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Macedonia 17.10.21 | 19:44

Prime Minister Stoev supports the creation of a Bulgarian party in Macedonia

Bulgarian interim Prime Minister Svetlan Stoev said that his Government supports the initiative that a party of Bulgarians in Macedonia is formed. This initiative was raised recently by an ethnic Bulgarian activist, Viktor Stojanov. That is their right, the Constitution guarantees them their right. I...

Macedonia 14.10.21 | 10:00

Bulgarian PM Stoev announces a new treaty with Macedonia, no word from Zaev about its content

The Zaev Government still has not addressed the announcement from Bulgaria’s interim Prime Minister Svetlan Stoev, that it’s possible a new treaty to be signed by the Foreign Ministers. Negotiations between Skopje and Sofia are on-going, and the Bulgarian texts and proposals are submitted....

Macedonia 23.07.21 | 17:03

Foreign Minister Stoev wants Macedonia to acknowledge the Bulgarian minority in its Constitution

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev asked Macedonia to amend its Constitution and list the Bulgarians as one of the minority groups living here. According to Stoev, that is one way for Macedonia to appease Bulgaria and secure the opening of EU accession talks. Stoev also chastised the Zaev regime...

Macedonia 10.06.21 | 19:04

Minister Stoev says that Bulgaria wants its demands to be made part of Macedonia’s EU accession process

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev said that the country expects its demands from Macedonia to be made part of Macedonia’s EU accession process. Bulgaria demands major concessions from Macedonia in the areas of national identity and history, and is blocking Macedonia’s EU accession...

Macedonia 07.06.21 | 18:35

Bulgarian Minister Stoev demands guarantees from Zaev that he will implement the 2017 treaty

Bulgarian interim Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev said that the country expects legal guarantees from Macedonia that it will implement the 2017 Zaev- Borisov treaty, and a long-term plan to resolve historic and national identity disputes between the countries. Bulgaria has always shown will for constructive...

Macedonia 25.05.21 | 16:15

Bulgaria will ask the EU to provide guarantees that Macedonia will keep its promises

Bulgaria’s interim Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev said that talks on the dispute with Macedonia are the highest priority for the country. He implicitly accused Macedonia of violating the 2017 Zaev – Borisov treaty and said that Bulgaria will turn to the EU to demand guarantees that the treaty...

Macedonia 14.05.21 | 22:32

Bulgarian caretaker Government is ready to talk, but notes it doesn’t have mandate to change the consensus position

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced that its caretaker Minister Svetlan Stoev is ready to have a phone conversation with his Macedonian counterpart Bujar Osmani, but noted that not much will change in the coming months. Bulgaria is without a political Government after the inconclusive April elections...