Tag: Nikolay Milkov
Macedonia Balkans 29.03.23 | 12:46

Bulgarian minister: EU negotiations will be opened when Macedonia changes the Constitution

Macedonia has no deadlines for implementing the requirements in the French proposal, which was a condition for the European Union to give us the green light for the screening process, which will last until the end of this year, emphasized the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria in an interview with...

Balkans 29.03.23 | 09:04

Bulgaria to financially help Macedonian Bulgarians who want to sue the state

In an interview with Bulgarian national television, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Milkov said there is an escalation and increase in tensions with Macedonia. In recent months we have witnessed various actions that are hostile and inconsistent with the understanding and contractual basis....

Macedonia 27.01.23 | 15:48

Milkov: Bulgaria will not put a new veto on Macedonia’s EU path, because “negotiations have not even started”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Nikolay Milkov, emphasized that Bulgaria will not put a new veto on the country’s European path, because, as he said, it is not necessary because Macedonia “has not even started negotiations”. There is a clear criterion. When the Bulgarians...

Balkans 27.01.23 | 13:46

Milkov: With a note, we request the access of all Bulgarians to the Goce Delcev’s monument in Macedonia

Bulgaria will request with a note to provide access to the Bulgarian citizens who will travel to Macedonia for Goce Delcev’s birth anniversary on February 4. Representatives of the Bulgarian embassy in Macedonia will also attend the ceremony. This was announced today by the Minister of Foreign...

Balkans 26.01.23 | 09:03

Milkov: We are withdrawing the ambassador from Skopje for an indefinite period, and we are freezing Macedonia’s EU negotiations

The Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Milkov, said that Bulgaria is freezing Macedonia’s EU assession negotiations. Milkov says that he is withdrawing the Bulgarian ambassador Angel Angelov from Skopje indefinitely due to, according to Milkov, “the disturbing situation regarding...

Macedonia 19.08.22 | 11:29

Bulgarian authorities unpleasantly surprised why opening of Bulgarian associations is being investigated

We are closely monitoring the situation – this is how caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov commented to BNT regarding the information that the prosecutor’s office in Macedonia is investigating the activities of Bulgarian associations. “We need an explanation,”...

Macedonia 12.08.22 | 18:12

Osmani – Milkov: Efforts to continue developing cooperation in all areas of mutual interest

Bujar Osmani had a phone call with the new chief of Bulgarian diplomacy Nikolay Milkov concerning this country’s European integrations, as well as the efforts to continue developing the cooperation between Macedonia and Bulgaria in all areas of mutual interest in accordance with the 2017 Friendship...

Balkans 10.08.22 | 11:53

The Bulgarian minister admitted that they are negotiating with the party in power in Macedonia, not with the state

I hope that the same consolidation process will be implemented in Macedonia in terms of what we can do in a positive sense, because unfortunately, while we somehow have some kind of national consensus regarding Macedonia, they do not see it very clear. There is one party there, which is open to dialogue...

Macedonia 08.08.22 | 15:36

Macedonia to receive a list of specific obligations regarding Bulgaria, reveals the new foreign minister

An immediate obligation of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the bilateral dialogue with Macedonia will be to adopt a document that defines the tasks of the country’s institutions, said new Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov, MIA reports from Sofia. The immediate tasks in relation to...