Tag: Bulgaria
Macedonia 13.07.23 | 16:43

Mickoski: SDSM and DUI can’t find a single VMRO member of Parliament who would vote for their proposal

Claims that VMRO-DPMNE members of Parliament will side with SDSM and DUI in the vote on the Constitution are a figment of their imagination, said VMRO leader Hristijan Mickoski. The issue of the Constitution is closed. At the moment, the only thing we can talk about is when to hold early elections, Mickoski...
Balkans 12.07.23 | 20:06

European Parliament supports adding Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen group

With a significant majority of 526 votes in favor and 57 opposed, the European Parliament supported the idea of adding Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen group. The two countries were shamed earlier this year when their requests were rejected, because of their failures to uphold the rule of law. According...
Macedonia 09.07.23 | 13:41

Osmani hopes that the new Bulgarian Government will allow Macedonia to advance to the EU “past the point of no return”

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani called on the new Bulgarian Government and on the international community to allow for next steps in the Macedonian EU integration, that should soon “go past the point of no return”. Osmani was speaking at the Dubrovnik forum where he asked for sped up integration...
Balkans 04.07.23 | 18:21

Bulgarian historians believe that their civilization has influenced the Egyptians

Bulgarian archeologists are advancing a theory that their ancient civilization has influenced ancient Egypt. According to Bulgarian media outlets, a team lead by professor Ana Raduceva has spotted similarities between the prehistoric sites in Bulgaria and those in Egypt. “Some of the objects found...
Macedonia 03.07.23 | 17:09

VMRO-DPMNE will not accept the Bulgarian demands

VMRO-DPMNE will not support the proposed amendments to the Constitution under these current circumstances, and we will not do so under a Bulgarian dictate, said party leader Hristijan Mickoski. VMRO-DPMNE will not support this Bulgarian dictate, not now, nor in the future. The future Government of VMRO-DPMNE...
Macedonia 03.07.23 | 13:04

Osmani: Without constitutional changes, country will go from top tier EU candidate, to joining the group of countries with open issues

The opponents of the constitutional amendments are in fact supporters of the ideas of the Bulgarian extremists, according to which the country’s European perspective should be reduced down to its bilateral relations with the Republic of Bulgaria, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani on Sunday. The...
Macedonia 01.07.23 | 21:08

Yotova reminds Macedonia of its obligations

Bulgarian Vice President Iliyana Yotova said that Macedonia does not need to implement new conditions to join the EU, but that all conditions are outlined in the so-called French Proposal. I very much hope that the new Bulgarian Government will not relent on this issue, but I’m not an optimist....
Macedonia 29.06.23 | 15:20

Even Kovachevski isn’t sure that Bulgaria won’t block – he demands that the eastern neighbor demonstrates its commitment to region’s EU integration

Bulgaria should demonstrate its commitment to the Western Balkans’ EU integration at all political levels. I believe all parties that are part of the coalition government in Sofia are committed to this, said Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski on Thursday. PM Kovachevski said he expected cooperation...
Macedonia 26.06.23 | 20:52

Radev: Constitutional amendments only preliminary condition for the country to start EU negotiations, more to follow

In a letter to the European leaders and institutions, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev appeals the acceptation of Republic of Macedonia to be based on the membership criteria, not lobbyist politics. Emphasizing that he has always expressed and defended Bulgaria’s principled position for a consistent...
Macedonia 24.06.23 | 08:31

Nikolovski: “Just one more concession” is what we have been hearing for 30 years

The message from Bulgaria and its new PM that they will be a source of peace sounds a bit militaristic, since the alternative is a source of war, and we are in some sort of a “cold war” with Bulgaria because it blocks Macedonia’s progress toward the EU, Aleksandar Nikolovski, Vice-Chair...
Macedonia 23.06.23 | 14:44

Kovachevski – Denkov: Constructiveness in the approach and better collaboration needed

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski held a phone call on Friday with Bulgaria’s new Prime Minister, Nikolay Denkov, extending congratulations on his mandate and wishing success for the newly-elected government. “The two expressed expectation for good intergovernmental cooperation, in the interest...
Macedonia 21.06.23 | 19:35

Kremlin in the Government: The authorities unconsciously cleared VMRO-DPMNE of any Russophilia and anti-Europeanism

In a same day, the head of the state, President Stevo Pendarovski, the PM Dimitar Kovachevski, and the head of the Intelligence Agency Erold Musliu, stated their almost identical positions, which was supposed to be a kind of a pressure for the constitutional amendments. But, whether they were aware of...
Macedonia 17.06.23 | 23:09

Mickoski: Door is closed, we will not accept constitutional amendments under Bulgarian dictate

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that he is putting an end to any discussion about amending the Constitution under Bulgarian pressure. Mickoski met with Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski last week, but the meeting was used by the ruling coalition for a PR campaign, meant to portray Mickoski...
Macedonia 15.06.23 | 12:53

German Resolution won’t save Macedonia from Bulgarian blockades

The German Bundestag should debate and vote on Thursday for a resolution to support the Macedonia’s accession in the EU, the Macedonian language, and the Macedonian identity. According to the announcements, the German MPs will ask the Federal Government to reach an EU wide agreement that the EU accession...
Macedonia 14.06.23 | 13:05

VMRO-DPMNE demands Kovacevski to apologize for lying about the constitutional amendments

By lying  so brazenly on the issue of the constitutional amendments, Kovacevski and SDS show how desperate they are. The fact that SDS and Kovacevski are forced to modify and manipulate VMRO-DPMNE’s proposals, reveals the truth they are in a tight spot without the 2/3 majority necessary for the...
Macedonia 13.06.23 | 17:48

President Pendarovski says that he would also want constitutional amendments with delayed validity, but that is unrealistic

A shift in the general picture regarding the constitutional revision is taking place, considering that the main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE did not even want to discuss about the possibility of changing the Constitution before, said President Stevo Pendarovski on Tuesday. President Pendarovski told a...
Macedonia 12.06.23 | 10:04

Marjan Gjorcev: Constitutional amendments prior to the membership is a blackmail

What we are asking from EU is support, things that cannot bee politically interpreted, as culture, history, and education. These are issues that each country has the right to decide independently, in a manner based on historical facts and existing documents in the archives. Politics should not interfere...
Macedonia 12.06.23 | 08:40

Ramadani: Bulgaria can’t expect sympathies from Macedonians

The people’s revolt against Bulgaria is justified, the Chairman of the Euro-Atlantic Council Ismet Ramadani said on Sunday, explain the selection of our Eastern neighbor as a country with which Macedonia has worst relations. According to him, after the blockades of the country’s EU integrative...
Macedonia 12.06.23 | 08:29

Macedonians and Macedonian Albanians agree on one thing: Bulgaria is our worst enemy

Macedonia has best relations with Serbia, and worst with Bulgaria, reveals the last poll, conducted for the political TV show Detector by the Institute for Political Researches from Skopje. The fact that we have worst relations with Bulgaria then with any other country is also a rare occasion when ethnic...
Macedonia 07.06.23 | 12:41

FM Osmani: I guarantee that Bulgaria will not add new demands

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani assures that Bulgaria cannot add conditions to the negotiating framework because, as he said, “No one can negotiate the negotiation framework”. “I guarantee that Bulgaria won’t be able to add even a single additional demand to the ones...
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