Macedonian Bulgarians
Interest of Bulgarian Students in US Universities has Decreased Dramatically
The United States hosted a total of only 585 students coming from Bulgaria during 2020/21 marking the lowest number of Bulgarian students in the US in the last decade.
Macedonian Singer living in the US was the one who Set on Fire Bulgaria’s Cultural Center in Bitola
The perpetrator, who set fire to the front door of the "Ivan Mihailov" Cultural Center in Bitola, North Macedonia, was caught. This was announced by the Macedonian Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski on his Facebook account.
The 34-year-old singer Lambe Alabakovski has been arrested. He works and lives in America, but returned to Bitola a few weeks ago.
The US Condemned the Arson of the Bulgarian Cultural Center in North Macedonia
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev had a telephone conversation with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, the press office of the head of state announced.
The Bulgarian Cultural Center in North Macedonia was Set on Fire
Early this morning, the "Ivan Mihailov" Cultural Center in the town of Bitola, in the Republic of North Macedonia, was set on fire.
Bulgarian President: Our Language will continue to Unite us as a Nation
"On May 24 we are all Bulgarians. In the hierarchy of spirit and culture, neither wealth nor power is authoritative. The nobility of the spirit is important here. And it is worn and radiated by every awake child". This was commented by President Rumen Radev in an address on the occasion of May 24.
President Radev: The Veto on North Macedonia should Remain until the Bulgarians are Included in the Constitution
"I cannot compromise with the rights of Macedonian Bulgarians. They must be in the Constitution." This was stated by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in his half-hour speech at the opening of a conference on "European perspective for good neighborly relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia".
President and Prime Minister congratulated Bulgarians on Easter
"On this holiday, let us wish health, joy and prosperity in every Bulgarian home", said President Rumen Radev on the occasion of the Resurrection of Christ.
"Let's make our words and deeds lead to the spiritual and cultural rise of the Bulgarian people," the head of state wrote on his Facebook account.
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."
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.