Latest News from Macedonia
The EU wants Bulgaria to lift the Veto on North Macedonia by June 2022
"I will come to Sofia as often as necessary in order to reach a decision (lifting the Bulgarian veto on North Macedonia's membership in the EU) by the end of June, we have no time, the war has shown us how important the European integration is."
North Macedonia Ex-PM Convicted of Illegal Property Scheme
Nikola Gruevski, who was tried in absentia, was found guilty at Skopje Criminal Court on Thursday of unlawfully acquiring over 1.3 million euros from his former ruling VMRO DPMNE party, and of instigating a money-laundering scheme to cover his tracks and buy property with the proceeds.
President Radev: It is High Time to Stop the Anti-Bulgarian Ideology in North Macedonia
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev made a sharp statement to the authorities in the Republic of North Macedonia. He said, "it was high time the anti-Bulgarian ideology swirling in our neighboring country to stop."
Week in Review: Perfect Storms and Banal Disputes
Widening Cracks
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov leaves after an emergency European Union (EU) summit on the situation in Ukraine, Brussels, February 25, 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/JOHN THYS
WWII Bulgarian Nationalist ‘Glorified to Undermine Macedonian Identity’: Historian
World War II nationalist leader Ivan Mihailov was once regarded as a Nazi collaborator, but has been rehabilitated in Bulgaria for use as a tool in the country's dispute over its shared history with North Macedonia, says Bulgarian historian Chavdar Marinov.
Influx of Anti-Bulgarian Rhetoric by the Macedonian Elite
Accusations against Bulgaria of provocation and calls for the suspension of the Good Neighborly Relations Agreement were voiced by Macedonian politicians and members of the public after the visit of Vice President Iliana Yotova and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to Bitola last week, BGNES reported.
Cracks in Bulgaria’s Reformist Coalition Widen
Accusations of betrayal over North Macedonia
Bulgarian Club Named After Nazi Ally Outrages North Macedonia
Saturday's opening of a Bulgarian cultural club in the North Macedonia town of Bitola named after Ivan Mihailov, a controversial 20th Century nationalist movement leader who became a Nazi collaborator, has been criticised as a threat to ongoing attempts to achieve a breakthrough in the two countries' dispute over history.
President of North Macedonia: Bulgaria offers us a Hitlerite and a Nazi for Rapprochement
North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski has personally joined the campaign against Bulgaria after the opening of the Ivan Mihailov Cultural Center in Bitola, BGNES reported.
North Macedonia Arrests Border Officer for Alleged Bribe-Taking
North Macedonia's deputy Interior Minister, Nazim Bushi told media that one officer at the Blace border crossing with Kosovo has been arrested after Albania's Klan TV published video footage that it claims shows how North Macedonian border officials there take bribes.
Bulgaria to Maintain Block on North Macedonia’s Path to EU: Minister
Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska told media on Tuesday evening that "Bulgaria's position remains unchanged" and that Sofia will continue to block the start of North Macedonia's EU accession talks until its demands are met.
Her comments came in response to Bulgaria media citing German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock that Genchovska had promised the veto will be lifted.
Bulgarian PM: I will not try to make any Agreements for North Macedonia without the Coalition
"We have a clearly written coalition agreement, which we strictly abide by. We observe all our actions to be in unison with it. As Prime Minister, I have no right in any way, nor will I try to make any agreements, we have a framework position, a declaration." This was stated by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov about Bulgaria's position towards North Macedonia.
Central Macedonia: New jobs in 4 out of 10 companies
41% of the companies in Central Macedonia are optimistic about the creation of new jobs in the next period, due to the expansion of their activities. Especially in the Agri-Food and Tourism sectors, the certainty is expressed that there will be new positions, something that is due to the seasonality of the sectors.
North Macedonia Opposition Leader Attends Orban’s Victory Party
The leader of North Macedona's main opposition party, VMRO DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, joined the celebrations marking Viktor Orban's victory in Sunday's Hungarian elections at Orban's Fidesz party HQ in Budapest.
North Macedonia’s PM: There are Individuals who work against our Agreement with Bulgaria
"There are individuals and marginalized groups, there are even political parties in the country that are funded by third countries that do not want to see North Macedonia in the EU and are working against a possible agreement between Bulgaria and North Macedonia," said the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovachevski in an interview for the show "360 degrees", quoted by BTA.