Tag: Bulgaria
Macedonia 18.11.24 | 23:07

President Siljanovska: constitutional changes with delayed effect is a Solomonic solution for the dispute with Bulgaria

In an interview with the Macedonian Television, President Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova said that she is hopeful for a deal with Bulgaria by the end of the year, that will allow Macedonia to open its EU accession talks. The President added that the best solution remains that Macedonia amends the...
Macedonia 16.11.24 | 22:49

Mickoski on the dispute with Bulgaria: It takes two to tango

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that Macedonia still needs to have an interlocutor in Bulgaria, in order to move forward with resolving the dispute that blocks Macedonia’s EU accession. I don’t know if there’s some progress. There is no change in our positions because they are...
Macedonia 13.11.24 | 00:12

Mickoski to Bulgaria: There were no administrators but occupiers

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski spoke today at a gathering to celebrate November 13th – the anniversary of the liberation of Skopje during the Second World War. In his remarks, the Prime Minister addressed the historic dispute with Bulgaria which, among other things, demands that Macedonia rewrites...
Macedonia 01.11.24 | 17:54

SDSM deputy leader Lukarevska submitted a “Bulgarian” English language certificate

The SDSM party has been attacking newly appointed intelligence chief Bojan Hristovski for days now, over the English language certificate which he obtained in Bulgaria, during the Covid epidemic, alleging that it was obtained irregularly. At the same time, SDSM deputy leader Sanja Lukarevska, who was...
Macedonia 01.11.24 | 17:47

Poll shows Mickoski far ahead of other political leaders, citizens are divided on the Bulgarian issue

A poll conducted by IPSOS on request from VMRO-DPMNE shows that the party leader and Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski is by far the most popular politician in the country. It also shows the country and ethnic Macedonians evenly divided on the question whether they support amending the Constitution in...
Macedonia 30.10.24 | 19:57

Mickoski: We will not make steps in the dispute with Bulgaria without receiving signals first

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that his Government will not naively begin steps with regard to Bulgaria, without a political Government and without positive signals. Mickoski was asked if he would initiate amendments to the Constitution that would be implemented at the end of Macedonia’s...
Macedonia 29.10.24 | 19:29

Milososki: It would be good to have a stable Government in Bulgaria

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament and former Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki believes that it is good for Macedonia if a stable political Government is finally elected in Bulgaria. The right wing GERB party of Boyko Borisov won the elections on Sunday, but is again without the majority necessary to...
Macedonia 28.10.24 | 20:36

Mickoski congratulates Borisov on his electoral victory, hopes that it will lead to a stable Government in Bulgaria and an end to the dispute

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski had a phone conversation with Bulgarian right wing leader Boyko Borisov, after his GERB party won the latest inconclusive general election. I had a sincere and friendly phone conversation with Mr. Borisov, and I gladly congratulated him on the victory of our sister...
Balkans 27.10.24 | 22:29

Borisov wins Bulgarian elections, but again without conclusive majority

Exit polls in Bulgaria show that the conservative GERB party led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is handily winning in the latest general elections, but that, like in the half dozen previous attempts, it will find it difficult to actually form a Government. GERB is winning with 26.4 percent of...
Macedonia 26.10.24 | 15:13

Mickoski says he was able to present his positions on the dispute with Bulgaria to the key EU leaders

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today said that he was able to raise all the necessary issues that relate to Macedonia’s EU accession talks with European Union leaders and with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was in Skopje on Thursday. According to Mickoski this means...
Macedonia 25.10.24 | 22:33

VIDEO: This is how Macedonians in Pirin Macedonia became Bulgarians overnight!

The Bulgarian National Television published a report dedicated to the village of Borovicane in the municipality of Petrich, which is a few kilometers from the border with Macedonia. Grandma Ilinka, a resident of Borovicane who was a proxy in 1965, recalled that then the village should have been called...
Macedonia 21.10.24 | 20:08

Mickoski: We are committed to a solution with Bulgaria that will not lead to additional demands

Speaking at a European summit in Salzburg, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that Macedonia is eager to reach a solution in the dispute with Bulgaria that will prevent the opening of new, additional lines of dispute. Even if we include the Bulgarians in the Constitution, there is no guarantee that...
Macedonia 18.10.24 | 17:39

Yotova attacks Macedonia on minority rights, Mickoski responds

Bulgarian Vice President Iliyana Yotova organized a conference in Kustendil on the ethnic Bulgarians living outside of the country’s borders, where she had critical comments prepared for Macedonia. Read the European values with more understanding. When the actual EU accession talks begin, there...
Economy 17.10.24 | 11:41

Macedonia commits to the eastern railway project, asks that Bulgaria does the same

Macedonian representatives told the European Commission that Macedonia is committed to building the Corridor 8 railway section to Bulgaria, and insisted that the plans are reworked and Bulgaria begins work on its end as well. The move comes after Macedonia pulled out of the existing project, where the...
Macedonia 16.10.24 | 19:25

Nikoloski: We will not accept the Bulgarian dictate, we need guarantees from the EU

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski said that Macedonia will not accept to amend its Constitution under Bulgarian dictate, and that the only way to resolve the historic dispute is if Macedonia receives guarantees that it will not face additional demands of this type. Nikoloski was asked about...
Macedonia 11.10.24 | 12:16

President Siljanovska: Bulgaria does not even have Macedonians in its ethnic minority council

Bulgaria has a Council of national minorities, but it does not include ethnic Macedonians, said President Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, during a TV interview. Bulgaria demands that Macedonia changes its Constitution to include the ethnic Bulgarians in the Preamble, but refuses to take any reciprocal...
Macedonia 10.10.24 | 18:16

Council of Europe confirms Mickoski’s position that Bulgaria violates minority rights

A report by the Council of Europe notes that the prolongued political instability in Bulgaria is having negative effect on the respect of minority rights in the country. The report notes that there are some steps that the country is undertaking, but, overall, there is no significant progress in implementation...
Macedonia 09.10.24 | 19:43

Even political opponents come out in support of Mickoski’s proposal to resolve the dispute with Bulgaria

Even a stalwart supporter of the SDSM party such as former ambassador and minister Gjorgji Spasov came out in support of the proposal from Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, that the dispute with Bulgaria is resolved with a time-delayed amendment to the Constitution. Mickoski supports this position for...
Macedonia 08.10.24 | 20:51

Mickoski: We made too many concessions, while Bulgaria won’t even allow Macedonians to organize

In an interview with a group of editors from the main media outlets in Macedonia, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski discussed the dispute with Bulgaria, that continues to block Macedonia’s EU accession process. The Prime Minister said that Macedonia is absolutely prepared to negotiate with Bulgaria,...
Macedonia 07.10.24 | 17:13

“The Prespa Treaty contained conditional clauses, we can use them to solve the dispute with Bulgaria too”

Speaking about the dispute with Bulgaria, which blocks Macedonia from opening its EU accession talks, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski noted that the Prespa Treaty, on the dispute with Greece, contained delayed effect clauses. Mickoski is asking Bulgaria to agree to a similar delayed effect regarding...
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