Tag: bulgarian
Macedonia 04.03.23 | 11:47

Suspected racketeer who joined SDSM’s Colored Revolution now declares himself as Bulgarian

Vane Cvetanov, a minor political official who was close to both the VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM led governments, but also faced criminal investigations under both administrations, is the latest public figure to declare his Bulgarian ethnicity. He recently began to share Bulgarian imagery on his social media...

Macedonia 21.09.21 | 21:08

Bulgarian media react: Silegov starts removing only the Bulgarian galley in Skopje

Skopje has started destroying one of the attractions of North Macedonia’s capital, a fake boat-restaurant in the riverbed of the Vardar River, built by a Bulgarian who until recently was used as a restaurant, several Bulgarian media report using the offensive adjective “North Macedonian”. The...

Macedonia 21.06.21 | 20:59

Nikoloski addresses Bulgaria at the Council of Europe: Regardless of your veto, we are Macedonians who speak Macedonian

No matter how long we are blocked and vetoed, we remain Macedonians who speak the Macedonian language, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski during his remarks in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where he discussed the report on the April elections in Bulgaria. Bulgaria...

Macedonia 17.06.21 | 12:59

Zaev switched from Macedonian to Bulgarian during his remarks in Sofia

Zoran Zaev switched to Bulgarian in an attempt to score points with the Bulgarian politicians and public, as he is desperately trying to avoid another veto at the coming European Council meeting. Zaev is meeting with the main parties in Bulgaria, the President and the interim Government, a week before...

Macedonia 10.12.20 | 20:48

Bitola can’t seem to get a New Year decoration right

Bitola town hall messed up the New Year decorating, putting up a message that is either misspelled or is in Bulgarian. The message originally declared “Zdrave 2021”, which means “health” in Bulgarian. In Macedonian, it should be “Zdravo 2021” (hello 2021) or “Zdravje 2021” (health in...

Macedonia 22.09.20 | 13:50

School records show that Goce Delcev’s knowledge of Bulgarian was not that good

As the dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria over the national heritage of Goce Delcev grows and threatens to lead to a new blockade of Macedonia’s EU accession, the Lider news site published Delcev’s military academy record. It shows that while he was a young cadet in Sofia, Delcev’s...

Macedonia 21.05.19 | 00:01

Bulgarian citizen arrested trying to smuggle Iraqi migrants into Serbia

A Bulgarian citizen who attempted to transport eight Iraqi migrants from Macedonia into Serbia was detained for 30 days. The man picked up the migrants in Solun/Thessaloniki, and managed to smuggle them into Macedonia hidden in a specially made compartment in top of his van. The group crossed through...