"Foreign factors have strong influence in Balkans" (B92, Beta, RFE)
According to her, the responsibility for this lies with the European Union because it was not sufficiently engaged in the region.
"There is a (foreign) influence, it is our fault, we are not sufficiently present and engaged in the Western Balkan countries," Zaharieva told European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Beta reported, quoting Radio Free Europe.