Tag: sofia
Balkans 14.02.21 | 13:41

Sofia Mayor banned annual march popular with neo-Nazi groups

Bulgarian authorities banned the so-called Lukov March, an annual event in Sofia that is popular with neo-Nazis. The march, held over the past decade, is in honor of general Hristo Lukov, who was killed by Communists in 1943. Sofia Mayor Jordanka Fandakova revoked the approval to hold the event, and...
Macedonia 02.02.21 | 19:53

Igor Spasov’s girlfriend reported him to the Bulgarian police

Former police officer Igor Spasov, sentenced to 14 years in prison for the horrific murder of 22 year old Martin Neskovski in 2011, was arrested owing to a police report made by his girlfriend. Spasov received lenient treatment from the Zaev regime after he was used to willify VMRO-DPMNE, and used it...
Macedonia 01.02.21 | 22:18

Former policeman who carried out the brutal murder of Martin Neskovski in 2011 and later fled from prison detained in Sofia

Bulgarian police has arrested former Macedonian police officer Igor Spasov, who carried out the horrific murder of 22 year old Martin Neskovski in 2011. The killing became a major political issue as the opposition SDSM party used wiretaps about it to spur its 2015 Colored Revolution, and the subsequent...
Macedonia 11.01.21 | 12:47

Macedonian Government remains silent about Buckovski’s latest visit to Sofia

The Macedonian Foreign Ministry remains silent about the diplomatic mission of Zoran Zaev’s personal envoy to Bulgaria, former Prime Minister and SDSM party leader Vlado Buckovski. Instead of Government sources, the Macedonian public is being informed by Bulgarian officials, mainly Defense Minister...
Macedonia 09.12.20 | 13:04

Buckovski arrives in Sofia: I come as a great friend of Bulgaria

The Special Representative of the Macedonian Government for Bulgaria, Vlado Buckovski, is paying Wednesday an official visit to Sofia. In a statement to BGNES, he said that he comes to this country with good will and as a great friend. During my stay, I will have meetings with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov,...
Macedonia 09.12.20 | 09:18

Buckovski to meet Karakachanov, Zaharieva, Borisov and Radev in Sofia

The special representative of the Government for resolving the misunderstandings with Sofia, Vlado Buckovski, is paying Wednesday his first official visit to Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry informed that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva is set to...
Macedonia 08.12.20 | 20:28

After the veto, Zaev’s envoy Buckovski leaves for Sofia to meet Bulgarian leaders

Former Prime Minister and SDSM party leader Vlado Buckovski, who was named by Zoran Zaev as his envoy for the Bulgarian crisis, arrives in Sofia tomorrow. Buckovski will hold meetings with all top Bulgarian leaders, to discuss the now official veto which blocks Macedonia from opening EU accession talks. Bulgaria...
Macedonia 13.11.20 | 16:54

No EU accession talks for Macedonia until they deliver, Karakacanov tells the Bulgarian Parliament

Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov told the Bulgarian Parliament that Macedonia will not allow the European integration of Macedonia if the country doesn’t rewrite its history and ends what Karakacanov called “hate speech” against Bulgaria. Bulgaria is blocking the opening of EU...
Macedonia 10.11.20 | 14:24

Only integrated and connected region can confidently move towards the EU, says Zaev

I believe we have a renewed incentive and clear political support for the enlargement process and the accession negotiations. We should seize this chance and use it for the benefit of all citizens, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in an opening address at Tuesday’s Western Balkans Summit in Sofia,...
Macedonia 10.11.20 | 11:40

Zaev arrives in Sofia for Berlin Process Summit

Prime Minister Zaev informed on Facebook that he had arrived in Sofia to participate in the Western Balkans summit as part of the Berlin Process. We are opening a new chapter in the development of the region and for achieving the standards that put the countries of our region closer to EU membership....
Macedonia 09.11.20 | 15:00

Zaev: Tomorrow in Sofia I expect serious support for holding the first intergovernmental conference

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expects that tomorrow’s summit in Sofia will once again send the message for the opening of the first chapters, ie the holding of the first EU intergovernmental conferences with Albania and Macedonia. Tomorrow I expect serious support for the European path of all six member...
Balkans 26.07.20 | 12:00

Protesters in Sofia shower government building with toilet paper rolls

Several hundred people protested the government in the Bulgarian capital on July 25 despite a cabinet reshuffle meant to appease them. Protesters shouted “Resign!” and “Mafia” as some threw tomatoes and rolls of toilet paper at the Council of Ministers building in central Sofia. The...
Balkans 17.04.20 | 10:48

Bulgaria closes its capital Sofia for the weekend to slow the spread of the virus

Bulgarian authorities have ordered the capital city of Sofia closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The order is in place during the coming weekend, which is the Easter weekend according to the Julian calendar. The Government feared that many will use the four day weekend to get out of the...
Macedonia 30.05.19 | 13:09

Boy who suffered serious burns in a railway accident dies in Sofia

The young boy from Skopje who sustained difficult electric burns, died in the Pirogov hospital in Sofia, where he was treated. The accident happened on May 24th near the village of Trubarevo, where the boy was walking along the railway lines and climbed a machine connected to the powered line. The exceptionally...
Macedonia 25.05.19 | 18:55

Boy from Skopje who sustained serious burns will be treated in Sofia

The boy from Skopje who sustained serious, 4th degree burns after being shocked by a railway electric cable, will be treated in Sofia. The family and friends began a push to provide medical helicopter transportation to Ljubljana, to have him treated there, but the Healthcare Ministry informed that they...
« Previous Page

Macedonia News

.