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Macedonia 07.05.23 | 17:54

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev was banned from entering Macedonia

Bulgaria condemned the action of the Macedonian Government to ban entry into the country for Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev. Kovatchev was heading to Novo Selo near Strumica, for the honoring of Bulgarian soldiers and Macedonian recruits in the Bulgarian army who fought...
Macedonia 12.03.23 | 10:27

Republika will not conduct an interview with Andrey Kovatchev

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev issued a correction to Republika, over his claims that Bulgaria saved the Jews during World War Two. In the correction, Kovatchev’s office points out that he “expressed deep sorrow about what happened with those deported from the...
Macedonia 30.03.22 | 20:08

MEP Kovatchev demands that all Macedonians with Bulgarian passports be named, after only 3,500 registered in the census

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev responded to the census results in Macedonia by demanding that all Macedonians who received a Bulgarian passport are publicly named. Only about 3,500 people declared themselves as Bulgarians in the census, but Bulgaria has issued at least 80,000...
Macedonia 20.10.21 | 11:54

Varhelyi reveals that Bulgarian hardliner Kovatchev was tasked to mediate in the relations with Macedonia

During the presentation of the latest progress reports on EU candidate countries, European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said that Bulgarian hardline member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev was a secret intermediary with Macedonia. Varhelyi said that Kovatchev was working to advance...
Macedonia 28.01.21 | 10:23

Zaev angers Bulgaria with his pledge to expand Serbian language lessons in Macedonia

A pledge from Zoran Zaev to reintroduce teaching of the Serbian language in schools caused an angry reaction in Bulgaria. Zaev made the promise during the celebration of the feast of St. Sava, an Orthodox saint especially honored by the Serbs. We will go a step further and we will restore the teaching...
Macedonia 14.12.20 | 08:49

Karakacanov says Macedonian historians are obstinate like “donkeys on a bridge”

Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov, who is staking the election hopes of his VMRO-BND party on pushing a hard line against Macedonia, blamed the Macedonian historians who are in the joint committee of obstinacy. “Like donkeys on a bridge”, Karakacanov said, implying that the politicians...
Macedonia 21.11.20 | 21:52

Kovatchev hits out at Pendarovski for dragging Bulgarian communist dictator Todor Zivkov into the dispute

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev took offense in the statement of Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski, who accused Bulgaria of “still operating under the matrix of Todor Zivkov” – the Bulgarian communist dictator who reversed the policy of recognizing...
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 04.11.20 | 10:22

MEP Kovatchev insists that Bulgarians support the hardline position toward Macedonia 8:1

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament and a leading nationalist voice on Macedonia Andrey Kovatchev insisted that the country is united in blocking Macedonia from opening EU accession talks unless “they cease with their manipulations and lies”. Bulgaria wants Macedonia to acknowledge...
Macedonia 11.10.20 | 20:29

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament threatens Zaev with veto over his celebration of October 11

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev strongly denounced Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for celebrating October 11, the day of the World War Two uprising against Bulgarian occupation forces in Macedonia. Zaev posted a meek message for what is one of the main holidays in Macedonia...
Macedonia 25.04.20 | 11:07

Kovatchev tells Zaev and Dimitrov that Bulgaria expects full implementation of the treaty they signed

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev confirmed that Bulgaria will request full and strict application of the 2017 Zaev – Borisov treaty before allowing Macedonia to advance its EU accession talks. Bulgaria appended a statement to the recent decision of the European Council...
Macedonia 24.11.19 | 14:13

Bulgaria will require additional guarantees from Macedonia if VMRO wins the elections

Bulgarian member of European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev says that the country will have to demand additional guarantees from Macedonia in case VMRO-DPMNE wins the April 2020 elections. The comment comes after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov broadcast on Facebook his conversation with VMRO leader...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 23:42

Kovatchev: Bulgaria supports Macedonia’s EU accession; the treaty needs to be implemented without delay

Bulgarian member of he European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev, who is the Vice-Chair of the EPP party, told Lider that Bulgaria fully supports Macedonia in opening the EU accession talks. In an editorial for Lider, Kovatchev also explains his position on the historical narrative issues which have affected...
Macedonia 24.06.19 | 11:53

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament congratulates Pendarovski for saying that Goce Delcev declared himself as Bulgarian

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev welcomed the statement by Stevo Pendarovski that legendary VMRO leader Goce Delcev had declared himself as Bulgarian. Pendarovski was asked during a TV interview about the developing dispute with Bulgaria over the nationality of Goce Delcev,...
Macedonia 21.06.19 | 12:10

Bulgarian MEP Kovatchev calls on Macedonian historians to accept that Delcev was Bulgarian

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev called on the Macedonian historians to accept that Goce Delcev and a series of other historic figures were ethnic Bulgarians. Goce Delcev self-identified as a Bulgarian and in his honor, he would never have wanted that we divide over him. We...
Macedonia 21.03.19 | 16:11

Bulgarian MEP angry at Siljanovska over her criticism of the “friendship treaty”

VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska won the support of many attendees at the EPP meeting in Brussels yesterday, including incoming German leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, but one Bulgarian member of Parliament was not impressed. Andrey Kovatchev met with Siljanovska, but afterwards...
Macedonia 01.03.19 | 18:48

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament tells the BBC that Macedonians in Greece are in fact Bulgarians

Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev, who comes from the ruling GERB party, also responded to the BBC report about the century long repression of the Macedonian minority in Greece. According to Kovatchev, BBC should’ve named the minority as Bulgarian, not Macedonian, given...

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