Tag: Dimitrov
Macedonia 16.12.20 | 10:55

Nikola Dimitrov is siding with the SDSM faction against Zaev?

Reports that Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov was bragging that he prevented Zoran Zaev from signing another, even more harmful treaty with Bulgaria, have opened the prospect of Dimitrov’s siding with the faction in SDSM that calls for Zaev’s ouster. In his infamous BGNES interview, Zaev announced...
Macedonia 15.12.20 | 09:35

Nikola Dimitrov believes that the vote of no confidence in him is an attack on the state

Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov equated the vote of no confidence which the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party announced against him to a threat aimed at the stability of the country. VMRO leader Hristijan Mickoski said that this vote will be the first step in bringing down the Zaev regime, as even some...
Macedonia 15.12.20 | 08:05

Bozinovski: Zaev and Dimitrov wanted all the glory for themselves and now own the failure of the EU negotiations

The Zaev Government bet it all on the issue of EU integration, refused to include the opposition in the process, and now suffered a complete failure, said pollster and commentator Vladimir Bozinovski in an interview with TV24. The veto from Bulgaria is a failure that Zaev and Dimitrov need to own up...
Macedonia 14.12.20 | 14:55

Mickoski announces vote of no confidence in Nikola Dimitrov as first step toward bringing down the Zaev Government

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski announced that the first step toward bringing down the Zaev Government will be a vote of no confidence in Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov, for his total failure to advance the EU accession process. These are the worst 100 days any Government has had so far....
Macedonia 07.12.20 | 21:45

Dimitrov resurfaces ahead of the Bulgarian veto, says that Macedonia will not react to it emotionally

After staying out of the public eye for days, as Buglaria made it clear it will block Macedonia from opening EU accession talks, Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov resurfaced to say that the country will not reach emotionally to the latest blockade. This is nothing to run away from. We will face the...
Macedonia 03.12.20 | 09:08

Desperate to achieve some progress, Macedonian historians will meet with their Bulgarian counterparts today

The joint committee of historians between Macedonia and Bulgaria will meet online today and tomorrow, to discuss aligning the historic narratives of the two countries on the medieval period and the time of the early Ottoman conquest. This period is relatively less contentious, compared to the period...
Macedonia 02.12.20 | 15:17

Dimitrov goes missing as his foreign policy fails big time

With the appointment of former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski as Zaev’s envoy to Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov took a back seat role in what should be the main task of his mandate – opening the EU accession talks. Dimitrov has avoided several scheduled hearings in the Parliament,...
Macedonia 29.11.20 | 20:46

One sacrificial lamb nominates another: Kiracovski believes that Nikola Dimitrov should resign

Aleksandar Kiracovski, the SDSM party official who was removed as the party’s Secretary General due to his alleged involvement in the major Racket scandal, asked that Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov resigns if Macedonia fails to open EU accession talks. I’m speaking about a heroic and...
Macedonia 26.11.20 | 17:40

Nikola Dimitrov issues statement with mild criticism of Zaev

Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov posted a statement with mild criticism of Zoran Zaev and his new positions on Bulgaria. In the statement, Dimitrov said that he expected history to be left to historians and that there should be no questioning of the Macedonian identity and language. In his BGNES...
Macedonia 20.11.20 | 11:23

Dimitrov says he is disappointed with the Bulgarian veto

Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov said that he is very disappointed in the fact that Bulgaria blocked the opening of EU accession talks, but that he will continue to work in a way not to give any more reason to Bulgaria for additional vetoes. Bulgaria is using examples of angry comments...
News 19.11.20 | 13:49

Karakacanov: Nikola Dimitrov comes here, is all hugs and kisses, and then goes to Brussels and spits on Bulgaria

Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov accused Macedonian top diplomat Nikola Dimitrov of being duplicitous in his treatment of Bulgaria. We help them, but they work behind our backs. Nikola Dimitrov comes to Sofia, goes to my office, we talk friendly, we don’t use an interpreter. He sends...
Macedonia 07.11.20 | 16:56

Bulgarian MEP asks Nikola Dimitrov to explain his father’s old declaration that “the Macedonians were Bulgarians”

In his campaign to get Macedonia to accept Bulgarian positions on national identity issues, nationalist member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev turned to Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov. Kovatchev quoted Dimitar Dimitrov, Nikola Dimitrov’s father, who wrote a book in...
Macedonia 05.11.20 | 09:32

Dimitrov evokes Covid as reason why he avoided Parliament hearing on his Bulgaria fiasco

Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov finally came out to explain his decision not to appear before the Parliament to discuss the quickly deteriorating relations with Bulgaria which threatens to block the opening of Macedonia’s EU accession talks, accusing Zaev and Dimitrov of not implementing...
Macedonia 04.11.20 | 15:37

SDSM says there is nothing to discuss as their officials boycott Parliament hearing on the Bulgarian ultimatum

After the ruling SDSM and DUI parties refused to attend a hearing of the Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee on the dispute with Bulgaria, SDSM representative Jovan Mitrevski said that “there is nothing to discuss”. Dimitrov and Osmani ignore Parliament debate on the crisis with Bulgaria I...
Macedonia 04.11.20 | 13:53

Dimitrov and Osmani ignore Parliament debate on the crisis with Bulgaria

The two key diplomats, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani and Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov, did not show up for the Parliament committee hearing on the developing crisis with Bulgaria. Osmani and Dimitrov have remained silent after their emergency summit in Berlin, where they met with Bulgarian Foreign...
Macedonia 03.11.20 | 08:58

Parliament prepares to discuss the dispute with Bulgaria as uncertainty shrouds the meeting in Berlin

The Macedonian Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow discuss the latest demands from Bulgaria, which is blocking the opening of EU accession talks. Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani and the Deputy Prime Minister for EU integration Nikola Dimitrov flew to Berlin yesterday for...
Macedonia 28.10.20 | 17:57

Dimitrov hopes that France will help him out with Bulgaria, while Germany says the EU can’t interfere in bilateral disputes

Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov expressed hope that France will be able to help persuade Bulgaria not to block the opening of EU accession talks for Macedonia. Dimitrov is on a visit to Paris, which blocked the opening of accession talks in 2019. Now France declares that it is satisfied with the...
Macedonia 27.10.20 | 18:33

Dimitrov goes to Paris to lobby for the opening of EU accession talks

Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU accession talks Nikola Dimitrov met with the French Minister of State Clement Beaune to discuss the latest delays in the next step on Macedonia’s EU path. Macedonia is hoping to open the accession talks by the end of the year, now that France lifted...
Economy 10.08.20 | 11:30

Textile companies call for a new Government that will approve an urgent rescue package

The Association of employers called for an urgent creation of a new Government that will then immediately approve a new stimulus package to fight the economic pressure of the coronavirus crisis. Association head Angel Dimitrov said that the crucial textile industry is especially badly hit, even as it...
Macedonia 07.07.20 | 23:12

Mid tirade against Gruevski, Mila Carovska was reminded that the candidate ahead of her on the SDSM list spent eight years as Gruevski’s adviser

SDSM official Mila Carovska painted herself in a corner during a debate with Timco Mucunski from VMRO-DPMNE, and was forced to make an embarrassing acknowledgement about Foreign Affairs Minister Nikola Dimitrov. Dimitrov is first and Carovska second on the SDSM list in the 1st electoral district. But...
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