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Protest over Court Sentence against Ljupcho Georgievski Staged in Front of North Macedonia's Embassy in Sofia
Bulgarian News Agency
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A protest was held in front of the Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia in Sofia on Sunday over the suspended sentence handed down June 12 by a court in Bitola against Ljupcho Georgievski, a prominent representative of the Bulgarian...
Bulgaria Takes Part in Month of Francophonie in Skopje
Bulgarian News Agency
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As a regular participant in Francophone Film Week in the Republic of North Macedonia, Bulgaria was represented with a screening of director Niki Iliev’s film "The Foreigner" at the Cinematheque in Skopje on Tuesday evening. The event was made...
BTA National Press Club in Skopje Joins Launch Event for LIK Issue Dedicated to Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Bulgarian News Agency
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Miryana Simonyan, cultural activities expert at the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Centre in Skopje, was a guest at the BTA National Press Club in Skopje for the presentation of the June issue of LIK magazine, dedicated to pioneering artists...
From Screening to Alignment: Equipping North Macedonia for EU Membership
European Institute of Public Administration
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June 13, 2025
As part of our continued support for EU enlargement and legal harmonisation efforts in the Western Balkans, we delivered a two-day seminar titled “EU Accession Negotiations and Legal Approximation: Mechanics, Legal Requirements and Administrative...
Meeting of Bulgaria's Joint Historical Commission with North Macedonia Bears No Results
Bulgarian News Agency
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Another meeting of the Joint Multidisciplinary Commission of Experts on Historical and Educational Issues between Bulgaria and North Macedonia, which took place on June 13-14 in Skopje, has passed ‘in the familiar way - without result’, the...
TISP Leader Trifonov: North Macedonia's Court Sentence against Ljupco Georgievski Is Another Act of Political Anti-Bulgarian Repression
Bulgarian News Agency
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There Is Such a People (TISP) leader Slavi Trifonov said in a Facebook post on Friday that the suspended sentence by a court in Bitola, North Macedonia, against Ljupco Georgievski is "yet another political anti-Bulgarian repression". Georgievski...
Sofia Slams Guilty Verdict of Bulgarian Community Leader in North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a position paper that it considers the guilty verdict against Ljupcho Georgievski, the leader of a disbanded cultural centre in Bitola, the Republic of North Macedonia, to be "totally unacceptable". A court...
GERB-UDF Slams North Macedonia Court Ruling against Bulgarian Community Leader as Unfounded and Politically Motivated
Bulgarian News Agency
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The parliamentary group of GERB-UDF expressed strong disapproval and concern over the suspended sentence handed down Thursday by a court in Bitola, North Macedonia, against Ljupcho Georgievski - a prominent representative of the Bulgarian...
Bulgarian sentenced in North Macedonia for quoting Ivan Mihaylov
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 13, 2025
Ljubcho Georgievski Photo: BTA The Basic Court in Bitola has handed down a suspended sentence of 1 year with a probationary period of 2 years in the case against Ljubcho Georgievski, chairman of the defunct Ivan Mihaylov Cultural Club, his lawyer...
No Albanians Included: North Macedonia Awards Lifetime Pensions to Select Athletes
Euronews Albania
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June 12, 2025
The government of North Macedonia has honored 22 athletes with national recognition and lifetime pensions of around €1,000 for their achievements in football, basketball, and handball—specifically for their success in the Champions League and...
Prof. Angel Dimitrov: And after the 36th meeting, there is still no progress in the historical commission between Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia
BGNES
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June 12, 2025
The 36th meeting of the joint multidisciplinary historical commission between Bulgaria and North Macedonia was held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia, BGNES reported. “Today's meeting was no different from...
Skopje is preparing new trial against Ljupcho Georgievski over publishing "Macedonian Blood Wedding"
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 18, 2025
On May 15, I was summoned for questioning in a second case. We published the book "Macedonian Blood Wedding" by Voydan Chernodrinski. It has not been formulated yet, but the accusation is for spreading racism. This was what Macedonian Bulgarian...
Kazakhstan, North Macedonia Strengthen Strategic Partnership
The Astana Times
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June 10, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia Timcho Mucunski met on June 9 to discuss political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian aspects....
Offering Electoral Reform, North Macedonia PM Covets Diaspora Vote
Balkan Insight
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June 10, 2025
When Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski proposed last month to unite North Macedonia’s six electoral constituencies into one, it looked like the prayers of small political parties had been answered. North Macedonia’s proportional system and the way...
Bus сarrying Ukrainian сhildren сrashes in Hungary, 21 injured
The Kyiv Independent
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July 6, 2025
Editor's Note: This story has been updated with additional details from Ukraine's Foreign Ministry. A bus carrying Ukrainian children veered off the road and overturned on a Hungarian highway on July 6, leaving 21 people injured, Ukraine's embassy...
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Spas Tashev: Every "Macedonian identity" also includes Bulgarians
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 5, 2025
The draft report on the progress of North Macedonia on its path to European integration has been a hot Balkan topic in recent weeks, after rapporteur Thomas Weitz included in the document concepts such as "Macedonian identity" and "Macedonian...
Islam Chesnokov addresses Hearts transfer links as uncertainty remains amid international pain
Edinburgh Evening News
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June 10, 2025
He has emerged as a target for Hearts this summer and has provided his take on the links to Gorgie. Islam Chesnokov has provided his take on where he stands with regards a move to Hearts this summer. The winger is one of a few players the Jambos...
Skopje's anti-Bulgarian lobbying in Brussels and what Bulgaria is doing to counter it
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 9, 2025
Lobbying, negligence or even a breach in national security - how does Skopje manages to learn in advance about Bulgarian proposals related to European documents? This question came after the Prime Minister of our south-western neighbour, Hristijan...
President Rumen Radev to Meet Ljupcho Georgievski, Defunct Bulgarian Cultural Club Leader
Bulgarian News Agency
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President Rumen Radev will hold a meeting with Ljupcho Georgievski later on Tuesday, the President's press secretariat said. Ljupcho Georgievski, chair of the Bulgarian Ivan Mihaylov Cultural Club in Bitola, banned in 2023 by the authorities in...
Foreign Minister Georgiev: Bulgaria Sees Case against Cultural Club Chair Georgievski as Politically Motivated
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria considers the case against Cultural Club in Bitola Chair Ljupcho Georgievski to be a politically motivated process, Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev said after meeting with Georgievski at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on...