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Macedonia 18.03.23 | 17:57

Alfa: Zoran Zaev and Ljubco Georgievski are in business together in Strumica

Alfa TV reports that Ljubco Georgievski, the former Prime Minister of Macedonia who has now fully embraced Bulgarian positions on the origin of the nation, has extensive business interests with Zoran Zaev in Zaev’s stronghold of Strumica. Georgievski originally sought Bulgarian citizenship to avoid...

Macedonia 23.12.22 | 23:29

Macedonia forced to pay 25 million EUR to a major Greek oil company in a long running dispute

Macedonia was hit by a hefty, 25 million EUR fine, in favor of Hellenic Petroleum, in the long running dispute with the Greek oil company that bought the Skopje refinery. As part of the deal, Macedonia took the obligation to purchase a large amount of heating oil each year, which surpassed the country’s...

Macedonia 16.05.22 | 21:41

First event of the new Macedonian – Bulgarian friendship initiative disrupted by a nationalist politician

The first planned event of the newly formed club of Macedonian – Bulgarian friendship was disrupted today in Sofia, as Bulgarian nationalist politician and member of the European Parliament Angel Dzhambazki showed up with a group of his supporters. Dzhambazki, who is co-leader of the VMRO-BND party,...

Macedonia 04.05.22 | 10:46

Former Prime Minister Georgievski wants to rehabilitate Vanco Mihajlov

Former Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski strongly endorsed the controversial VMRO leader Vanco Mihajlov, despite his association with the Nazi regime in Croatia during the war and his denial of the Macedonian nation. Todor Aleksandrov and Vanco Mihajlov were seen as controversial and considered a package...

Macedonia 02.03.21 | 21:51

Ljubco Georgievski doubles down on his call for major concessions to Bulgaria

In a TV debate, former Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski reiterated his positions that Macedonia needs to make serious concessions to Bulgaria and rewrite its own history. Georgievski, who holds a Bulgarian passport since the period he began facing persecution after his election loss in 2002, insisted...

Macedonia 27.02.21 | 22:30

In what is likely a message from Zaev to Bulgaria, Ljubco Georgievski publishes a set of proposals to resolve the dispute

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski, who obtained a Bulgarian citizenship while he and other VMRO-DPMNE officials were persecuted after he lost power in 2002, came out with proposals for additional concessions to Bulgaria. According to Georgievski, Macedonia and Bulgaria are at a dead-end...

Macedonia 22.07.20 | 21:49

Zaev stands behind the attempt to weaken VMRO before the crucial coalition talks

The orchestrated calls from a number of former VMRO-DPMNE officials that the party declares the electoral outcome to have been a defeat and that party leader Hristijan Mickoski resigns, are coming from SDSM and its leader Zoran Zaev, says one of the party founders Ivan Sokolov. The push is currently...