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News 19.11.20 | 12:05

Hate speech against Bulgaria is the main reason for the veto, Zaharieva says after vile comments aimed at her by a Zaev regime official

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that Bulgaria can’t keep enduring hate speech from Macedonia and that this is the reason why it blocked the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia. Her comment comes after an outspoken supporter of the Zaev regime, who is an official of...

Macedonia 05.11.20 | 10:41

Zaharieva: Borisov informed Merkel that Bulgaria’s answer is no

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva reiterated that the country will block Macedonia from opening EU accession talks, since not enough progress was made in meeting Bulgarian demands. Zaharieva had an urgent meeting with German diplomats earlier this week and Chancellor Merkel spoke with both...

Macedonia 03.11.20 | 15:16

Macedonian Government issues broad, unspecific statement after the emergency summit with Bulgaria in Berlin

Macedonia’s two main diplomats, Bujar Osmani and Nikola Dimitrov, remain silent about the outcome of their emergency meeting with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva in Berlin yesterday. Zaharieva stated the demands Bulgaria has before it will allow the opening of EU accession talks...

Macedonia 03.11.20 | 13:57

Zaharieva outlines reasons that don’t allow Bulgaria to allow the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva clarified the open issues that remain to stand in the way of Macedonia opening its EU accession talks after the emergency meeting in Berlin. Bulgaria wants Macedonia to clarify that the imposed name “North Macedonia” does not reflect Macedonian...

Macedonia 03.11.20 | 12:21

Berlin summit fail – Zaharieva says Bulgaria is not ready to allow the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva was the first to speak out after the hastily arranged meeting in Berlin with German diplomats and her counterparts from Macedonia, Bujar Osmani and Nikola Dimitrov. In a statement quoted by the BGNES news agency, Zaharieva said that there was some progress,...

Macedonia 02.11.20 | 09:45

Macedonians in Albania condemn Zaharieva’s “Bulgarian roots” ultimatum

The Ilinden association from Tirana, which represents Macedonians in Albania, strongly condemned the statement from Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva that Macedonians must acknowledge they have “Bulgarian roots” before being allowed to open EU accession talks. Bulgaria threatens...

Macedonia 28.10.20 | 21:08

Foreign Minister Zaharieva says that, unless something changes, Bulgaria will not allow the opening of accession talks with Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva confirmed that, as things stand right now, Bulgaria will block the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia. At this time Bulgaria is not in a position to approve the negotiating framework in this form. We still have time, but it’s very short,...

Macedonia 09.10.20 | 15:29

Bulgarian Minister Zaharieva says that the Macedonians are a “new national identity”

Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva added to the demands of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, that Macedonia must hurry with making the concessions Bulgaria wants before opening EU accession talks. Borisov urges Macedonia to make its concessions quickly At a joint meeting with...

Macedonia 13.05.20 | 12:01

Zaharieva: “Individuals can identify as Macedonians but without resorting to lies and anti-Bulgarian rhetoric”

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that citizens in Macedonia can self-identify themselves any way they wish, but that this include “historic lies and anti-Bulgarian rhetoric”. Macedonia and Bulgaria have a growing dispute about the Macedonian national identity. Bulgaria...

Macedonia 20.06.19 | 15:13

Zaharieva sees the EU postponement as a chance that Macedonia and Albania begin accession talks together

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that the delay of the opening of accession talks with Macedonia, which Zoran Zaev promised will begin in June, will allow Albania to join the group with Macedonia. The good news, according to me, is taht the two countries are not decoupled at this stage,...

Macedonia 13.06.19 | 21:07

Reaction from the Bulgarian Embassy in Macedonia

The Bulgarian Embassy in Macedonia asked Republika to correct an article on the statements made by Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov, published on June 11th under the title “Top Bulgarian Government Ministers tell Macedonia it will not join EU and NATO...

Macedonia 13.06.19 | 20:52

Zaharieva: Goce Delcev was a Bulgarian, and if no agreement is reached we will end our work with “North Macedonia”

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said on Tuesday that the country will withdraw from the committee of historians with Macedonia unless enough progress is made on the issue of Goce Delcev’s historic legacy. Zaharieva rejected the proposal to honor Goce Delcev on the day of his interment...

Macedonia 10.06.19 | 14:45

As historic fight over Goce Delcev heats up, Sofia rejects a proposed date to jointly honor the VMRO leader with Macedonia

After Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov threatened to block Macedonia’s EU and NATO accession over historic issues, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva confirmed that she expects more progress on the issue of Goce Delcev’s nation background. Under the Borisov – Zaev treaty...

Macedonia 23.02.19 | 18:31

Minister Zaharieva claims Bulgaria won a major concession from Macedonian historians

Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva claimed as a major diplomatic win the fact that Macedonian historians acknowledged that the medieval kingdom of Tsar Samoil was a Bulgarian kingdom. Zaharieva was referring to the results of the latest round of discussions in the Joint commission...

Balkans 09.02.19 | 11:28

Foreign Minister Zaharieva hopes Bulgarian Parliament will ratify Macedonian NATO accession as early as next week

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva announced that the Bulgarian Parliament may ratify Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol as early as next week. The Greek Parliament ratified the protocol on Friday evening, as provided among the few Greek obligations in the Prespa treaty. It is in Bulgaria’s...