Tag: Ekaterina Zaharieva
Macedonia 16.08.23 | 12:04

Zaharieva revealed Bulgaria’s wishes: It is best if there are no borders between our countries

The Republic of Macedonia must implement the necessary reforms and meet the conditions if it wants to start the negotiations with the EU, ex-MoFA of Bulgaria, and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva, said on Wednesday commenting on the pending voting on...

Balkans 25.01.23 | 11:26

Pendarovski serves Serbia and Russia and hinders bilateral relations, claims Zaharieva

President Stevo Pendarovski does not protect the interests of his homeland but serves the politics of Serbia and Russia in the Balkans. With his statements, he is hindering the development of relations between Sofia and Skopje, Ekaterina Zaharieva, former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria and current chair...

Macedonia 18.07.22 | 15:43

Zaharieva: Macedonian language is dialect of Bulgarian, historical issues are part of the negotiating framework

GERB MP, Ekaterina Zaharieva indicated that with the signing of the protocol, historical issues are part of the negotiating framework, along with the sanctioning of hate speech and other Bulgarian demands. According to her, the most important thing is that Bulgaria still does not recognize the Macedonian...

Macedonia 17.03.22 | 09:35

Zaharieva shocked after Nikoloski’s speech about the Macedonians in Strasbourg was met with applause

I believe it is very important now to say what I said there, because first of all it is an organization that works on human, linguistic and minority rights, and then because of everyone who was there, the vice president of VMRO-DPMNE, Aleksandar Nikoloski, said regarding his address before the Council...

Macedonia 20.05.21 | 23:19

Zaharieva on Silva and Varhely’s visit: Proposal does not meet Bulgaria’s framework position

Former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva says the proposal set to be brought to Sofia tomorrow by Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva and EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi, which would unblock Macedonia’s accession process, does not meet...

Balkans 30.03.21 | 12:39

Zaharieva reluctantly distanced herself from Dzhambazki’s latest nationalist outburst

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva distances herself from Angel Dzhambazki’s latest nationalist outburst but at the same time calls on the authorities in Skopje to distance themselves from what she says are “scandalous allegations” by the Slovenian...

Macedonia 20.03.21 | 22:01

Osmani expresses support to Bulgaria over spy affair with Russia

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani expressed support to his Bulgarian counterpart, Ekaterina Zaharieva, in dealing with the case of the uncovered spy ring, which passed on information about Bulgaria, the EU and NATO to Russia. Strong support for sovereignty of Bulgaria, our neighbour and NATO Ally. Republic...

Macedonia 24.02.21 | 21:48

Osmani shares details of the talks with Zaharieva

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani met Wednesday in Sofia with Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zaharieva, discussing sectoral cooperation and the preparations for a meeting of the intergovernmental commission. Returning from the visit to Paris, I stopped in Sofia and met with Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva,...

Macedonia 24.02.21 | 17:39

Osmani flies directly from Paris to Sofia to meet Zaharieva

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani flew directly from Paris to Sofia, where he will meet with his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zaharieva during the day, TV21 reported. The meeting will focus on the Action Plan between the two countries, and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced last week that the two diplomats...

Macedonia 16.02.21 | 09:07

Zaev announced an agreement with Bulgaria, what will Macedonia lose now?

The donation of vaccines by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic seems to have softened the Bulgarian authorities, especially Minister Zaharieva. Now, she talks about agreement, cooperation, economics. As if they forgot about the veto, the historical pretensions, the appropriation of the Macedonian history…. But...

Macedonia 15.02.21 | 11:05

Zaharieva: Let Macedonia be friends with Serbia, but let them be friends with us as well

Misunderstandings with Macedonia must be overcome and it is wrong in the 21st century to win elections by campaigning against neighboring countries, said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, speaking about relations between Skopje and Sofia in an interview with “24 casa”. We have...

Macedonia 13.02.21 | 12:06

Zaharieva: No EU for Macedonia if hatred does not stop

I do not want Macedonia to stay out of the European Union, but the accumulation of hatred towards Bulgaria for generations there cannot continue, said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva in an interview with Clubbz.bg. She says anti-Macedonian attitude and national rhetoric are not part of...

Macedonia 04.02.21 | 10:27

Tell Zaharieva that there has been a Bulgarian cultural center in Macedonia since 2002

Ganka Cvetanova, professor and former Minister of Culture in the Government of Ljupco Georgievski, sent an indirect message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zaharieva vie Twitter. Tell Zaharieva that there is a Bulgarian cultural center in Macedonia opened as a result of the Agreement...

Macedonia 03.02.21 | 12:02

Zaharieva: We are not happy that we said “no”, but we will not make compromise with national interests

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said on the “Kontrakomentar” show that Bulgaria, as an EU member, continues to support the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries. Zaharieva stressed that the claims that Bulgaria is entering “Belgrade” and “foreign...

Macedonia 12.12.20 | 21:08

Zaharieva: Skopje hopes for pressure from Washington or Berlin

Bulgaria will not say YES to Macedonia until it sees guarantees in the negotiating framework that Skopje will officially fulfill all points of the Good Neighborhood Agreement, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, answering questions in a TV interview. Zaharieva accused that after Macedonia...

Macedonia 11.12.20 | 09:50

How would you feel if someone called you a fascist after 75 years, Zaharieva tells a German journalist

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva says that the biggest problem in relations with Macedonia is the insufficient guarantees for the implementation of the Good Neighborhood Agreement, reports Deutsche Welle. In an interview with the German public service broadcaster ARD in early December,...

Balkans 09.12.20 | 15:16

Buckovski silent on Zaharieva’s insults: You’re building the nation and identity on anti-Bulgarian basis

The special negotiator of Zaev’s Government, Vlado Buckovski, met Wednesday in Sofia with the Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva. Zaharieva reiterated her firm positions expressed previously in an interview with a Bulgarian television and stressed that what had been asked...

Macedonia 02.12.20 | 19:39

Ivanov: I will not apologize to Zaharieva and Bakoyannis

Journalist Zoran Ivanov repeated on the “24 Analysis” show that he did not intend to apologize to Ekaterina Zaharieva and Dora Bakoyannis for his post in which he called them frigid bitches. I wrote that post quite deliberately. I wanted to hurt her a little, when she insulted the whole Macedonian...

Macedonia 18.11.20 | 15:33

SDSM activist and close associate of Zaev makes sexist comment about Bakoyannis and Zaharieva

Journalist Zoran Ivanov posted an insulting tweet aimed at the former Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and the current Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Ekaterina Zaharieva. Ivanov is a government official, director of MIA’s Supervisory Board and SDSM activist from the media analysis team and...

Macedonia 17.11.20 | 19:19

Zaev announced 100 dates for start of EU negotiations, and we received a date for veto

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said Tuesday that Bulgaria is ready to give the green light to Albania’s negotiating framework, but not to the one for Macedonia. And instead of a date for negotiations, Macedonia got a blockade. Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the President...

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