"I think it is a complete tragedy that after a long time spent on resolving the name issue with the Greeks, the Bulgarians, for internal reasons, made such demands for Macedonia, and therefore the question should be asked how Bulgaria fulfills its obligations to the EU," said former US...
Besides Skopje and Tirana, the EU, Bulgaria and the region also have a lot to lose from the blockage of North Macedonia and Albania’s EU integration, said Bulgarian MEP and European Parliament rapporteur for North Macedonia Ilhan Kyuchyuk.
“Bulgaria was one of the countries to put the region’s EU integration...
President of the Serbian National Assembly Ivica Dacic assessed that Prime Minister of Macedonia Zoran Zaev is not politically ignorant and that he knows that his recent statements about Bulgaria are incorrect, but that he needs Sofia's consent to start EU membership negotiations.
In the show "Hit Tweet" on TV...
"A lot of butterness: Prime Minister of North Macedonia regrets the blockade of Bulgaria in the EU," is the headline of an article published Saturday by Agence France-Presse (AFP) following an interview with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in Skopje.
Zoran Zaev said that the Bulgarian veto of Macedonia’s EU accession...
The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, has died from the consequences of coronavirus infection.
Patriarch Irinej died shortly after 7am on Friday at the Army Medical Centre in Belgrade where he was admitted on November 4 after testing positive for the novel virus. He was 90. On...
The tactic of the Bulgarian government toward North Macedonia is quite irrational and counterproductive and could have serious consequences affecting not only the relations of the two countries, but also the whole region and the EU enlargement policy, former EU ambassador to Skopje Erwan Fouéré has said.
The Bulgarian government’s...
The Republic of Macedonia will have a place in the EU when it’s ready. Bulgaria considers that at the moment it’s not ready, Bulgarian FM Ekaterina Zakharieva said.
“Bulgarian diplomacy cannot afford to implement a policy of denigration of another country, which, unfortunately, we see in Skopje. We are a...
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Prime Ministers of Albania and Serbia, Edi Rama and Ana Brnabić signed on Monday a memorandum of cooperation to regulate relations between the countries in times of the COVID-19 crisis.
Under the memorandum of cooperation, the citizens of North Macedonia, Serbia...
We want full membership in the European Union for all countries in the Western Balkans, this was the main thing in our presidency, said Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovatchev.
“It is normal to want to overcome anti-Bulgarian rhetoric, especially in recent weeks. They should have the courage to do this, not...
Two foreign nationals - a Macedonian and a German were among the victims in the terrorist attack in the center of Vienna on Monday night, according to the Austrian police.
According to police, the victims of the attack are a 39-year-old Austrian, a 44-year-old Austrian, a 21-year-old Macedonian and a...