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Five suspects in racist attack on art show identified
Authorities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, said on Tuesday that they have identified five individuals from among a larger group that barged into an art gallery and demanded, with the use of threats, that the exhibition it was showing be taken down.
The Macedonian MFA: Bulgarian MEP Kovachev does not meet the Conditions for Entry into the Country
Continuation of the case with the suspension of entry of the Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovachev in the Republic of North Macedonia. The Macedonian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on why Kovachev's group and the other three Bulgarians were not allowed to enter the territory of North Macedonia and visit a Bulgarian military cemetery yesterday.
Hadzi Vasileva: Attacks on North Macedonia Journalists are Moving Online
North Macedonia's first prosecutor in charge of handling attacks on journalists tells BIRN that while the number of physical attacks is falling, 'online threats are increasing'.
Storms sweeping in from west
A spell of stormy weather will be sweeping into Greece from the west on Tuesday afternoon, bringing downpours, thunder and hail to many parts all through Wednesday.
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North Macedonia artist comments on exhibition incident
Sergej Andreevski, the artist from North Macedonia whose exhibition in a municipal gallery in the Thessaloniki suburb of Kalamaria was disrupted last week by a far-right group, released a statement to the media Monday thanking the municipality, Greek authorities, the public "who stood by art" and commenting on the place of art in today's world.
The full statement follows:
The Visits of Foreigners are growing more than the Trips of Bulgarians Abroad
The trips of Bulgarian citizens abroad in March were 570.1 thousand, or 5.9% more than those registered in March 2022.
Nationalists disrupt artist’s exhibition in Thessaloniki
About 10 black-clad individuals belonging to a far-right group barged into a municipal gallery in Thessaloniki exhibiting the work of an artist from North Macedonia, harassed the artist and the staff and ordered them to pull down the works.
Dispute in the European Parliament about the number of Bulgarians in North Macedonia
"There are 3,500 Bulgarians in North Macedonia" - this is what the Minister of Foreign Affairs of RNM, Bujar Osmani, told the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. EPP MEP Andrey Kovachev objected to these numbers. The Bulgarian MEPs again raised the issue of mistreatment of our compatriots in the Balkan country.
Culture Club: Little Money Goes Long Way in Stirring Sofia-Skopje Tensions
BIRN delves into the modest money and limited activity behind three 'cultural clubs' in North Macedonia and Bulgaria that have nonetheless poured fuel on the fire of a long-running bilateral dispute.
North Macedonia’s Constitutional Change Commission Faces Opposition Resistance
As the North Macedonian parliamentary commission starts work this week on drafting important but controversial change designed to satisfy neighbouring Bulgaria, opposition parties have cried foul, insisting that the experts nominated in it lack credibility, as they are close to the ruling parties.