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Velichie Describe Draft Report on North Macedonia's EU Accession Progress as "Yet Another Disgrace" for Bulgaria, EU

Bulgarian News Agency ·

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...

Four Jailed for Life in North Macedonia Double Killing Trial

Balkan Insight · 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...

Call for Applications: Verzió DocLab 2025 — 10th Edition

The Film New Europe ·

Join the 10th edition of Verzió DocLab, a 5-day documentary development workshop focusing on story development and editing for first or second feature-length documentary projects by directors, editors, and producers. Workshop dates: 8–12 November,...

GERB Leader Borissov Assures EPP Will Propose Amendments to Report on North Macedonia

Bulgarian News Agency ·

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...

Orban Sides With North Macedonia? Bulgaria's Borissov Points to Opposition Party as Reason Behind Hungary’s Shift

Novinite ·

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 · 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,...

Siljanovska: The EU has a serious problem with democracy

BGNES · July 8, 2025

“I am not shocked, although I am deeply disappointed by the nature of some amendments and even by the discussions in the European Parliament,” Siljanovska said regarding the consensus among the three largest political groups to remove the phrase...

Leaders of the Western Balkans and EU Commissioner Marta Kos in Skopje on the Growth Plan

Sarajevo Times · July 1, 2025

European Union Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and the leaders of six partners from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) gathered today in Skopje for a high-level meeting...

European Parliament Report on North Macedonia's Progress Makes Headline News in Skopje

Bulgarian News Agency ·

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 ·

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...

Thomas Waitz's report on North Macedonia goes to the EP plenary

BGNES · June 24, 2025

The report on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia, prepared by rapporteur Thomas Waitz, was voted on today, June 24, by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), according to BGNES special correspondents in...

Thomas Waitz tells BGNES he "doesnt know" whether North Macedonia wants to become a member of the EU

BGNES · 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...

Vazrazhdane Leader Calls on Cabinet to Resign over Its Failure to Defend Bulgarian Interests in North Macedonia’s EU Accession Process

Bulgarian News Agency ·

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...

European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Encourages North Macedonia's EU Path

Bulgarian News Agency ·

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...

Bulgaria Clashes with Orban’s MEPs over North Macedonia Language Amendment in EU Report

Novinite ·

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...

Draft Report for North Macedonia Approved by MEPs in EP Foreign Affairs Committee

Bulgarian News Agency ·

The draft report of the European Parliament for the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia on its path to the EU was approved Tuesday by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) with 40 votes in favour, 19 against and 10...

Western Balkans' Politicians Highlight Regional Unity Ahead Of EU Summit (PHOTO)

MENAFN · July 1, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Ahead of the EU–Western Balkans Summit, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, Timcho Mucunski, held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milojko...

President of Assembly of North Macedonia visits Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature [PHOTOS]

AzerNews · June 20, 2025

President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, Afrim Gashi, who arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the 65th plenary session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC), visited...

President of the Assembly of North Macedonia visits Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature

Azertag · June 20, 2025

Baku, June 20, AZERTAC President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, Afrim Gashi, who arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the 65th plenary session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic...

Croatia Airlines expands with five new international routes from Zagreb

Croatia Week · July 1, 2025

(Photo: Croatia Airlines) Zagreb, 1 July 2025 – Croatia’s national carrier has significantly strengthened its international flight network this summer by launching five new seasonal routes from the capital. Passengers can now fly directly from...