Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Construction of North Macedonia Section of Gas Line With Greece Begins
To Vima
·
July 9, 2025
The construction of a 67-kilometer section of a gas pipeline inter-connector between Greece and North Macedonia, extending from the northern Greece frontier to the town of Negotino, in the south-central part of the land-locked country, began on...
Report on North Macedonia's Progress towards EU Membership Adopted in Strasbourg, Reactions
Bulgarian News Agency
·
The European Parliament’s (EP) annual report on North Macedonia’s progress towards EU accession was adopted during a plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The report was voted with 461 in favour, 121 against and 107 abstained out of 689 EP...
EU Rapporteur Calls North Macedonia Reliable Partner, but Says Reforms Still Needed
Bulgarian News Agency
·
North Macedonia is a reliable partner, especially when it comes to foreign and security policy, but reforms are still needed for the country to move forward on the path to EU membership, European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur on North Macedonia...
Bulgarian MEP Lauds “Common Sense” in European Parliament Report on North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
·
After the European Parliament’s progress report on North Macedonia was adopted in Strasbourg on Wednesday, carrying no references to “Macedonian language and identity” that had been challenged by Bulgaria, Ivaylo Valchev, a Bulgarian MEP...
Kyustendil and Sofia Crews Rush to Assist North Macedonia in Battling Wildfire
Bulgarian News Agency
·
Bulgaria has responded swiftly to a forest fire that broke out near Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia, which is spreading rapidly and poses a serious threat to homes in a nearby village and potentially to the town itself, the Bulgarian Foreign...
Bulgaria's Foreign Policy Committee Chair Urges North Macedonia to Honour Commitments Assumed on Path to EU
Bulgarian News Agency
·
Bulgaria’s National Assembly Foreign Policy Committee Chair Yordanka Fandakova on Wednesday urged North Macedonia to heed the European Parliament (EP) call for the country to honour the commitments it has assumed on the path of European...
Report on North Macedonia's Progress towards EU Membership Adopted in Strasbourg
Bulgarian News Agency
·
The European Parliament’s (EP) annual report on North Macedonia’s progress towards EU accession was adopted during a plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The report was voted with 461 in favor, 121 against and 107 abstained out of 689 EP...
Foreign Minister: EP’s Resolution on North Macedonia’s Progress Stops Internal Political Exploitation
Bulgarian News Agency
·
With its resolution on the annual report on North Macedonia’s progress towards EU membership, the European Parliament (EP) did not allow it to be instrumentalized for the purposes of the internal political debate of a candidate country, Foreign...
European Parliament Removes Phrase “Macedonian Language and Identity” from North Macedonia's Progress Report on EU Path
Bulgarian News Agency
·
References to language and identity in the European Parliament's annual report on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia on its path to EU membership have been removed. After a discussion in Parliament that began on Tuesday, the report...
Vazrazhdane Leader Says North Macedonia Issue Has Required and Will Always Require National Unity
Bulgarian News Agency
·
Commenting on the European Parliament's resolution on North Macedonia's progress towards accession, Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said in Parliament: "There are not many moments when we can demonstrate unity, but this is one of them. The...
Borisov: Only through unity can we protect national interests. Let us move forward with our friends from North Macedonia
BGNES
·
July 9, 2025
"To our friends in North Macedonia, I extend my hand once again – let us move forward together on the basis of respect and full implementation of the Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighborliness. In me and in Bulgaria, they will always have a...
EU Parliament Removes References to 'Macedonian Language and Identity' in Report on North Macedonia
Novinite
·
The European Parliament has adopted the report on North Macedonia, authored by Austrian MEP Thomas Waitz, without any mention of the “Macedonian language and identity.” Amendments proposed by the largest political groups - the European People's...
EP adopts progress report on North Macedonia without phrase "Macedonian language and identity"
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
·
July 9, 2025
The European Parliament's annual report on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia on its path to the EU was adopted today in Strasbourg. This is the first report on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia on its European path in...
European parliament accepts Thomas Waitz’s report on North Macedonia with all of the Bulgarian corrections
BGNES
·
July 9, 2025
All texts referring to the “Macedonian identity and language” were removed, BGNES reports. The three largest political forces in the European Parliament—the EPP, S&D, and Renew Europe—agreed to remove the phrases “Macedonian identity” and...
Before the report on North Macedonia and the red light "Macedonian identity and language"
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
·
July 9, 2025
"What we have let slip, we have let slip over the last 20 years, not yesterday or the day before." This was stated to the Bulgarian National Radio by Ivaylo Valchev, MEP from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), before today's vote in...
North Macedonia PM: Many MEPs Will Not Vote for Amendment Deleting "Macedonian Identity and Language"
Bulgarian News Agency
·
Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski said on Tuesday that in the European Parliament "there are a large number of MEPs who are calling and saying that they will not vote for the amendment, the aim of which is to...
Report on North Macedonia's Progress towards EU Membership to Be Put to Vote in Strasbourg
Bulgarian News Agency
·
The European Parliament’s annual report on North Macedonia’s progress towards EU accession will be put to a vote during a plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The report was debated in the chamber on Tuesday. Tensions have arisen in...
European Parliament will vote today on the Weitz report on Republic of North Macedonia
BGNES
·
July 9, 2025
The report by MEP Thomas Weitz on North Macedonia's progress will be voted on today at the European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg, BGNES reported. The vote will take place after 1:00 p.m. Bulgarian time. The debate on the report took place...
Report on North Macedonia's Progress towards EU Membership Discussed in Strasbourg
Bulgarian News Agency
·
The report of the European Parliament (EP) on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia towards EU membership was discussed on Tuesday in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. The rapporteur for the country in the EP, Thomas Weitz,...
Thomas Waitz: We must fight against Serbian influence in North Macedonia
BGNES
·
July 8, 2025
There is a lot of foreign influence in North Macedonia. We must fight against it, whether it is Serbian, Chinese, or Russian. This was stated by the European Parliament's rapporteur for North Macedonia, Thomas Weitz, in Strasbourg, BGNES reported....