Thursday, 3 December 2020
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 13:05

Sofia and Bitola universities jointly honor their patron St. Clement of Ohrid

The St. Clement of Ohrid University from Sofia and the St. Clement of Ohrid University from Bitola organized a joint celebration of the day of the Christian saint today. The universities held a conference attended by Macedonian Education Minister Mila Carovska and the Bulgarian Deputy Education Minister...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 12:43

Firemen join the Army servicemen in their criticism of the Zaev policy on Bulgaria

An open letter from representatives of firemen associations was distributed to the media outlets, condemning the Zaev regime for its policy on Bulgaria. The firemen associations join with the similar letter issued by officers and soldiers of the Macedonian Army yesterday. Statement from soldiers and...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 11:59

Sajkoski: VMRO will nullify any annex Zaev signs with Bulgaria

VMRO-DPMNE Secretary General Gjorgjija Sajkoski said that the party will not uphold any treaties Zoran Zaev signs under diplomatic pressure from Bulgaria. In an interview with “Republika”, Sajkoski warns that the 2017 Friendship Treaty Zaev signed with Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov did...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 11:12

Politico criticizes Varhelyi for not doing more to help Zaev

Politico called out European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi for not exerting more pressure on Bulgaria to help the Zaev regime in Macedonia. According to the news site, Varhelyi reserves a low grade (C) for his overall efforts and the dispute with Bulgaria is named as his “worst moment”. Worst...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 10:42

Zaharieva and Dendias discussed the EU enlargement toward the Balkans

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva spoke with her Greek colleague Nikos Dendias about the enlargement of the EU toward the Balkans. The phone call comes at a time when Bulgaria is blocking Macedonia from opening EU accession talks, while Greece is one of the countries that is blocking Albania. Zaharieva...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 10:38

VMRO will blockade the Government, and the Foreign and Justice Ministry

VMRO-DPMNE is staging protests this afternoon, with the goal of blocking the Government, Foreign and Justice Ministry buildings in downtown Skopje. The protests begin at 17h and the blockades will be on for an hour. The protests are called to denounce Zoran Zaev’s new position on Bulgaria. In a...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 09:16

Kumanovo Mayor Dimitrievski accuses Buckovski of high treason

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski continued to voice opposition to his own SDSM party over its plan to accept Bulgarian positions on issues of national identity and history. Dimitrievski was critical of his party leader Zaev after Zaev’s scandalous BGNES interview, and now denounced former party...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 09:08

Desperate to achieve some progress, Macedonian historians will meet with their Bulgarian counterparts today

The joint committee of historians between Macedonia and Bulgaria will meet online today and tomorrow, to discuss aligning the historic narratives of the two countries on the medieval period and the time of the early Ottoman conquest. This period is relatively less contentious, compared to the period...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 09:01

Buckovski insists that the talks with Bulgaria are on the right track, but warns it will take time

Vlado Buckovski, the former Prime Minister who Zaev appointed his envoy to Bulgaria, said that the resolution to the dispute is on the right track, but insisted that it will take more time. Bulgaria yesterday blocked the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia at the level of EU ambassadors, and...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 08:50

Milososki: Bulgaria is supported by two other EU member states in its veto of Macedonia

Former Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki cites diplomatic sources in Brussels to say that Bulgaria has blocked both the EU conclusions on Macedonia and the proposed negotiating framework. Milososki adds that Bulgaria’s move was met with criticism from some member states but also with tacit approval...
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