous in favouring early accession to the EU.
However, in the EU this country is relatively unknown, while it is even less well-known that after applying on 22 March 2004 it acquired the status of EU candidate country on 17 December 2005.
However, in the EU this country is relatively unknown, while it is even less well-known that after applying on 22 March 2004 it acquired the status of EU candidate country on 17 December 2005.
What is rather better known in the outside world is the domestic language dispute and the difference of opinion with Greece over the country’s name.
What is rather better known in the outside world is the domestic language dispute and the difference of opinion with Greece over the country’s name.
In the process of joining the EU these two subjects are likely to receive at least as much attention as the usual issues in the area of administration, the rule of law, crime, the economy and the environment, which were given the most attention during the major round of enlargement of 2004 and 2007.
In the process of joining the EU these two subjects are likely to receive at least as much attention as the usual issues in the area of administration, the rule of law, crime, the economy and the environment, which were given the most attention during the major round of enlargement of 2004 and 2007.
Cultural variety
Cultural variety
After Greek and Illyrian occupation in the distant past the population has for many centuries consisted mainly of Slav Macedonians, with a language closely related to Bulgarian and Serbian and also written in Cyrillic script.
After Greek and Illyrian occupation in the distant past the population has for many centuries consisted mainly of Slav Macedonians, with a language closely related to Bulgarian and Serbian and also written in Cyrillic script.
In the west and north-west, chiefly on the Vardar’s upper reaches around the cities of Gostivar and Tetovo, the language of the majority of the population is Albanian, with its Latin script.
In the west and north-west, chiefly on the Vardar’s upper reaches around the cities of Gostivar and Tetovo, the language of the majority of the population is Albanian, with its Latin script.
There have also long-standing distributions of minorities, with Roma, Turks and Vlachs on the one hand and other Slav groups related to Macedonians, such as Serbs and Bosnians, on the other.
There have also long-standing distributions of minorities, with Roma, Turks and Vlachs on the one hand and other Slav groups related to Macedonians, such as Serbs and Bosnians, on the other.
As a result linguistic and cultural variety has long been a feature of this area.
As a result linguistic and cultural variety has long been a feature of this area.
That variety also finds expression in party-political relations.
That variety also finds expression in party-political relations.
The long absence of self-determination greatly strengthened the nationalism of the Macedonian population group over a long period of time.
The long absence of self-determination greatly strengthened the nationalism of the Macedonian population group over a long period of time.
Initially that nationalism turned against Turkish rule, then against the association with Bulgaria laid down in the peace treaty of San Stefano in 1878 and after that against the long period of incorporation with Serbia.
Initially that nationalism turned against Turkish rule, then against the association with Bulgaria laid down in the peace treaty of San Stefano in 1878 and after that against the long period of incorporation with Serbia.
By using symbols borrowed from Greek-Macedonian history it also came into conflict with Greece.
By using symbols borrowed from Greek-Macedonian history it also came into conflict with Greece.
Moreover this nationalism was seen by non-Macedonian population groups, especially the large Albanian-speaking group, as a threat to their language and culture.
Moreover this nationalism was seen by non-Macedonian population groups, especially the large Albanian-speaking group, as a threat to their language and culture.
This applied particularly to the view that a monolingual state should be created, in which others would have to adapt to the use of the Slavic Macedonian language as the only language of government and education.
This applied particularly to the view that a monolingual state should be created, in which others would have to adapt to the use of the Slavic Macedonian language as the only language of government and education.
Language facilities for Albanians and others
Language facilities for Albanians and others
Until 1912 all users of the Albanian language lived in areas that are now spread over Albania and four different regions of the former Yugoslavia (the west and north-west of Macedonia, the south-west of Serbia, most of Kosovo, which since 1999 has ceased to be administered by Serbia, and the south of Montenegro) were all governed from Istanbul s part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire.
Until 1912 all users of the Albanian language lived in areas that are now spread over Albania and four different regions of the former Yugoslavia (the west and north-west of Macedonia, the south-west of Serbia, most of Kosovo, which since 1999 has ceased to be administered by Serbia, and the south of Montenegro) were all governed from Istanbul s part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire.
In the period 1918-1991 these areas remained, with the exception of Albania, united within Yugoslavia.
In the period 1918-1991 these areas remained, with the exception of Albania, united within Yugoslavia.
As a result there have long been close contacts between the two largest concentrations of Albanian-speakers, Kosovo and the region on the upper reaches of the Vardar.
As a result there have long been close contacts between the two largest concentrations of Albanian-speakers, Kosovo and the region on the upper reaches of the Vardar.
The absence in the latter area of official Albanian-language higher education encouraged students to seek education in Kosovo in the period 1999-2001, further strengthening such contacts.
The absence in the latter area of official Albanian-language higher education encouraged students to seek education in Kosovo in the period 1999-2001, further strengthening such contacts.
In 2001 it became clear, in a violent manner, that good relations between users of the Macedonian language and those of the Albanian language had still not been achieved in the ten years since independence.
In 2001 it became clear, in a violent manner, that good relations between users of the Macedonian language and those of the Albanian language had still not been achieved in the ten years since independence.
Partly as a result of mediation and support by the European Union, a solution was found in the shape of the Ohrid Framework Agreement.
Partly as a result of mediation and support by the European Union, a solution was found in the shape of the Ohrid Framework Agreement.
In addition to the cessation of hostilities and voluntary disarmament the following points were settled:
In addition to the cessation of hostilities and voluntary disarmament the following points were settled:
Local authority reorganisation, with more powers for local government.
Local authority reorganisation, with more powers for local government.
Non-discrimination and proportional representation of minorities in public administration and politics.
Non-discrimination and proportional representation of minorities in public administration and politics.
Parliamentary procedures are changed so that votes on sensitive issues (such as minority rights, local self-administration and some appointments) require a ‘double majority’.
Parliamentary procedures are changed so that votes on sensitive issues (such as minority rights, local self-administration and some appointments) require a ‘double majority’.