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Bulgarians in Macedonia: At the Census we were Insulted and Recorded as Macedonians
"Citizens who declared themselves Bulgarians were regularly and directly insulted and belittled by enumerators, instructors and other members of the enumeration commissions."
This is what the Ivan Mihailov Cultural Center in Bitola is warning about on the occasion of the census in North Macedonia, which ended on September 30th.
Census in N. Macedonia Is Not about Mere Statistics, Ethnic Minorities' Rights Are at Stake Too
Since early September Ilina Dimitrijevska has been walking endless kilometres every day, going door to door asking people to take part in North Macedonia's first census in nearly two decades.
Her task may be straightforward enough, but the census remains highly sensitive due to the potential impact on the nation's minorities.
North Macedonia to Start Delayed Census Despite COVID-19 Fears
Despite COVID-19 infections rising, North Macedonian authorities are determined to proceed with the planned start of the national census on Sunday, September 3.
Apostol Simovski, head of the State Statistical Office, said on Friday that everything was now ready for the delayed process to kick off.
"We are not asking anything from Macedonians. Only brotherhood and friendship" VIDEO
"We behaved normally, the way you would have behaved in this situation... We are not asking for anything from the Macedonians. Only brotherhood and friendship and to have the closest and best relations," Vucic said during his address to the media.
President Radev Rejected Idea for Intermediaries in Bulgarian-N.Macedonian History Disputes
President Rumen Radev announced that he does not accept EU historians to get involved in the work of the N. Macedonian-Bulgarian historical commission, Bulgarian and Macedonian media wrote during his visit to Rome together with his Macedonian counterpart Stevo Pendarovski.
Alarm Bells Ring over North Macedonia Plan for ‘Ethnic IDs’
Cold political calculation has given wings to a motion to include ethnicity in ID cards in North Macedonia, setting the country apart from the rest of the world. Critics are alarmed.
‘Macedonia the Great’ will be the brand for Greek Macedonian products
The official brand that will be placed on products from the Greek province of Macedonia - the largest part of the geographic region of Macedonia - was presented today at an event in Thessaloniki attended by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
UNESCO Gives North Macedonia Deadline to Protect Ohrid
The UN cultural organisation UNESCO meeting at its 43rd session in Baku, Azerbaijan, has ordered North Macedonia to take measures to properly protect the heritage of the lakeside city of Ohrid - or be added to the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger.
Forging a common policy line
Everyone agrees: Dramatic changes in the region (relations between the United States and Turkey, developments in the Eastern Mediterranean) will have a decisive impact on Greece in the coming decades. The conjecture warrants consensus in the hammering out of Greek foreign policy in the face of nascent tectonic changes.
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Islamic leader: Macedonians are wild people with no identity
Reis Sulejman Rexhepi recently referred to Macedonians as wild people, the website Plus Info is reporting.