Category: Balkans
Balkans 06.09.22 | 19:50

During the negotiations with Bulgaria, the Macedonian team in the joint history commission behaved as if it were in a market

Macedonia’s recommendations for Bulgarian textbooks are largely meaningless and we can accept them without any problem. Simply, the colleagues tried to present something against our requests, regardless of what it was about, reads a text published on “24 casa” by the member of the Bulgarian...
Balkans 02.09.22 | 21:01

Bulgaria confirmed that the condition for starting negotiations is to accept that we have a common history

A condition for the Bulgarian government to support the opening and closing of chapters with the European Union is that Macedonia fully implements the provisions of the 2017 Treaty, where historical issues play a very important part, says the new Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States, Georgi Panayotov. Asked...
Balkans 01.09.22 | 22:43

Vucic explained on blackboard how he saved Serbia from bankruptcy and why the purchased gas is stored in Hungary

The President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic explained to the citizens with a blackboard and chalk the amount of gas consumption and how much the state will save by buying gas at a cheaper price and storing it in Hungary. Imagine what would have happened if we bought at today’s prices. Fortunately,...
Balkans 30.08.22 | 10:02

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Office asks Macedonian counterparts for further questioning of survivors and relatives of victims in Struma bus crash

Spokesperson of Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General Office, Siika Mileva, said the preliminary investigation into the bus crash on the Struma highway that killed 46 people has stopped. According to MIA’s Sofia correspondent, Mileva told BNT the reason for this is because Bulgarian prosecutors have asked...
Balkans 29.08.22 | 22:11

Bulgaria will not be able to abuse the membership: The German Chancellor announces cancellation of the right of veto in the EU

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that he is committed to the expansion of the EU with the six countries from the Western Balkans, as well as with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, which would move the center of Europe to the east. EU enlargement is in our interest, Scholz said in a speech at a university...
Balkans 18.08.22 | 21:26

Kosovo-Serbia crisis talks in Brussels end without breakthrough

Leaders of Kosovo and Serbia failed to find a solution at a crisis meeting held in Brussels on Thursday to ease heightened tensions between the two Western Balkan nations. “Today there is not an agreement, but we don’t give up,” said Josep Borrell, EU foreign policy chief, who called the meeting...
Balkans 16.08.22 | 11:21

Bulgarian historians have declared victory: Tsar Samuil and Cyril and Methodius are of Bulgarian origin, Goce Delcev and Miladinov brothers are next to be recognized

The two-year battle to defend the Bulgarian position in the history disputes with Macedonia has reached its first victory, said the Bulgarian National Circle “For Macedonia”, a platform in which Bulgarian professors – historians and linguists are members, Deutsche Welle reports. Victory...
Balkans 15.08.22 | 11:18

At least 12 children injured after bus carrying Serbian tourists crashed in Bulgaria

A bus with 48 Serbian citizens had a traffic accident in Bulgaria, on the Trakia highway, Euronews Bulgaria reported. There were 38 children, 10 adults and the driver in the bus that had an accident. According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Health, there were no fatalities, and 12 people were injured –...
Balkans 12.08.22 | 22:10

At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting

At least 11 people were killed during a mass shooting in Montenegro’s central city of Cetinje on Friday, the country’s public broadcaster said, in the deadliest violent incident to rock the Adriatic nation in years, AFP reported. “Eleven people were killed, while six were wounded, including...
Balkans 10.08.22 | 12:16

UN demands that Bulgaria recognizes the Macedonian minority, only the SDSM government has given up on our people

Bulgaria has an obligation to respect the rights of minorities and to ensure no person is discriminated based on their freely chosen identity, the United Nations Human Rights Office told VOA when asked to comment on Bulgaria’s requirement to include the Bulgarians in the Macedonian Constitution,...
Balkans 10.08.22 | 11:53

The Bulgarian minister admitted that they are negotiating with the party in power in Macedonia, not with the state

I hope that the same consolidation process will be implemented in Macedonia in terms of what we can do in a positive sense, because unfortunately, while we somehow have some kind of national consensus regarding Macedonia, they do not see it very clear. There is one party there, which is open to dialogue...
Balkans 01.08.22 | 10:02

Kosovo postpones planned border rules after rise in tensions

Kosovo has postponed the introduction of new rules for its border crossing with Serbia after tensions rose in the region. Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti tweeted in the early hours of Monday that Prishtina had agreed with international partners to suspend the measures, which had been due to take...
Balkans 29.07.22 | 10:50

Vucic announced that he will help Macedonia with food and electricity to get through the winter

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, announced that he will once again help Macedonia within the framework of the “Open Balkans” initiative. He explained last night on “Pink TV” that the three countries of this initiative should help each other in the coming months. Everyone...
Balkans 28.07.22 | 13:23

Petkov believes that Russian interests are behind the veto on Macedonia

In an interview with The Times, outgoing Prime Minister Kirill Petkov said he believes he made powerful enemies in Russia when he ended his nation’s reliance on it for gas supplies. Petkov stated in the interview that during his short rule in Bulgaria he learned one crucial lesson about fighting corruption...
Balkans 25.07.22 | 23:16

Serbia, Albania, Macedonia set up joint working group on energy crisis and strategic projects

Serbia’s Deputy PM and Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic said Monday in Tirana that ministers from Macedonia and Albania have accepted Serbia’s initiative of setting up a joint working group for cooperation related to the energy crisis and on strategic projects, MIA reports from Belgrade. She...
Balkans 19.07.22 | 10:34

Von Der Leyen on Macedonia, Albania opening EU talks: You have demonstrated leadership, vision and strategic patience

Today’s opening of the accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania is a success of both countries and your citizens. This is a result of your enduring commitment to our values, you have demonstrated resilience, you have maintained faith in the accession process, said European Commission President...
Balkans 16.07.22 | 19:26

Rama: No more obstacles on Albania’s road to EU

There are no more obstacles to the accession negotiations of Albania with the EU, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday after the Macedonian Parliament approved the French proposal. It took 3 hard years from the European Council’s decision to open the way for negotiations to completely...
Balkans 12.07.22 | 11:42

The Miladinov brothers are Bulgarians, Kovatchev tells Pendarovski

The harm from the Good Neighborly Agreement and especially the part with a joint commission gives the results. Controversial MEP Andrey Kovatchev told President Stevo Pendarovski that the Miladinov brothers are Bulgarians after the head of state visited the Brothers Miladinov Memorial House in Struga The...
Balkans 26.06.22 | 18:45

Rama: EU needs the Balkans as much as Balkans need EU

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said during a visit to Austria that the EU needs the Balkans as much as the Balkans need the EU. This is a perfect place for discussion, some of the stairs go up and some go down, we are in the middle. Some understand it well, some others need encouragement to understand...
Balkans 26.06.22 | 18:21

Kiril Petkov also referred to the Macedonian people as North Macedonians

Outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov also referred to the Macedonian people as North Macedonians. Explaining that certain parties in Macedonia were protesting against the French proposal, he said that those parties were North Macedonian, instead of Macedonian. The North Macedonian parties protested against...
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