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Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, Ljupcho Georgievski Meet with Foreign Diplomats
Bulgarian News Agency
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev met with ambassadors and diplomats from the embassies of the EU member states, the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland in Bulgaria, the ministry's press office said on Friday. The foreign...
Bulgaria Hands Regional Red Cross Leadership to North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) transferred the chairmanship of the Neighbours Help First (NHF) mutual-aid network of Southeast European national societies to the Red Cross of the Republic of North Macedonia (RCRNM) on Monday. The handover was...
Bulgaria Upgrades Over 550 km of Railways with EU Support, Deputy Transport Minister Says
Bulgarian News Agency
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Key railway sections across Bulgaria with a total length of over 550 km are in the process of modernization, said Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Lyuben Nanov. He was speaking Friday at a conference titled "Strategic Infrastructure...
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...
North Macedonia's Foreign Minister Mucunski: "Language, Identity Are Clear Red Lines from Which We Will Not Retreat"
Bulgarian News Agency
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Sofia has entered into a "very dangerous narrative" that is inconsistent with the strategic interests of the EU and NATO but "is consistent with the interests of third countries that want instability in the region," North Macedonia's Minister 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...
President Radev: Government fails to understand Bulgaria’s national interests regarding North Macedonia
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 27, 2025
Photo: President's Press Office The head of state commented on the report adopted by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee this week on Skopje’s progress in the European integration process. He also sent a letter to the leaders of...
North Macedonia's streaming platform Gley launches IPO on Skopje stock exchange
BNE Intellinews
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Svod Master, the company behind North Macedonia’s first streaming platform Gley, launched an initial public offering (IPO) on the Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE) on June 25. The funds raised through the IPO will be directed toward original content...
President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with President of South Korea
The National News
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President Sheikh Mohamed on Tuesday discussed co-operation between the UAE and South Korea during a phone call with President Lee Jae-myung. The leaders held talks on joint action across sectors including economy, investment, energy, education,...
North Macedonia PM Slams French Proposal Tying EU Entry to Historical Disputes
Bulgarian News Agency
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The French proposal is the only instance in modern Europe where a country's EU membership hinges on the decision of a commission that interprets history, North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski told Parliament in Skopje on Thursday....
Change of command for NATO troops in Latvia (B-ROLL)
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
NATO’s multinational brigade Latvia has been out on parade to mark a change of command. Synopsis NATO’s multinational brigade Latvia is under new command. Led by Canada, it is made up of troops from 14 NATO Allies – Albania, Canada, Czechia,...
Wider Europe Briefing: Why EU Sanctions On Russia Are Delayed -- And What Denmark's EU Presidency Has In Store
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 8, 2025
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor...
Skopje’s Anti-European Game
BGNES
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June 30, 2025
Geopolitical dependencies influenced the process of drafting and adopting the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) report on North Macedonia’s progress. These dynamics are explored in the BGNES documentary ‘Skopje’s...
European Parliament to Drop All References to "Macedonian Identity", "Macedonian Language" from Skopje's EU Progress Report
Bulgarian News Agency
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The three largest political groups in the European Parliament (EP): the European People's Party (EPP), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and Renew Europe, on Wednesday evening reached agreement on dropping all references...
The NBM Governor Anca Dragu Leads Moldova’s Delegation at the IMF and World Bank Constituency Meeting in Luxembourg
MoldovaLive
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July 3, 2025
Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), is heading the official Moldovan delegation at the high-level meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) Constituency, taking place from July 2 to 4,...
Transport Ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia Push for Rapid Agreement on Railway Tunnel
Bulgarian News Agency
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During a meeting between Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadjov and his counterpart from the Republic of North Macedonia, Aleksandar Nikoloski, the two sides agreed to quickly finalize the agreement on the...
Parliament Chair: North Macedonia’s EU Accession Talks Should Be with EU, Not Bulgaria
Bulgarian News Agency
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Parliament Chair Nataliya Kiselova told reporters in the village of Manastirishte, Northwestern Bulgaria, on Saturday that the issue of compliance with the conditions for the accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU is between the EU...
North Macedonia President Held “Pleasant and Friendly Protocol Discussion” with Bulgarian PM in The Hague
Bulgarian News Agency
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The President of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, held a “pleasant and friendly protocol discussion” with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov on the eve of the June 24-25 NATO Summit in The Hague. In brief remarks to the special...
North Macedonia jails four for double murder
Gazeta Tema
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June 25, 2025
A court in North Macedonia sentenced four men to life in prison on Wednesday for the 2023 kidnappings and killings of a 14-year-old girl and a 74-year-old retiree in a failed ransom scheme that shocked the country. Ljupco Palevski, identified as...
North Macedonia PM Slams European Parliament Committee Vote as Major Disappointment
Bulgarian News Agency
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Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski described the previous day’s European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee vote on the country’s progress report as a major disappointment, not a minor victory, during comments in Skopje on...