Tag: georgiev
Macedonia 05.05.23 | 09:11

Judicial Council elects new president after a scandalous week

The Judicial Council today narrowly, with 8 votes in favor, elected judge Sasko Georgiev as its leader. The decision comes after the previous head of the body that is tasked with appointing and dismissing judges, Vesna Dameva from SDSM, was removed in a hectic session led by her deputy Seli Ademi from...

Macedonia 12.05.22 | 21:00

Bulgaria could allow Macedonia to make a small step forward, but even that will require more concessions

Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasil Georgiev said that they are prepared to make one concessions to Macedonia and allow the country to hold an inter-governmental conference with the EU, but not to allow the actual opening of the EU accession talks. Holding the conference is the next step that leads...

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 19.06.19 | 14:09

Goce Delcev had a strong Macedonian political identity, says head of the Macedonian historic team

Dragi Georgiev, the head of the Macedonian team in the joint historic committee with Bulgaria, insists that the legendary VMRO leader Goce Delcev, had a strong Macedonian political identity. The work of the committee hit a serious obstacle as the issue of Delcev’s identity was raised. Both countries...

Macedonia 18.02.19 | 12:06

Macedonian historians will ask Bulgaria not to project its contemporary understanding of nationhood to the medieval period

Historian Dragan Georgiev, who sits in the joint expert Commission with Bulgaria which is going over historic figures and events, said that the Macedonian side has acknowledged that Goce Delcev, the legendary hero of the Macedonian national struggle, has also identified as Bulgarian and will be celebrated...