Tag: Bulgaria
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 23:38

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians fail to find common ground during their Ohrid round of talks

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians failed to reach agreement on the “issue of Goce Delcev” during their talks in Ohrid today. The issue came to the foreground as Bulgaria wants to draw concessions before as quickly as possible. There are issues where we didn’t agree and some issues...
Macedonia 11.10.19 | 19:40

Gruevski hopes that Bulgaria will stop obsessing over the Macedonian history

Former Macedonian Prime Minister and VMRO leader Nikola Gruevski wished that the neighboring countries, especially Bulgaria, will end their obsession with the Macedonian history so that the region can begin to live together and look toward the future. Gruevski wrote a message congratulating the Macedonian...
Macedonia 11.10.19 | 19:24

Petition condemns Bulgaria’s conditions imposed on Macedonia

A group of mostly Bulgarian commentators and opinion makers signed a petition condemning the framework conditions outlined by the Bulgarian Government over Macedonia’s EU accession talks. The Bulgarian framework position outlines that the country will work to ensure that the term “Macedonian...
Macedonia 10.10.19 | 15:20

Bulgarian parliament votes in favor of opening EU accession talks with Macedonia

The Bulgarian parliament adopted Thursday a declaration for the start of EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania. The Declaration states that “the Bulgarian Parliament is committed to EU enlargement and the Stabilization and Association Process of the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania”. The...
Macedonia 03.10.19 | 20:12

Zaev calls on the historic committee to make further concessions to Bulgaria

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev urged the historians that are part of the joint committee with Bulgaria to make further concessions in the talks over historic figures such as Goce Delcev, as Bulgaria is mulling using its veto power against Macedonia again. History is a living, breathing thing, it is debated...
World 20.09.19 | 15:42

V4: Russia to deliver gas to Bulgaria and Hungary bypassing Ukraine

Bulgaria continues to buy Russian gas, but the country wants to bypass Ukraine in the future. Hungary is also looking for alternative solutions to the Ukrainian gas transit through the future Russian gas pipeline running towards Turkey, the V4 news agency reports. The Bulgarian state gas operator has...
Macedonia 14.09.19 | 19:40

Bulgarian historians say no progress was made in their talks with the Macedonian team

Members of the Bulgarian historic commission say that no progress was made during the latest meeting in Sofia. Bulgarian professor Svetlozar Eldarov even expressed doubt that the two teams will meet again, especially in time for the October European Council when Bulgaria, like other EU member states,...
Macedonia 13.09.19 | 11:19

With time running out, Macedonian and Bulgarian teams meet again to look for a shared historical narrative

A crucial new meeting of Macedonian and Bulgarian historians begins today in Sofia, during which the Bulgarian side expects major concessions to be made on the historic narrative about Goce Delcev. Bulgaria wants Macedonia to declare the legendary VMRO hero as an ethnic Bulgarian. The refusal of Macedonian...
Macedonia 11.07.19 | 15:12

Bulgarian government approves protocol of Joint Intergovernmental Commission meeting

Bulgarian government approved the protocol of the first meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission between the Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia, which was held on June 10 in Sofia. The government also reviewed the implementation of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborhood and...
Macedonia 09.07.19 | 21:16

Macedonia and Bulgaria to jointly celebrate St. Cyril and Methodius, St. Clement, St. Naum and King Samuil

Macedonia and Bulgaria will jointly celebrate St. Cyril and Methodius, St. Clement, St. Naum and King Samuil. According to the government’s decision, these figures are part of the shared history of both countries. At the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, information on the first meeting...
Macedonia 04.07.19 | 20:44

Bulgaria about Tamara Todevska’s performance of the national anthem: Goce Delcev is a Bulgarian, that is why she left it out

Macedonian singer Tamara Todevska left out the verses mentioning the names of Goce Delchev, Pitu Guli and Jane Sandanski during her performance of the national anthem at the US Embassy event. According to the government of North Macedonia, this is an “unintentional mistake”, the Bulgarian...
Macedonia 02.07.19 | 14:46

Nikola Gruevski on the dispute with Bulgaria: Friends don’t treat friends this way

Nikola Gruevski warned Bulgaria that it risks undermining relations between Macedonians and Bulgarians, as it pushes for official recognition of the Bulgarian character of historic icons like Goce Delcev. The former Macedonian Prime Minister and VMRO leader, who is now in political exile in Hungary,...
Macedonia 28.06.19 | 12:43

Council of Europe: Bulgaria called out to recognize its Macedonian minority

German member of Parliament Frank Schwabe and Hungarian representative Zsolt Nemeth asked Bulgaria, through the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, to respect the rights of the Macedonian minority. Schwabe and Nemeth called on Bulgaria recognize the existence of a Macedonian minority, introduce...
Macedonia 26.06.19 | 13:06

Dimitrov believes he can find a way forward in the growing dispute with Bulgaria

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov pleaded for understanding from Bulgaria to resolve the historic issues which are being opened with the implementation of the treaty he signed in 2017. The Minister was asked about the threat that Bulgaria blocks Macedonia’s EU accession talks because of the growing...
Macedonia 13.06.19 | 21:07

Reaction from the Bulgarian Embassy in Macedonia

The Bulgarian Embassy in Macedonia asked Republika to correct an article on the statements made by Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov, published on June 11th under the title “Top Bulgarian Government Ministers tell Macedonia it will not join EU and NATO...
Macedonia 07.06.19 | 22:08

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians run into disagreements while working on a joint historic interpretation of Goce Delcev

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians had disagreements on the interpretation of the historic role of VMRO leader Goce Delcev during their latest round of talks held under the auspices of the treaty signed in 2017. Macedonia is supposed to accept Bulgarian objections over the historic interpretation and...
Macedonia 13.05.19 | 14:37

Bulgarian diplomats begin campaign to prevent the EU from introducing the Macedonian language into official use

Bulgarian diplomats in Brussels are working to prevent a situation where the Macedonian language could be used as official by the European Union. Bulgaria does not recognize the existence of a Macedonian nation or language separate from the Bulgarian, but one of the main pledges of Zoran Zaev was that,...
Balkans 05.05.19 | 18:28

Pope Francis blesses the memory of Ss. Cyril and Methodius during his visit to Bulgaria

During his visit to Bulgaria, Pope Francis blessed the memory of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, the medieval missionaries who spread Christianity throughout the Slavic lands. Ss. Cyril and Methodius are patrons of Europe, whose prayer, dedication and apostolic promotion are examples for us and remain, a millennia...
Macedonia 20.04.19 | 19:02

Former Bulgarian President Prvanov wants an additional treaty with Macedonia to emphasize the Bulgarian nature of the Ilinden Uprising

Former Bulgarian President Georgi Prvanov asked that an additional treaty is signed between Macedonia and Bulgaria, in order to specify the Bulgarian character of the 1903 Ilinden Uprising. Under the 2017 agreement, a team of historians from both countries is working to determine a shared historical...
Macedonia 17.04.19 | 14:02

Bulgarian historian says talks with Macedonian colleagues over Goce Delcev were a failure

Bulgarian historians said that the latest round of talks with their Macedonian counterparts was disappointing, and that no progress was made in determining a joint historical narrative about Goce Delcev, the legendary leader of VMRO and of the Macedonian liberation movement. The joint commission of historians...
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