North Macedonia
North Macedonia in 2023: All Eyes on the Constitution
A row over whether to change the constitution to appease neighbouring Bulgaria and progress on the path to EU accession will set the tone for 2023 in North Macedonia, for both the government and its opponents.
Bulgarian MEP: The Statement of North Macedonia’s President repeats the Hateful Rhetoric against Bulgaria
"The statement of the Macedonian president repeats the theses of the RNM for many years, that it is an insult against the Macedonian identity and the Macedonian people, if you say things that are related to the objective reading of history - for example, if you say that Gotse Delchev is a Bulgarian, born in Bulgaria family.
North Macedonia’s President: Ban One MEP and Several other Bulgarians from Entering the Country
North Macedonia's President Stevo Pendarovski proposed to the government, according to the law on foreigners, "that one MEP from Bulgaria and several other persons from Bulgaria be banned from entering the country, because of their previous and ongoing actions against" North Macedonia.
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister: Bulgarian Clubs should Change their Names
"The names of the Bulgarian clubs in the Republic of North Macedonia must be changed." This is what the foreign minister of the state Bujar Osmani told bTV. In recent months, two Bulgarian clubs were opened - "Ivan Mihailov" in Bitola and "Tsar Boris III" in Ohrid.
30 Days in Detention for the Attacker of Bulgarian Hristiyan Pendikov in North Macedonia
Iliya Spaseski from Ohrid, who beat up Hristiyan Pendikov, was given a 30-day detention. This was confirmed for BNT by the chairman of the "Macedonia" foundation, Viktor Stoyanov.
The State Sent a Plane to transport the Bulgarian Beaten in North Macedonia for treatment in Bulgaria
The government plane "Falcon" with a team from the Military Academy on board will transport Hristiyan Pendikov, who was attacked in Ohrid, to Bulgaria, announced the press service of the Council of Ministers.
Another Provocation: The Secretary of the Bulgarian Cultural Club in North Macedonia has been Beaten
The secretary of the Bulgarian cultural club "Tsar Boris III" in Ohrid was beaten, the MEP Andrey Kovachev announced on his Facebook profile.
Vučić: Davos - a club of like-minded people; False accusations against Serbia
Vui told RTS from Davos that the meeting had become a club of like-minded people.
North Macedonia president sees Western Balkans as European security ‘soft spot’
North Macedonia's president described the Western Balkans on Tuesday as a soft spot in Europe's security architecture and ripe for potential influence campaigns by Russia.
"The soft spot in Europe's architecture and danger from the Kremlin is the Western Balkans," President Stevo Pendarovski told an event at the World Economic Forum.
North Macedonia took over the Chairmanship of the OSCE, Main Priority will be Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
North Macedonia took over the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Sunday and will lead it for the next 12 months. The foreign minister of the country, Bujar Osmani, became the chairman of the OSCE and defined the restoration of mutual trust and the need to resume the dialogue on security issues as the main tasks for the current year.