I have invited North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski to visit Bulgaria at least ten times. I understand Pendarovski's pain as I am the person who raised the topic of the rights of the Macedonian Bulgarians in the European..
The Ivan Mihailov Cultural Centre Association in Bitola sent an open letter to the President of North Macedonia. The members of the association, which has been deleted by the Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia, insist on participating..
In 2022, a total of 1,992 North Macedonians received Bulgarian citizenship, according to data of the Commission on Bulgarian Citizenship at the President. 1,639 Ukrainians also received Bulgarian citizenship, followed by Turks -..
The Justice Minister of North Macedonia Krenar Loga has issued an order for the closure of the Bulgarian club Tsar Boris III in Ohrid, BGNES news agency reports. This is taking place a week after the closure of the Bulgarian club Ivan Mihailov in..
An escalation of the attitude towards Bulgaria in Skopje is visible . There is a worsening of the environment for the Bulgarians in North Macedonia, Prof. Naum Kaichev told BNT. The recurrent incidents do not speak well of the European reforms and the..
"The decision of the authorities in North Macedonia to delete from the central register the Bulgarian association Cultural Center "Ivan Mihailov" in Bitola is an expression of powerlessness," President Rumen Radev commented to journalists in Brussels...
We are deeply concerned by North Macedonia's consistent actions to limit the rights to association and free expression of the Bulgarian community in the country, said caretaker Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostadin Kodzhabashev. Skopje has..
North Macedonia has deleted the Bulgarian club "Ivan Mihailov" in Bitola from its central register. This comes after a decision by the Ministry of Justice in Skopje on March 17. It is based on the recent change in the Associations and..
The report of the European Commission on Bulgaria's readiness to join the Schengen area is expected in June or July , and after October there will be no obstacles for Bulgaria and Romania to enter Schengen. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign..
In a year, Turkey will build 325,000 homes for those affected by the earthquakes More than 49,000 people died in the earthquakes in South-Eastern Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced at the extraordinary summit of the..