Category: Balkans
Balkans 23.06.22 | 11:12

Rama: It is shameful that Bulgaria kidnaps two NATO member states

It is shameful that one NATO member state – Bulgaria, kidnaps two other NATO member states – Albania and Macedonia during a fierce war in the backyard of Europe, said  Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama ahead of the start of the EU – Western Balkans Summit. He stressed that Albania does...
Balkans 22.06.22 | 22:36

Bulgarian government loses no-confidence vote

The government of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has lost a no-confidence vote in the parliament, with 123 out of 239 MPs voting against the PM’s cabinet. After the vote of no confidence, Petkov addressed the MPs. It was a great honor for me to lead the Government of Bulgaria. This is a small...
Balkans 21.06.22 | 12:01

Croatia freezes fuel prices

The Croatian government has decided to freeze fuel prices at the current level at all gas stations except highways, said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. Thus, diesel will be sold at 1.70 euros per liter, and gasoline 95 – 1.75 euros per liter.
Balkans 20.06.22 | 13:10

Nobody asks Macedonia: If Bulgaria accepts the French proposal, EU will approve the negotiation framework tomorrow

If Sofia on Monday gives a positive response to the proposals of the French Presidency on resolving the dispute between Bulgaria and Macedonia, the EU’s General Affairs Council is expected tomorrow to approve the negotiating frameworks and accompanying documents for Skopje and Tirana, and set dates...
Balkans 17.06.22 | 14:03

Radev asks Petkov to confirm that there will be a veto for Macedonia

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, commenting to reporters in Sofia, said that the government of Kiril Petkov should reject all doubts that it could lift the veto on the Republic of Macedonia. He reminded that next week Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will leave for Brussels where he must defend the national...
Balkans 17.06.22 | 13:46

Petkov’s government on the brink of collapse, it needs 12 MPs to survive

The government of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov currently has the support of 109 lawmakers, and will need the votes of 121 lawmakers to survive a possible no-confidence vote announced for next week. The opposition dismissed Parliament Speaker Nikola Minchev yesterday, after the votes of the party...
Balkans 16.06.22 | 17:02

Bulgaria’s Parliament Speaker dismissed, Petkov’s Government on brink of collapse!

Big movements are happening in Bulgaria. Nikola Minchev is no longer the Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament after the MPs voted for his dismissal today with 125 votes in favor. 113 MPs were against. One MP abstained. The request for his dismissal was submitted yesterday with the signatures of 120 MPs...
Balkans 15.06.22 | 14:05

Rama: Albania and Macedonia will not formally open accession talks

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said he did not expect the EU summit next week to pave the way for his country to start EU accession talks, blaming Bulgaria, Politico reported today, according to Albanian media. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Bulgaria last week in an effort to overcome Sofia’s...
Balkans 15.06.22 | 10:21

Bulgarian Parliament holds hearing for Gencovska on Macedonia in a closed session

With votes from GERB – SDS, DPS, “There is such a people” and “Revival”, the Bulgarian Parliament decided to hold a hearing for he Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Gencovska as the first item on today’s agenda. At the request of “There is such a people”,...
Balkans 14.06.22 | 20:11

Petkov will isolate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to lift the veto on Macedonia, claims BGNES

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov intends to completely isolate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in its attempts to lift the veto on the start of Macedonia’s EU accession talks, and Petkov will submit the proposal at the first session of the Council of Ministers, BGNES reports.  In order...
Balkans 14.06.22 | 08:52

Bulgarian coalition gets to lawsuits: Trifonov to sue Petkov for calling him “mafia”

The current coalition partners in Bulgaria have gotten to lawsuits.The leader of “There is such a people” Slavi Trifonov announced last night that he will file a lawsuit against Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Finance Minister Asen Vasilev and resigned Sports Minister Radostin Vasilev....
Balkans 14.06.22 | 08:31

“There is such a people” and Gencovska demand a closed session on Macedonia, Petkov accused of treason

Slavi Trifonov’s Bulgarian party “There is such a people” will request a closed session of the Parliament dedicated to Macedonia, at which the resigned Foreign Minister Teodora Gencovska will “present information” and present the secret transcripts of the talks held on the...
Balkans 13.06.22 | 21:19

Trifonov: The MPs are bought with money, nobody likes traitors

I just received information that MPs from “There is such a people” will leave our parliamentary group. And they will support Kiril Petkov and Asen Vasilev. They were probably bought with money. It will be seen in the end who is what and what it will happen, Slavi Trifonov wrote on Facebook. I...
Balkans 13.06.22 | 14:59

Bulgaria also got eight traitors: Petkov’s government is being saved according to the Macedonian scenario

The Bulgarian government will be saved according to the Macedonian scenario. Several MPs of the “There is such a people” party led by Slavi Trifonov announced that they are leaving the party and will act as independent MPs. Nikolaj Radulov, Svetlin Stojanov, Ivo Atanasov, Ivajlo Hristov,...
Balkans 13.06.22 | 11:33

Macedonia – one reason for the fall of the Bulgarian government, is Petkov next?

Will Macedonia be the reason for the fall of the Bulgarian government? As things stand, it is quite certain that the government of Kiril Petkov will be left without the coalition partner “There is such a people” after showman Slavi Trifonov announced that he is leaving the government and...
Balkans 13.06.22 | 10:56

Ukrainian spy dismissed by Zelensky tried to enter Macedonia with half a million euros and emeralds

Former official of the Ukrainian intelligence service SBU, Andriy Naumov, was arrested at the Presevo border crossing on Wednesday. He was officially dismissed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 31 on charges of high treason for leaving the country shortly before the Russian invasion...
Balkans 10.06.22 | 21:37

Radev wants the veto to remain in place until a new parliamentary majority is formed in Bulgaria

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev today in a statement to the media asked the veto for Macedonia to remain until a new parliamentary majority is formed in Bulgaria. As BNT reports, Radev states that the political crisis is a fact, but as he says, unlike previous crises, this one takes place in conditions...
Balkans 09.06.22 | 15:17

BGNES: Petkov admitted that he personally pursued his foreign policy to lift the veto on Macedonia

After months of promises, evasions, manipulations, mutual accusations between coalition partners and attempts to intimidate dissidents, Kiril Petkov finally admitted that he was really preparing to lift the Bulgarian veto on the start of Macedonia’s EU accession talks, BGNES writes. According to...
Balkans 06.06.22 | 22:02

Macron’s proposal for “second league” EU becomes a reality: The Balkans will be lured with funds

Austria sent a non-paper for discussion before the EU-Western Balkans Summit, which is set to be held on June 23 in Brussels. We need to think beyond the existing meaning of enlargement and neighborhood and use potentials that we have not used before. On the road to full membership, we must create opportunities...
Balkans 06.06.22 | 21:42

Apart from cutting gas supply, Russia likely to recall its ambassadors to Macedonia, Montenegro and Bulgaria

Russian diplomat Sergei Ordzhonikidze has warned that Russia could recall it’s ambassadors to Macedonia, Montenegro and Bulgaria over the situation with Lavrov. I think the reaction should be strong, because they prevented a high-ranking official of our country from performing his diplomatic duty....
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