“Unfortunately, Bulgaria is probably not going to support the start of negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia on accession to the EU, said Plamen Manushev,” chairperson of the foreign policy committee of Bulgarian parliament for BGNES.
“Relations of good neighbourhood must be featured horizontally throughout the entire process of negotiations, in all chapters as they are opened. If they are violated in one of the chapters, the accession negotiations shall be postponed,” Manushev commented. He stressed that Sofia will insist that the name of the country be used in full – Republic of North Macedonia, instead of North Macedonia, so as not to demonstrate any claims regarding the northern part of the geographic region Macedonia.
"We hope that by the end of next week, the calculations will be completed and the results will be submitted to the Constitutional Court", Central Election Commission (CEC) Deputy Chair Rositsa Mateva told public broadcaster BNT regarding the..
The number of pensioners in January this year increased by 15,630 people, or 0.8%, compared to the first month of the previous year, the National Social Security Institute informed. More than 2 million people live on pensions whose average value is..
Acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov submitted a proposal to the National Assembly to strip the immunity from four MPs from "Vazrazhdane" due to acts of vandalism during the protest in front of the European Commission building in Sofia. These..
In 2022, 14.7% of workers in the EU were low-wage earners . By definition, low-wage earners are those who earn two-thirds or less of the average gross..
A serious restrictive and even repressive attitude among Bulgarian society on the current issues of school education and upbringing is shown by an..
Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev today received at the Foreign Ministry Susan Falatko, who arrived in Sofia a few days ago as Charge d'Affaires of the U.S...
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