Tag: agreement with Bulgaria
Macedonia 09.09.22 | 14:23

Zaev says he understands why Bulgaria doesn’t include Macedonians in its Constitution

The agreement on friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation between Macedonia and Bulgaria is recognized by all citizens and over 75 percent are against the initiative to hold a referendum for its cancellation, initiated by the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski. This was stated today by the...
Macedonia 07.09.22 | 22:19

“Cancellation of the Agreement with Bulgaria to stop the humiliation of the Macedonian people”

Blackmail by Bulgaria lasted for years to end in a capitulation accepted by the SDSM and DUI government through the last proposal that was accepted which was popularly called the French proposal, but essentially if you read it it is essentially a Bulgarian proposal. It gives legitimacy to all Bulgarian...
Macedonia 06.09.22 | 10:03

“The agreement with Bulgaria is the root of all negations, that is why a referendum is needed”

VMRO-DPMNE is starting a procedure for a mandatory referendum with the aim of canceling the agreement with Bulgaria signed by SDSM, which is the root of all negations, the party says. The EC of the party made a decision to approach the collection of 100 signatures for a citizens’ initiative, the...
Macedonia 05.09.22 | 21:00

Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE to file initiative to collect signatures to call a referendum against the Agreement with Bulgaria

VMRO-DPMNE Executive Committee held a session which was focused on the initiative for a referendum, which comes after the imposed underestimating conditions for open Bulgarianization and identity redefinition of Macedonia, something that the Government of SDSM accepted, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan...
Macedonia 01.08.22 | 16:37

Five years after the Agreement with Bulgaria: Zaev and Borisov’s “common history” drove Macedonians and Bulgarians more apart than bringing them closer

Today, August 1, 2022, marks five years since the signing of the Agreement on Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Bulgaria. The solemn signatures of the then Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and Boyko Borisov were supposed to mark the opening...
Macedonia 03.06.22 | 13:33

According to SDSM, VMRO-DPMNE is to blame that Zaev and Borisov signed an agreement on a common history

Even when the new government was formed, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, among the first things he said about the dispute with Bulgaria, was that there would be no place in his cabinet for propagandists, who were allegedly an obstacle to breaking the deadlock. And not only in the cabinet, but also...
Macedonia 28.08.21 | 10:37

Kotlar: Professors who support Zaev in violating the laws do it out of personal interests

I want a census to be conducted and all of us in this country want it but that does not mean that it must be now and in the way it is planned now, professor Kotlar commented on Zaev’s statement that the census must be conducted in order to know whether we are a state or a nation. We need that statistical...
Macedonia 06.04.21 | 16:41

EU doesn’t mind expert government in Bulgaria negotiating Macedonia’s history

The European Commission refrains from going into details over the political situation in Bulgaria after Sunday’s elections but hopes Skopje and Sofia will reach a compromise, MIA reports from Brussels. The spokesperson of the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Ana Pisonero, briefly  commented...
Macedonia 17.03.21 | 09:42

What did he promise this time: What made Zaev optimistic that he would find a solution with Bulgaria by June?

New messages about the possibility of moving the relations between Skopje and Sofia closer, after the Bulgarian veto on Macedonia’s start of EU negotiations. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Tuesday that the two sides should prepare for negotiations based on reason, not emotion, because...
Macedonia 14.10.20 | 15:28

Zaev, like Osmani, doesn’t want to say whether Bulgaria is seeking a new agreement with constitutional changes

Prime Minister Zaev, just like Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, failed to say whether Bulgaria is seeking a new agreement, similar to the Prespa Agreement, but this time with constitutional changes as VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski revealed late Tuesday. Instead of providing an answer, he criticized...
Macedonia 14.05.20 | 22:22

Mickoski: Zaev’s policy has put us in a situation where they treat our language as a language norm

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski spoke Thursday on the “Top tema” show about the current situation in the Republic of Macedonia regarding the agreement with Bulgaria and the sale of identity by SDSM and Zoran Zaev. Mickoski stressed that the Republic of Macedonia is facing a big problem...
Macedonia 07.05.20 | 22:04

Mucunski: It is strange to raise issue of language, history in the 21st century

Timco Mucunski from VMRO-DPMNE spoke Thursday on TV 24 about the blockade announced by Bulgaria to Macedonia where he pointed out that the SDSM government allows Bulgaria to be placed in such a position. It is not ours to talk about what the Bulgarian side is doing. We need to protect our national interests....
Macedonia 06.05.20 | 09:49

EU to adopt Declaration urging Macedonia to respect the Agreement with Bulgaria

U and Western Balkan leaders are set to hold a video conference on Wednesday. Talks will focus on the support package to tackle the coronavirus crisis, MIA’s Brussels correspondent reports. The summit in Zagreb won’t focus on enlargement to the region, EU officials said Tuesday, partly because of...

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