Authorities in Bulgaria "are taking steps to prosecute and punish officials who have violated human rights, but government activities are not enough and impunity is a problem," reads the annual report of the US State Department on the human rights situation in the world.
In the Bulgaria section of the...
The Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel appointed former tourism minister Manuel
Marrero as the island nation’s first prime minister in decades under a new
constitution that seeks to decentralize the role once held by Fidel Castro.
Marrero will be Cuba’s first prime minister since 1976, and will share leadership
responsibilities with President Miguel Diaz-Canel.
“It...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Thursday with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in Washington, highlighting EU’s continuing support for the European perspective of the Western Balkans.
“The Secretary expressed appreciation for the EU’s continuing unequivocal support for the European perspective of the...
The World Health Organization warns that countries could still face an "immediate second wave" if they accelerate the lifting of anti-pandemic measures with COVID-19. More than 5.5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus and 346,000 deaths have been reported worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it will temporarily...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani on Monday will host Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó, who will pay a one-day working visit to the country.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the talks will focus on overall bilateral and economic-trade relations, as well as...
Starting May 14, Greece will welcome Macedonian nationals at the Dojran and Bogorodica border crossings, Health Minister Venko Filipche told reporters at a Skopje-based vaccination point on Wednesday.
He added that he talked Wednesday morning with Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis about the epidemiological situation and measures implemented in both...
Bulgaria's Liberal MEP, Recovery Ilhan Kyuchyuk is the new rapporteur for Macedonia in the European Parliament.
The decision was taken yesterday by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.
Kyuchyuk is coming to this post for the next five years in the place of Slovenian Ivo Vajgl.
The rapporteur's role in...
Bulgaria will not veto and block the first intergovernmental conference of North Macedonia with the EU, former Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has said commenting recent remarks by Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov and MEP Andrey Kovatchev.
“I don’t think it will happen. Bulgaria has always supported Macedonia on its road to...
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic commented on the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Macedonia this morning. When asked by a reporter why he did that, Vucic said:
What would it be worth if we were healthy and the neighbors had problems, said Vucic, who believes Zaev’s resourcefulness contributed to Serbia giving...
The Chinese ambassador to Israel has been found dead in his home, Israel's
Foreign Ministry and police confirmed on Sunday.
Du Wei had arrived in the country in February after having served as ambassador to
Ukraine from 2016 to 2019.
He was 58, said the statement, adding his wife and son were not...