Tag: Bulgaria
Macedonia 13.03.23 | 10:03

Zuroff: The claim of the Bulgarians that they were only administrators in Macedonia is bullshit

There is no doubt that Bulgaria is responsible for the deportation of the Macedonian Jews, but it is disgusting that pressure is being put on to avoid revealing the truth, said the Israeli historian of the Holocaust and director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Jerusalem, Efraim Zuroff, in an interview...
Macedonia 27.02.23 | 21:42

EU Ambassador Geer calls on both Macedonia and Bulgaria to work to improve their relations

EU Ambassador to Macedonia David Geer said that both Macedonia and Bulgaria will have to put in efforts to restore their good neighborly relations. Speaking at the opening of the Europe house in Bitola, Geer said that the 2017 Zaev – Borisov treaty needs to be implemented in good will to benefit...
Balkans 17.02.23 | 21:53

Disaster: 18 Afghans found dead in an abandoned truck near Sofia

Eighteen migrants from Afghanistan were found dead in a truck carrying a total of 50 people through Bulgaria. The truck was left abandoned, without apparent signs of a traffic accident. The surviving people are in serious but not life threatening condition. One of the deceased is a child and five of...
Macedonia 17.02.23 | 21:03

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians met to discuss rewriting textbooks as tensions rise between the two countries

Members of the historic commission between Macedonia and Bulgaria met over the past two days in Sofia to discuss changes to the history textbooks and other issues. The meeting comes at a time of high tension between the two countries following a number of incidents, beatings, attacks on cultural centers...
Macedonia 17.02.23 | 19:25

Bulgaria is distributing passports in an attempt to get the Macedonians in Gora to declare a Bulgarian identity

The Ilinden – Tirana association that represents Macedonians in Albania informs that Bulgarian agents are increasingly active in the poor and remote Gora region, between Albania and Kosovo where Macedonians live. The goal of the Bulgarian efforts is to get Macedonians to declare a Bulgarian identity...
Macedonia 10.02.23 | 11:04

EC urges Bulgaria and Macedonia to promote an “atmosphere of dialogue”

Bulgaria and Macedonia should promote an atmosphere of dialogue and avoid unnecessary tensions, the European Commission said regarding the latest developments in the relations between Sofia and Skopje. We are following very carefully the development of events related to the relations between the two...
Macedonia 06.02.23 | 13:49

Pendarovski confirmed that relations with Bulgaria have deteriorated

President Stevo Pendarovski confirmed Republika’s reports that Macedonian-Bulgarian relations have deteriorated. We had a certain calm after the acceptance of the EU negotiating framework. Last summer we entered the screening process. Unfortunately, Goce Delcev’s birth anniversary was used...
Macedonia 04.02.23 | 15:25

Three Bulgarian nationalists detained at the border, their leader issued a statement aimed at Macedonia from Blagoevgrad

Three Bulgarian citizens were arrested at the Deve Bair border crossing over the incident that broke out this morning. Border guards refused to allow the people identified as Bulgarian nationalists to enter Macedonia and proceed to the ceremony honoring Goce Delcev in Skopje – the guards claimed...
Macedonia 04.02.23 | 10:25

Bulgaria rejects Kovacevski’s claim that they did not announce sending a formal delegation to Skopje

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry denied claim from Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, who alleged that the Bulgarian Government did not announce an official delegation at the honoring of Goce Delcev today. Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdziev is in Skopje, mainly to coordinate the security response...
Macedonia 04.02.23 | 09:43

Bulgarian Interior Minister Demerdziev plans to escort a group of Bulgarians to the St. Spas church

Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdziev, who is in Skopje for the honoring of Goce Delcev, confirmed that a group of Bulgarians will try to visit Delcev’s grave in the St. Spas church. I will personally meet the Bulgarians in Skopje and together we will lay flowers on Goce Delcev’s grave,...
Macedonia 30.01.23 | 15:52

Kovacevski doesn’t reveal whether a Bulgarian delegation will come to the grave of Goce Delcev for his birth anniversary

At the level of relations between the two sides, de-escalation is needed from both sides and it is good that the statement coming from official Sofia is that they want de-escalation, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said today. Regarding whether there is an officially announced delegation from Bulgaria...
Macedonia 30.01.23 | 12:27

Dimitrov: We have become a Bulgarian province, every morning the government is apologizing to Bulgaria

The government should not behave like a Bulgarian province and take measures against MEP Angel Dzhambazki if he plans provocations on February 4, former Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said on a Telma morning show. These are territorial claims and we must behave as a state, not as a Bulgarian province,...
Macedonia 30.01.23 | 09:06

Authorities to check the financing of the Bulgarian associations and the origin of the money

The submissive attitude of the government contributed to Macedonia being humiliated by Bulgaria. The spine bending is the cause of Bulgaria’s demands, which are increasing every day, VMRO-DPMNE notes. According to the party, this government permanently damaged Macedonian positions and put the country...
Macedonia Balkans 28.01.23 | 10:39

Bulgaria adopts declaration: Macedonia should immediately stop the aggressive anti-Bulgarian manifestations and manipulations of the past

The Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament adopted a declaration for Macedonia which will be submitted for voting in the plenary hall. The document, as stated, “categorically condemns the acts of violence against the Bulgarians in Macedonia, their organizations and clubs, and especially...
Macedonia 27.01.23 | 16:03

Bulgaria writes a “black list”, which also includes Macedonian journalists, politicians, professors…

There is a Bulgarian “black list” that contains names and surnames from Macedonia. Journalists, professors, and politicians from Macedonia, whom Bulgaria considers to be working against Bulgarian interests, will not be able to set foot on Bulgarian territory, says political analyst Sinisa...
Macedonia 27.01.23 | 09:56

Kovacevski to explain how is it possible to create a cold diplomatic war with Bulgaria after everything they signed?

Kovacevski to explain how it is possible to create a cold diplomatic war with Bulgaria after everything they signed, the leniency is a consequence of the vulnerability due to the enormous crime, says VMRO-DPMNE. The escalation of relations with Bulgaria is a consequence of the leniency and spine-bending...
Macedonia 26.01.23 | 15:53

Mickoski on Bulgaria: I am appalled by the stupid behavior of the government, they swallow everything

I can truly say that what I am seeing is something that we warned would happen, says VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, answering journalist’s questions about the situation with Bulgaria after today’s visit to Kisela Voda. First, what is troubling is the fact that this Government, despite...
Macedonia 26.01.23 | 14:37

MFA: Latest activities from Bulgaria are not in accordance with the agreed practice for the promotion of relations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the latest activities of official Sofia are not in accordance with the agreed practice for the promotion of mutual relations. The withdrawal of the Bulgarian ambassador from the country, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is an unfounded and unsupported...
Macedonia 26.01.23 | 10:47

Leniency towards Bulgaria brought a new blockade

The leniency towards Bulgaria prompted by the protection of the crime of Kovacevski and Ahmeti brought a new blockade, they accepted what Bulgaria demanded, and the relations escalated, notes VMRO-DPMNE. VMRO-DPMNE called for a timely reaction with protest notes and a firm stance, SDS remained silent....
Macedonia 24.01.23 | 11:13

Bulgarian Minister Milkov lobbies his EU colleagues over the growing tensions with Macedonia

Bulgarian acting Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov is using his meetings at the European Council in Brussels today to push for support over the latest round of incidents with Macedonia. Bulgaria demands accountability from Macedonia after a Bulgarian activist from Ohrid was badly beaten last week. I informed...
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