Bulgaria-North Macedonia rapprochement: Can economy trump history?
While he was still campaigning for November 2021 parliamentary election, the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov outlined his vision for overcoming the disputes...
Tag : Bulgaria
Kovačevski and Petkov resolved one of the disputes – the short name of North Macedonia
by EWB
SKOPJE – Then new prime ministers of North Macedonia and Bulgaria, Dimitar Kovačevski and Kiril Petkov, agreed on Tuesday to redouble efforts to improve relations...
Policy Brief: The fight against corruption in Bulgaria should result with convictions in high-level corruption cases
by EWB
VIENNA – Negative Bulgarian transition from postcommunism to post-democracy expressed in the transition from corruption to endemic corruption and state capture, it was said in...
Zaev congratulates Radev on election victory
by EWB
SKOPJE – Prime Minister Zoran Zaev congratulated President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev on his re-election yesterday. Radev won the presidential election runoff on Sunday against...
Third Bulgarian election lays groundwork for the lifting of the veto, timeframe unknown
The third election in Bulgaria this year took place on Sunday, producing a parliament that will, analysts believe, finally be able to agree on a...
Dutch PM Rutte visits Tirana and Skopje: Essential to resolve issues between Bulgaria and North Macedonia
by EWB
TIRANA / SKOPJE – Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte visited Albania and North Macedonia yesterday, conveying messages of support for holding the first...
EC Report on North Macedonia: A clear reflection of the political and economic status of country
by Zoran Nechev
This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog During the recent visit of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s to the region, she reiterated...
After two weeks of intensified EU-WB activities, what is the state of the enlargement?
For two weeks, the Western Balkans were higher than usual on the EU’s agenda, first due to the regional tour of European Commission President Ursula...
Bulgaria–North Macedonia: The process of rapprochement has a long way to go
Bilateral relations between Bulgaria and North Macedonia are at a critical juncture. Since October 2019 and the adoption of the so-called Framework Position on North...
[EWB Interview] Bieber: Bulgarian veto on North Macedonia damages EU’s credibility
What are the main reasons for the apparent stalemate of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans and did the policy of stabilitocracy come to end?...