Category: Balkans
Balkans 03.06.22 | 13:40

Bulgarian historians to try to convince MPs in European Parliament of their position on Macedonia

Bulgarian historians and philologists will leave for Strasbourg with a mission to convince MEPs of the “correctness of the Bulgarian position in the dispute between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia”, Sofia-based “Standard” reported. This trip comes very late....
Balkans 25.05.22 | 13:03

Bulgarian church analyst claims that Bulgarian church will have to recognize Macedonian church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will have to recognize the Macedonian as one of the many Orthodox churches across the globe, not as the only one that it has direct common history with, church analyst and historian Goran Blagoev told BNR, MIA reports from Sofia. He believes that almost no one in the Orthodox...
Balkans 14.05.22 | 13:37

Erdogan may block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO

Turkey announced it has issues with expanding NATO to include Finland and Sweden. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that both these countries harbor terror organizations and do not cooperate with Turkey in fighting terrorism. He is referring to Kurdish groups as well as the FETO organization...
Balkans 11.05.22 | 14:58

Under Dritan Abazovic, Montenegro will join the Open Balkan initiative

Newly elected Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic will likely join the next summit of the Open Balkan – Mini Schengen initiative, that will take place in Macedonia in June. Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo are part of the initiative, and other countries in the region were wary of it, scared...
Balkans 29.04.22 | 12:19

Montenegrin parliament elects new government led by Dritan Abazovic

The Montenegrin parliament elected a new, pro-Western government on Thursday, with a minority cabinet led by environmental-liberal Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic. The midterm switch in government came after parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the pro-Serbian and pro-Russian government led...
Balkans 29.04.22 | 11:00

New provocation by Radev: He will organize a conference on Goce Delcev whom he calls “the apostle of the freedom of the Macedonian Bulgarians”

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on May 4, the day of the 119th death anniversary of Goce Delcev, will hold a national conference on good neighborly relations with Macedonia. On May 4, we will mark 119 years since the death of Goce Delcev. The National Conference in his honor is an expression of our deep...
Balkans 27.04.22 | 09:54

Russia cuts natural gas deliveries to Bulgaria, and that’s where Macedonia’s supply came from

Russia is cutting natural gas deliveries to Bulgaria as of today. This can be a problem for Macedonia as well, because the gas for our country comes through the eastern neighbor. The head of the office of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Lena Borislavova, was calming down the citizens last night...
Balkans 26.04.22 | 20:19

Petkov: We want to reach mutually acceptable solution to open issues with Skopje

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi discussed Tuesday the situation in the Western Balkans amid the crisis caused by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine as well as the latest developments in the dialogue between Macedonia and...
Balkans 26.04.22 | 11:17

The Bulgarian Church spreads hatred on Easter as well: The people in Macedonia is Bulgarian

The Bulgarian Church continues with the insults towards Macedonia and the Macedonians on the greatest Christian holiday Easter. In an interview, Bishop Sionij did not mention Macedonians living in Macedonia at all, but said that the majority of the people were Bulgarian. I am convinced that the people...
Balkans 25.04.22 | 09:18

With 35.8% of the votes, the winner of Slovenia elections is Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement party

In Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Slovenia, the Freedom Movement party led by Robert Golob received most of the votes, 35.8 per cent, followed by Janez Jansa’s Slovenian Democratic Party with 22.5 per cent and Nova Slovenia with 6.8 per cent. The party of Tanja Fajon from SD would cross...
Macedonia Balkans 23.04.22 | 15:28

Petkov says Bulgaria will not withdraw the veto, will move it: We give Macedonia a way to Europe, but there are demands and obligations on that way

Bulgarian Prime Minister, Kiril Petkov, said that Bulgaria should not completely lift the veto, but should move it in order for the Bulgarian demands to enter Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations and thus the whole of Europe to guarantee the conditions set by Sofia. We need to get them on the...
Balkans 19.04.22 | 11:46

Bulgarians react why Pendarovski referred to Tsar Samuil’s daughter as a Macedonian princess!

President Pendarovski is criticized by the Bulgarian authorities and historians after he and his colleague Milo Djukanovic jointly laid the memorial plaque of the Montenegrin Prince Vladimir and the Macedonian Princess Kosara on the square of the same name in Bar. Macedonia continues to brutally falsify...
Balkans 18.04.22 | 11:11

Vucic: We do not ask anything from the Macedonians, we do not ask them to change their name or language

We are the greatest friends of Macedonia, we do not ask anything from them, just to be friends and brothers, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic last night on the Hit Tvit show. He commented on the poll that the citizens of Macedonia consider Serbia as their best friend. Yes, I saw it, both for politicians...
Balkans 07.04.22 | 10:32

He calls us North Macedonians: Trifonov asks Petkov not to lift the veto as that was their agreement

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is trying to ignore the coalition agreement on Macedonia and lift Bulgaria’s veto without any conditions, the leader of the “There is such a people” party, Slavi Trifonov wrote on Facebook. I want to tell you something. I will do it as I always do, openly...
Balkans 05.04.22 | 12:59

Bulgarian nationalist MEP fined just 2,000 EUR for making the Nazi salute in the European Parliament

Bulgarian neo-Nazi member of the European Parliament Angel Dzhambazhki was fined just 2,000 EUR the scandal he caused in February, when he made the Nazi salute in the European Parliament. Dzhambazhki was making one of his usual rants in the Parliament, and after, while leaving, he turned around and made...
Balkans 04.04.22 | 12:34

Dimitrov: No progress in historical commission between Bulgaria and Macedonia

Unfortunately, there has been no significant progress in the historical commission meeting between Bulgaria and Macedonia. There is an optimistic step forward, compared to what it was in previous years. And that was at the previous meeting, said Angel Dimitrov, co-chair of the Joint Commission on Historical...
Balkans 04.04.22 | 00:18

Vucic wins big in Serbian triple elections

President Aleksandar Vucic declared a major victory in the triple elections that took place today in Serbia. Vucic won re-election outright, with 59.9 percent of the vote, well ahead of his closest rival Zdravko Ponos with 17 percent. His SNS party will also have over 120 seats in Parliament, against...
Balkans 03.04.22 | 23:16

Serbia: Aleksandar Vucic and his SNS party score easy victories in general and presidential elections, may stumble in the local race for Belgrade

Early election results from Serbia show that President Aleksandar Vucic likely won re-election in the first round, carrying 59.8 percent of the vote amid a weak and divided opposition field. His best performing opponent, Zdravko Ponosh, won 17 percent, followed by a smattering of candidates that polled...
Balkans 01.04.22 | 09:16

Serbia: 8 miners killed, 20 trapped after a gas explosion

At least eight miners are killed and 20 are caved in at the Soko mine in Serbia. The mine near Sokobanja was hit by a gas explosion early this morning, which made the walls cave in. There were about 60 miners inside the shaft at the time of the explosion. Those nearest to the exit were able to get out,...
Balkans 28.03.22 | 11:58

If it were not for the USSR, Bulgaria would remain just a region, reminds the Russian Ambassador

If it were not for the USSR, only the Sofia region would remain from Bulgaria, said Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova in her reaction to the initiative to remove the Soviet Army monument in central Sofia. If it were not for the USSR, only the Sofia region would remain from Bulgaria,...
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