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Skopje to Host Meeting of Western Balkan leaders and Marta Kos on EU Growth Plan
Bulgarian News Agency
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On Monday, Skopje will host a meeting of EU and Western Balkan leaders on efforts to accelerate the implementation of the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, which will be attended by the leaders of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,...
PM Zhelyazkov Has Good Discussion with North Macedonia’s President Davkova, Talks Human Rights and European Values
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said he had a very good discussion with the President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, in The Hague on Wednesday. “We talked about human rights, about European values,”...
Four Jailed for Life in North Macedonia Double Killing Trial
Balkan Insight
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June 25, 2025
The main defendant in the double murder trial, Ljupco Palevski (second from left) in a courtroom in Skopje. Photo: EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI. Four men were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for the 2023 kidnap and murders of a teenage girl...
GERB Leader Borissov Assures EPP Will Propose Amendments to Report on North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
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Commenting on the draft report of the European Parliament on the Republic of North Macedonia, which was approved by MEPs in the Foreign Affairs Committee, GERB leader Boyko Borissov told journalists, “The amendments we want to see in the report on...
Velichie Describe Draft Report on North Macedonia's EU Accession Progress as "Yet Another Disgrace" for Bulgaria, EU
Bulgarian News Agency
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Velichie Wednesday described the draft report on the Republic of North Macedonia’s EU accession progress, which was adopted by the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Foreign Affairs a day earlier, as “yet another disgrace” for Bulgaria and...
Orban Sides With North Macedonia? Bulgaria's Borissov Points to Opposition Party as Reason Behind Hungary’s Shift
Novinite
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GERB leader Boyko Borissov openly criticized the party “We Continue the Change” (WCC) for what he described as the collapse of Bulgaria's policy on North Macedonia. His comments came after Hungarian MEPs aligned with Viktor Orban - Borissov’s...
Boyko Borissov: The government is making efforts to resolve the issues with North Macedonia
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 25, 2025
GERB leader Boyko Borissov Photo: BGNES Bulgaria’s National Assembly rejected the proposal by the Vazrazhdane party to summon Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev for a hearing regarding the vote by the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee,...
North Macedonia's Cinema Admissions Drop 14% in 2024 Despite Increase in Screenings
The Film New Europe
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SKOPJE: North Macedonia’s cinemas recorded 334,479 admissions in 2024, marking a 14% decrease from the 389,746 admissions reported in 2023, according to newly released data from the State Statistical Office. The decline in attendance comes despite...
Legal Vacuum in North Macedonia Spurs Parallel Crypto System Ripe for Abuse
Balkan Insight
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June 25, 2025
In downtown Skopje, there is an exchange office that looks like any other. Here, however, the door is locked behind you, anonymity is guaranteed, and the commission decreases the higher the sum. “There’s no limit,” said an employee. And for really...
Adria Security Summit in Skopje Brings Together Over 3,000 Experts From the Region and Around the World
Sarajevo Times
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July 4, 2025
Adria Security Summit 2025, the largest security industry event in Southeast Europe, will be held for the jubilee tenth time on October 8th and 9th, 2025, at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje. This year’s edition will gather more than 3.000...
European Parliament Report on North Macedonia's Progress Makes Headline News in Skopje
Bulgarian News Agency
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North Macedonia's news media on Tuesday focus on the adoption by the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) of a report on the country's progress toward EU accession. Earlier in the day, the AFET adopted the report with 40 MEPs...
Bulgarian President to EU Leaders: Bulgaria Will Not Accept Replacement of Hard-Won Compromise on North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
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In a letter to the heads of EU institutions and EU Members States on Tuesday, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev says that Bulgaria will not accept a replacement of the hard-won European compromise. The rights of the Bulgarians in the Republic of...
EP to drop all references to "Macedonian identity and language" from Skopje's progress report
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 4, 2025
MEP Andrey Kovatchev Photo: European Parliament The three largest parties in the European Parliament — the European People’s Party (EPP), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and Renew Europe have reached an agreement to...
Foreign Ministry in Sofia Reacts to European Parliament Committee Report on North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
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Approached by the media for a reaction to the Report of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria on Tuesday issued...
Bulgaria Reaffirms Conditions for North Macedonia's EU Path
Novinite
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In response to inquiries concerning the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee’s (AFET) report on the Republic of North Macedonia’s progress toward EU accession, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a formal position outlining its...
Bulgaria’s MFA: Our concerns regarding North Macedonia are linked to the rights of Bulgarians to self-determination
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 24, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken note of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) report on the Republic of North Macedonia’s progress, including its assessments and findings on the country's European integration...
Thomas Waitz tells BGNES he "doesnt know" whether North Macedonia wants to become a member of the EU
BGNES
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June 24, 2025
European Parliament rapporteur for North Macedonia, Thomas Waitz, told BGNES in an interview that he "doesn’t know" whether North Macedonia really wants to become a member of the European Union. Today, June 24, the Committee on Foreign Affairs...
European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Encourages North Macedonia's EU Path
Bulgarian News Agency
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European Parliament's (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) adopted Tuesday a report on North Macedonia's progress on its EU path. A total of 40 MEPs voted in favour, 19 against and 10 abstained as the Committee commended the country's commitment...
Vazrazhdane Leader Calls on Cabinet to Resign over Its Failure to Defend Bulgarian Interests in North Macedonia’s EU Accession Process
Bulgarian News Agency
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In a Facebook post on Tuesday, shortly after the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a report on North Macedonia's progress on its EU path, Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said that the Bulgarian Cabinet must resign...
Bulgaria Clashes with Orban’s MEPs over North Macedonia Language Amendment in EU Report
Novinite
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The draft report on North Macedonia’s EU accession progress passed through the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 24, following a postponed vote earlier this month. The decision was adopted with 40 votes in favor, 19...