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North Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry Strongly Condemns Comments by Bulgaria’s Chief Diplomat
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Foreign Ministry in Skopje has strongly condemned what it called "the offensive remarks” made by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev towards the Prime Minister and the institutions of North Macedonia during his appearance on BTV’s...
Foreign Ministry Condemns "Unacceptable, Offensive Language" Used by North Macedonia's PM towards Bulgarian Foreign Minister
Bulgarian News Agency
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In a position released late on Thursday, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the "unacceptable and offensive language" used by Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski to address the Bulgarian Foreign Minister earlier...
North Macedonia's PM Accuses Bulgaria: 'They Want to Destroy the Macedonian Nation and Identity'
Novinite
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski declared on Wednesday that Bulgaria is pursuing a long-standing strategy aimed at erasing the Macedonian nation and identity. The statement came in response to developments in the European...
Megaproject to Megadump: North Macedonia’s Ancient City Surrounded by Garbage
Balkan Insight
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July 10, 2025
Late archaeologist Ivan Mikulcic, the authority on ancient settlements in North Macedonia, who died in 2020, wrote that Skupi was once twice as large as Stobi in central North Macedonia, five times larger than Heraclea, near Bitola, and nine times...
North Macedonia's PM: Bulgaria’s Goal Is “The Destruction of the Macedonian Nation and Identity”
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Hristijan Mickoski, stated on Wednesday that Bulgaria’s goal is “the destruction of the Macedonian nation and identity.” At an extraordinary press conference held at the headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE, he said...
Report on North Macedonia's Progress towards EU Membership Adopted in Strasbourg, Reactions
Bulgarian News Agency
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The European Parliament’s (EP) annual report on North Macedonia’s progress towards EU accession was adopted during a plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The report was voted with 461 in favour, 121 against and 107 abstained out of 689 EP...
Bulgaria's Foreign Policy Committee Chair Urges North Macedonia to Honour Commitments Assumed on Path to EU
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria’s National Assembly Foreign Policy Committee Chair Yordanka Fandakova on Wednesday urged North Macedonia to heed the European Parliament (EP) call for the country to honour the commitments it has assumed on the path of European...
Before the report on North Macedonia and the red light "Macedonian identity and language"
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 9, 2025
"What we have let slip, we have let slip over the last 20 years, not yesterday or the day before." This was stated to the Bulgarian National Radio by Ivaylo Valchev, MEP from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), before today's vote in...
Report on North Macedonia's Progress towards EU Membership to Be Put to Vote in Strasbourg
Bulgarian News Agency
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The European Parliament’s annual report on North Macedonia’s progress towards EU accession will be put to a vote during a plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The report was debated in the chamber on Tuesday. Tensions have arisen in...
Mitre by mitre: How North Macedonian nuns are stitching priceless holy headwear for bishops worldwide
Malay Mail
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July 9, 2025
SKOPJE, July 9 — In total silence, Sister Elisaveta stitched the sacred headwear for which her monastery in North Macedonia is renowned throughout the Orthodox world. In her careful hands, the mitre glimmered as if spun from gold. The bulbous silk...
Report on North Macedonia's Progress towards EU Membership Discussed in Strasbourg
Bulgarian News Agency
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The report of the European Parliament (EP) on the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia towards EU membership was discussed on Tuesday in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. The rapporteur for the country in the EP, Thomas Weitz,...
Mitre by mitre: North Macedonian nuns craft priceless holy headwear
Kuwait Times
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July 8, 2025
In total silence, Sister Elisaveta stitched the sacred headwear for which her monastery in North Macedonia is renowned throughout the Orthodox world. In her careful hands, the mitre glimmered as if spun from gold. The bulbous silk crown, now...
UN Human Rights Council Extends LGBTQ Rights Expert’s Mandate
Out South Florida
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The U.N. Human Rights Council on July 7 extended the mandate of the United Nations’ independent LGBTQ rights expert for another three years. The resolution passed with 29 countries (Albania, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia,...
Bulgarian Associations in Serbia Back Students amid Cuts in Some University Quotas
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Bosilegrad Cultural and Information Centre, the GLAS - Bosilegrad Association and Cultural Alternative Tsaribrod have expressed outrage over a dramatic reduction in places slated for students from the Bulgarian communities abroad for Medicine,...
UN votes to renew LGBTQ+ expert’s mandate just after the US withdrew from Human Rights Council
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 8, 2025
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted yesterday to extend the term of its current expert on LGBTQ+ rights by three years. The LGBTQ+ rights expert, South African author and scholar Graeme Reid, investigates human rights abuses against LGBTQ+ people...
North Macedonia's President Calls for EU Reforms Amid Controversy Over Macedonian Identity
Novinite
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North Macedonia’s President Gordana Siljanovska responded to the upcoming European Parliament (EP) vote on the country’s EU progress report, due on July 8, stating that “nothing has been decided, everything is possible,” as reported by BTA. The...
Major EU Groups Aim to Remove “Macedonian Identity” From North Macedonia Draft
Greek Reporter
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July 4, 2025
European Parliament will discuss and vote on the EU report for North Macedonia. Credit: Europarl/ CC-BY-SA 2.0 The European Parliament is set to vote next week on the annual progress report on North Macedonia. Although the draft approved by the...
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister: I Will Request a Macedonian Consulate in Korçë
Euronews Albania
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July 2, 2025
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister, Timcho Mucunski, paid a visit on Wednesday to Pustec, where he held meetings with the local Macedonian community. Speaking to the media, Mucunski stated that the government of North Macedonia needs to do more...
Boyana Church Meets All UNESCO Criteria, Says National Museum of History's Inkova
Bulgarian News Agency
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Inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List demands that a site satisfy at least six criteria, including uniqueness, links to significant events and interaction with the environment, National Museum of History Boyana Church branch head Mariella...
New Law in North Macedonia: More Albanians in Public Administration
Euronews Albania
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July 3, 2025
The government of North Macedonia will work to increase the representation of Albanians in state institutions following the preparation of a new Law on Fair and Adequate Representation. The law stipulates that the composition of public...