Bulgaria presented, at the EU General Affairs Council, a declaration on the need for the authorities in Skopje to effectively prosecute and condemn hate crimes in North Macedonia. The EU General Affairs Council has accepted the findings of the Bulgarian side, BGNES reports.
The issue is part of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms which are a crucial criterion for furthering the process of accession to the EU, the declaration reads. Bulgaria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova expressed serious concern over the increasing number of hate-motivated attacks against citizens of North Macedonia who identify as Bulgarian.
A Commission, formed following the requirements of the National Service for Protection Act, will make an evaluation whether the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan is under threat and needs to be protected by the..
Tension is running high between police and members of the public in front of a house in Sofia’s suburb Boyana where the honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) lives, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports. Ahmed..
Ekaterina Zaharieva and Julian Popov are Bulgaria’s nominations for European commissioner, caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev announced. Ekaterina Zaharieva , nominated by GERB/SDS has a master’s degree in law from the Paisii Hilendarski..
On August 29, the EU Foreign Ministers held their first meeting of the new political season. Bulgaria was represented by Caretaker Minister of Foreign..
The fire that broke out last Thursday at an altitude of 2,300 meters in the Bayramitsa area above the village of Bistritsa and lasted for 8 days has..
A Yogurt Festival – Culture and Tradition, 2024, opens today in the village of Momchilovtsi near Smolyan in the Rhodopes. The festival, organized..
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