Skopje

The European Commission is satisfied with the steps taken by the authorities in the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) following the incident with "Levski" fans in Skopje.

This is clear from the answer that Bulgarian media "Club Z" received from Nabila Massrali - spokeswoman for the European External Action Service (EEAS).

The political forces in the Bulgarian parliament condemned yet another instance of violence against Bulgarian citizens in North Macedonia and united around the position that the country currently has no place in the European Union.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been informed about a Bulgarian citizen injured in an accident in Skopje before the football match between PFC "Levski" and the local FC "Shkupi". This was announced by the BTA department. According to initial information, it was an attack in the northern part of the city and stab wounds were inflicted with cold weapons.

Two-thirds of the citizens in North Macedonia put Bulgaria at the top of a list that includes the biggest opponents of their country's European integration.

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In June, Pride Parades were held, among others, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Croatia, highlighting the struggle for LGBT rights in these countries.

"We have entered the decisive phase for the changes in the constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia. We all want the Bulgarians to be included in the basic law. And let this be final. But for this to happen, the parliament in Skopje must achieve a majority", said the special envoy of the German federal government for the Western Balkans, Manuel Sarrazin.

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"You failed with VMRO and you failed with the SDSM." This is what a judge from Skopje was told by people close to her, referring to North Macedonia's two main parties, VMRO-DPMNE and the Social Democrats.

"Germany supports North Macedonia's EU membership and recognizes the identity, language and culture of its people. Now Skopje must implement the promised change in its constitution to remove all obstacles to the country's membership in the European community".

Thousands of people are expected to attend a big Church-organised protest in Skopje on Thursday as the country's biggest religious community, the Macedonian Orthodox Church, called on the government to shelve adoption of the Gender Equality Law and the Law on Birth Registry.

In a letter to European leaders and institutions, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev called for North Macedonia's accession to the EU to be based on the fulfillment of the membership criteria, and not on lobbyist politics.