Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Skopje's Foreign Minister says Bulgarians in North Macedonia number 3,500

Photo: BGNES

There are 3,500 Bulgarians in North Macedonia, Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani told the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. 

The figure was contested by Bulgarian MEPs. They raised the issue of the mistreatment of Macedonian Bulgarians in the former Yugoslav republic.

"We know that even today over 120,000 Macedonian citizens have Bulgarian citizenship based on their Bulgarian ethnic origin," MEP Andrey Kovatchev said. He called "unprecedented" the accusations of the prosecutor's office of North Macedonia against the presidents of the Bulgarian clubs in Ohrid and Bitola that they incite hatred. Our main goal is to overcome all these problems coming from the past and the rapid membership of North Macedonia in the EU, Kovatchev emphasized.
Osmani assured that the Bulgarians will be included in the North Macedonian constitution, BNR correspondent Angelina Piskova reported from Brussels.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Legislative changes accelerate introduction of digital technologies in small settlements

The parliament adopted on second reading amendments to the Electronic Communications Networks and Physical Infrastructure Act. The aim is to shorten the terms for issuing documents for construction and putting digital technologies..

published on 4/11/25 11:25 AM

National Social Security Institute: The social security income in Bulgaria is 888.63 EUR

The average social security income for the country for February 2025 is 888.63 EUR, the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) has reported. Compared to the previous month, there is a rise of 2.42 EUR. In the period March 1,..

published on 4/11/25 10:56 AM

Fewer road accidents reported in Sofia, pedestrians - risky participants in traffic

Since the beginning of the year, there has been a trend of decreasing traffic accidents on the territory of Sofia, as well as the number of people killed and injured in them compared to 2024, Commissioner Nikolay Krusharski, Head of..

published on 4/11/25 10:16 AM