Tag: Bulgaria
Macedonia 10.03.21 | 14:52

Almost no interest among Macedonian dual citizens to vote in the Bulgarian election

Only a few hundred Bulgarian citizens registered to vote in the coming elections in Macedonia, which is raising questions in the Bulgarian press about the ambitious program to issue passports to Macedonian citizens. It’s estimated that around 100,000 Macedonians have acquired Bulgarian passports,...
Macedonia 09.03.21 | 09:19

Karakacanov’s party uses a map of Greater Bulgaria in its Women’s Day message

In the run up to the general elections in Bulgaria, the VMRO-BND party, led by nationalist Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov, is promoting a map of Greater Bulgaria. Party campaign materials use a map of Bulgaria that includes the whole of the Republic of Macedonia, and chunks of Greece, Serbia and...
News 05.03.21 | 21:14

Pendarovski and Zaev don’t see need to add the Bulgarian nation to the preamble of the Macedonian Constitution

President Stevo Pendarovski does not see need to amend the Macedonian Constitution so that the Bulgarian community is included in the preamble. The preamble currently lists the Albanian, Turk, Vlach, Serbian, Roma and Bosniak peoples, and “others”. Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani raised the...
Macedonia 03.03.21 | 10:52

Buckovski expects that the dispute with Bulgaria will be resolved by the end of the year

Zoran Zaev’s envoy to Bulgaria Vlado Buckovski expects that the dispute between the two countries will be overcome by the end of the year. In a statement for DW, Buckovski said that Bulgaria is currently tied up in its general election, which makes resolving the issue difficult. I remain optimist...
Macedonia 03.03.21 | 10:28

Osmani asks Bulgarians in Macedonia to register in the census so that their rights can be adequately protected

Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani rushed to defuse the latest issue in the growing dispute with Bulgaria, after the Ivan Mihajlov association of Bulgarians in Bitola protested that they are being discriminated. In response, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that he instructed his intelligence...
Macedonia 03.03.21 | 10:17

Petkovski: Bulgaria fears the outcome of the census in Macedonia

The provocative move by Bulgaria to use its security services to protect ethnic Bulgarians in Macedonia is driven by fears of the coming census, said Tito Petkovski, leader of Zaev’s coalition partner the NSDP party. The dispute between Bulgaria and Macedonia escalated this week after Bulgarian...
Macedonia 02.03.21 | 22:02

“Zaev’s and Pendarovski’s policy of subordination to Bulgaria led to the latest threats from President Radev”

The policy of concessions and silence against threats coming from Bulgaria led to the latest escalation, when the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced that he will activate the intelligence and security services against Macedonia. This is a subordinate, anti-national, colonial policy of succumbing...
Macedonia 02.03.21 | 21:51

Ljubco Georgievski doubles down on his call for major concessions to Bulgaria

In a TV debate, former Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski reiterated his positions that Macedonia needs to make serious concessions to Bulgaria and rewrite its own history. Georgievski, who holds a Bulgarian passport since the period he began facing persecution after his election loss in 2002, insisted...
Macedonia 28.02.21 | 14:22

Karakacanov: Macedonia must realize that its path to the EU goes through Bulgaria

Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov called on Macedonia not to hope for a change in Bulgarian policy after the March elections. The nationalist politician added that Macedonia must realize that if it wants to join the EU, it needs to get “Bulgaria to open the door”. Regardless...
Macedonia 25.02.21 | 11:13

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians meet to discuss Goce Delcev and other disputed issues

The Macedonian – Bulgarian committee of historians begins a new round of meetings today, which will again focus on the disputed legacy of Goce Delcev and on Macedonian 7th grade history books. The two deadlocked teams will also try to agree on accepting the minutes from the previous meeting –...
Macedonia 25.02.21 | 09:48

Lot of movement in the dispute with Bulgaria, but little is being shared with the public

While the Macedonian public was breathlessly watching the Saso Mijalkov drama, a lot of activity seems to be going on in the relations with Bulgaria. Several high level visits were exchanged in a week, the latest being the trip of Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani to Sofia. Zaev’s envoy to Bulgaria...
Macedonia 24.02.21 | 13:32

Buckovski says that he is close to a deal with Bulgaria, but warns that the concessions may “appear to be overwhelming”

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski – who is Zoran Zaev’s envoy to Bulgaria – announced that the two countries are close to a deal, but warned that the concessions “may appear overwhelming at first”. Bulgaria demands serious concessions on issues of national...
Macedonia 23.02.21 | 12:39

President Radev demands protection of Bulgarians in Macedonia, as an association calls for fast-track issuing of citizenships

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev sent a request to Macedonia to report on the rights and the position of the ethnic Bulgarians in Macedonia. The move comes as various political sides in Bulgaria are putting more pressure on Macedonia and as a Bulgarian association from Bitola made a request for mass issuing...
Macedonia 19.02.21 | 21:25

Bulgaria wants business concessions added to the action plan it is negotiating with Zaev, Alfa TV reports

Bulgaria is conditioning the opening of EU accession talks with a demand that Macedonia allows Bulgarian businesses to enter the media market, construction and banking, Alfa TV reports. Bulgaria officially raised the issue in the past months, and it was widely reported that the Ilovica copper mine is...
Macedonia 17.02.21 | 21:09

Nikoloski: Macedonians in Bulgaria have no minority rights

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski insisted that Macedonia has much higher standards of minority rights than Bulgaria, and that this affects the rights of Macedonians who live in Bulgaria. His comments come at a time when Bulgaria is raising numerous issues with Macedonia to block Macedonia’s...
Macedonia 17.02.21 | 20:57

Bulgarian MEP Kyuchyuk hopes that Macedonia will soon open its EU accession talks

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Ilhan Kyuchyuk is visiting Macedonia, in his capacity of EP rapporteur. Kyuchyuk, who as an ethnic Turk is personally less involved in the national and historic dispute between the two countries, expressed his hope that Macedonia will soon open EU accession...
Macedonia 16.02.21 | 16:52

Mickoski: The new treaty with Bulgaria negotiated by Buckovski will be a disaster

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski warned that the new treaty that is reportedly negotiated with Bulgaria, will have disastrous consequences to Macedonian national identity. Zoran Zaev tapped former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski (pictured) to negotiate with Bulgaria after the Bulgarian Government...
Macedonia 15.02.21 | 21:01

Ambassador Gjorcev: The treaty with Bulgaria is skewed and that is why it won’t be a success

Former Macedonian Ambassador to Bulgaria Marjan Gjorcev believes that the 2017 Zaev – Borisov treaty is skewed in favor of Bulgaria and that this is the reason it has been unsuccessful so far. There is a negative element in the treaty and that is the lack of concern for the ethnic dimension for...
Macedonia 05.02.21 | 22:09

Osmani claims that the differences with Bulgaria are smaller than they appear

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani said that he is satisfied with Bulgaria’s position that it will not request impose Macedonians’ right to self-determination. In an interview, Osmani tried to present the positions of the two countries as closer than they appear, after Bulgaria blocked...
Macedonia 03.02.21 | 20:27

Bulgarian politician who is most invested in the dispute with Macedonia may not reach the threshold to win seats in Parliament

Polls in Bulgaria show that the nationalist United Patriots coalition led by Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov will be fighting for entry in the next Parliament. Karakacanov is the driving force behind the growing dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria, which is largely motivated by his need to win...
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