Tag: Rumen Radev
Macedonia 09.04.22 | 12:01

If Petkov deviates from Bulgarian national interest in Macedonia, there will be a crisis in the government, Radev warns

I expect the Government to strictly adhere to the Declaration of the National Assembly, the consensus and the will of the Bulgarians to resolve the open issues before the start of Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations, said Bulgarian President Rumen Radev. As BGNES reports, Radev reiterated that...

Macedonia 26.01.22 | 10:07

Did they give up on them too?: Radev welcomed Kovacevski, Osmani and Grubi with photos of the Miladinov Brothers

During the meeting of the Macedonian government delegation with the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, one detail left the biggest impression. It was were certainly not Radev’s talks with the Prime Minister and some of the ministers, but the iconography in the room where the meeting took place....

Balkans 20.12.21 | 13:09

Radev to convene Bulgaria’s security council over Macedonia in first half of January

The Consultative Council on National Security will be convened in the first half of January to discuss relations with the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev told journalists Monday after a ceremony during which the Central Election Commission handed him and his Vice President their...

Macedonia 18.12.21 | 10:10

Radev: Bulgaria will open the door to Skopje only with guarantees and protection of our national interest

Bulgaria will open the door to Macedonia only with guarantees and protection of our national interest. If we manage to make such a decision, it will be a historic act, said Bulgarian President Rumen Radev. Bulgaria has strengthened its veto on Macedonia’s negotiations with the EU. President Rumen...

Macedonia 15.12.21 | 19:10

Radev: I do not expect pressure from Macron over the Bulgarian-Macedonian dispute

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev says the pressure on Sofia over the dispute with Macedonia is counterproductive. He does not expect France to put pressure on Bulgaria to resolve the dispute faster. French President Emmanuel Macron clearly knows the position of Bulgaria and therefore I do not expect pressure....

Macedonia 30.11.21 | 20:29

Radev-Zaev: Dialogue at high level crucial for building trust, solving disputes

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev held a phone call on Tuesday with Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev during which they agreed that dialogue at high level is crucial for building trust and solving disputes between the two countries, Radev’s office said in a press release. Radev and Zaev, as stated...

Balkans 25.11.21 | 14:57

Bulgaria expects dialogue with Macedonia to produce concrete results, Radev tells Varhelyi

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said Thursday in a phone call with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi that Sofia expects dialogue with Macedonia to produce concrete results, MIA reports from Sofia. Radev stressed that Sofia is open for dialogue, has asked clear questions...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 09:34

Radev expresses condolences to Pendarovski over bus accident

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev expressed his condolences to the President Stevo Pendarovski over the severe bus accident in Bulgarian highway in which 46 people were killed. On behalf of the Bulgarian people and on his own behalf, President Rumen Radev expressed his sincere condolences to the families...

Balkans 22.11.21 | 10:11

Bulgarian President Radev wins second term

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev appears to have been re-elected to the post by a significant margin, according to several forecasts. He can expect more than 65 per cent of the vote, while his challenger Anastas Gerdzhikov won around 33 per cent on Sunday, according to the forecasts. Official final results...

Macedonia 06.10.21 | 17:54

Zaev: The steps taken by Radev are an insult to the Macedonian citizens, he didn’t understand Merkel and Macron’s message

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, following the EU-Western Balkans Summit that took place in Brdo near Kranj, Slovenia, said that the steps and blockades taken by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev are an insult to Macedonian citizens. Zaev said that after the Summit it was clear that only Bulgaria was opposed...

Macedonia 22.09.21 | 16:38

Our museums are fine, we will change the monuments, Zaev responds to Radev

Prime Minister Zaev responded Wednesday to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s statement that Macedonia will have to change the museums and the image of Bulgaria in them. Regarding the monuments, Zaev said that many of the monuments in Bulgaria and Macedonia should be in a friendly spirit, so that,...

Macedonia 02.08.21 | 22:41

Pendarovski-Radev phone call: Bulgaria to send firefighting units to Macedonia

Macedonian President, Stevo Pendarovski informed that tonight he had a telephone conversation with the President of neighboring Bulgaria, Rumen Radev. It has been agreed that Bulgaria will send firefighting units as soon as possible to help our teams put out the fires, Pendarovski said.

Balkans 26.07.21 | 21:27

Radev in Austria: Bulgaria is strongest supporter of EU enlargement

Bulgaria is the strongest supporter of EU enlargement, but it cannot allow violation of the rights of citizens of the Republic of Macedonia with Bulgarian self-awareness, said Bulgarian President Rumen Radev during a meeting with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen in Salzburg on Monday. At...

Balkans 23.07.21 | 11:49

Radev starts consultations on new Bulgarian Government formation, GERB refuse to participate

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev opened consultations Friday with the parties in the newly elected Bulgarian Parliament ahead of presenting a mandate for the formation of a government. He started with There Is Such a People (TISP) whose 65 MPs make up the biggest group in Parliament. On the back of...

Macedonia 14.06.21 | 22:15

Zaev meets Bulgarian President Radev in Brussels, to pay visit to Sofia this week

Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met with Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev at the end of Monday’s NATO Summit in Brussels, discussing perspective to achieve a real step forward in Macedonia’s European integration. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev underlined the principled and continuous support...

Balkans 10.06.21 | 11:12

Radev says he supports Macedonia’s EU integration, but did not say under what conditions

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev held Wednesday a video conference meeting with European Parliament President David Sassoli, discussing measures for management of the coronavirus pandemic and EU-related topics, with a focus on the enlargement policy, MIA reports from Sofia. President Radev said Bulgaria...

Macedonia 09.06.21 | 12:34

Radev meets newly elected Constitutional Court president Kacarska and constitutional judges in Sofia

The President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, met Tuesday in Sofia with the newly elected President of the Constitutional Court, Dobrila Kacarska, Bulgarian media report. Radev, in addition to Kacarska, met also with other judges from the Constitutional Court of Macedonia. The meeting was attended by, according...

Macedonia 02.06.21 | 18:09

De Sousa: Sofia-Skopje dialogue needed without making a fuss

Portugal welcomes and admires the efforts at dialogue between Bulgaria and Macedonia. We support the concrete steps in support of dialogue, making a fuss does not help, it gets in the way, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Wednesday in Sofia. There are European countries with different...

Macedonia 02.06.21 | 17:34

Radev: Bulgaria requires guarantees over Macedonia’s EU accession

Bulgaria requires guarantees over the European Union’s enlargement in Macedonia, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Portuguese counterpart Marcelo de Sousa, MIA reports from Sofia. The most important task is to restore dialogue between Sofia and Skopje...

Macedonia 27.05.21 | 15:04

Radev: No need for intermediaries, no one knows history better than us

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev does not want intermediaries to participate in the Joint Commission on Historical Issues. We do not need them. Nobody knows our history better than us, reports BGNES. He added that he had said this many times to President Pendarovski and that everything depended...

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