Tag: kulafkova
Macedonia 04.11.20 | 13:20

Kulafkova: We can’t give up our past, it will only lead to more Bulgarian claims

If we give up on our past we become rootless and we leave it to Bulgaria to claim that we are merely a Bulgarian minority that seceded from Yugoslavia, said linguist and academic Katica Kulafkova about the growing national identity dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria. “It is mindless to demand...

Macedonia 18.07.20 | 15:11

Professor Kulafkova announces the publication of her thesis on the Macedonian language

Leading linguist professor Katica Kulafkova announced the publication of her thesis during the presentation of the four volume edition on the Macedonian language, published by the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The work is meant to represent an answer to the Bulgarian Academy and politicians...

Macedonia 07.07.20 | 18:18

In response to the Bulgarian pressure, MANU publishes a four volume edition on the Macedonian language

The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) promoted a four volume edition about the Macedonian language, which is seen as a response to the pressure from Bulgaria, which demands that the Macedonian language is declared a mere Western dialect of the Bulgarian. The volumes aim to give a full and...

Macedonia 08.06.20 | 21:47

Academic Kulafkova is the latest target of the highly selective fight against “hate speech”

The Helsinki Committee, a left wing NGO organization, filed criminal charges with the Interior Ministry alleging that academic and distinguished Macedonian literature expert Katica Kulafkova is responsible of hate speech. The Committee has frequently proposed similar charges against the broadly defined...

Macedonia 07.10.19 | 13:31

Kulafkova: The Venice Commission clears the way to revoke the Albanian language law

In an interview with Republika, professor Katica Kulafkova says that the finding of the Venice Commission opens the door to abolish the law on the use of the Albanian language. The Commission found that key portions of the law violate the Macedonian Constitution, or are unworkable. Adopting the law was...