The Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of North Macedonia, Michalis Rocas, and the Ambassador of Italy, Paolo Palminteri, defend Albanian students in the RMV for their request, who want to take the jurisprudence exam in the Albanian language.
The organizer of this protest, student Mevlan Ademi, shared the positions of the ambassadors, who gave clear messages about the protest held on Tuesday in front of the Ministry of Justice in Skopje.
Through a reaction on social media, he also quotes the words of the ambassadors about the protest of Albanian students and, according to diplomats, their request is completely legitimate.
“The international factor with clear messages regarding our protest. Many thanks to the EU Ambassador, Mr. Rocas, and the Italian Ambassador, Mr. Palminteri. “…full respect for the legal framework in force and international standards.” – Mikalis Rocas “…I consider that the students’ request to conduct the professional exam in the same language in which they studied is completely legitimate.” – Paolo Palminteri”- writes Ademi.
Through the protest, the students demanded respect for the language law that gives North Macedonian Albanians the right to receive services in their native language, including vital processes for students such as the judicial exam.
"The Albanian language is not negotiable" was one of the calls that prevailed from the center of Skopje to the Ministry of Justice, which was addressed to Minister Igor Filkov.
Due to the continued denial of the request for the bar exam to be held in Albanian, Albanian students also demanded the resignation of the Macedonian minister and head of government, Hristijan Mickoski. Determined in their demand for justice, the students once again demanded that the state respect the law on languages.
For Albanian students who study in Albanian, it is difficult to have the bar exam in Macedonian. The Albanian opposition in North Macedonia also came out in support of the Albanian students.
The law on language in North Macedonia considers as official the language of the minority community that is over 20%, in this case Albanians. This was the second time that students have presented these requests, which have not been taken into account by the institutions on the grounds that they are unconstitutional.
