Tag: Boyko Borisov

We signed a Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation with Bulgaria, not of problems and public spats, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev wrote on his Facebook profile following Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's statement that "Macedonians need to mature for a date for negotiations with the EU." "We agreed that common moments of the past should unite us, not separate...

In Brussels this week, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told reporters that Macedonians still need to mature in order to get a date to start EU accession talks, Bulgarian news agency BGNES reported. "They need to fix much more. Don't get me wrong, but as long as they dispute whether Goce Delchev is Bulgarian or Macedonian - that is a...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov celebrated the 115th anniversary of the Ilinden uprising together in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Prime Ministers Zaev and Borisov held a bilateral meeting before the beginning of the ceremony, and the meeting coincided with the first anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of friendship, good neighborly relations and cooperation between the...

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will together mark the 115th anniversary of the Ilinden Uprising tomorrow in Blagoevgrad, announced the government's press service. The two prime ministers will participate in the ceremony by laying wreaths and flowers at the monument of Goce Delchev, at "Macedonia" square in Blagoevgrad. This will be the second joint celebration,...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov refused to meet Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov in the scheduled meeting for tomorrow morning, the meeting was canceled by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, explaining that the Bulgarian government does not want to be involved in internal political issues in Skopje, the Bulgarian agency "Focus News" reported. “We do not want...

Prime Ministers of Macedonia and Bulgaria, Zoran Zaev and Boyko Borisov, with government delegations, will honour the tomb of Saint Cyril on Thursday, May 24, in St. Clement's Basilica in Rome, and lay wreaths of fresh flowers, reports the Government. The Macedonian delegation will then head to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, where they will lay fresh flowers on...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said at today's commemoration in the courtyard of the Tobacco Complex in Skopje, on the 75th anniversary of the deportation of 7,144 Macedonian Jews to the Nazi concentration camp Treblinka, that Balkan politicians must work together for a better future for the citizens and that they should not allow such tragedies to occur such...

Macedonian and Bulgarian Prime Ministers, Zoran Zaev and Boyko Borisov, today said they respect the secular character of their two countries and do not want to interfere in the work and cooperation of the two churches, but they can encourage them to find a solution in the spirit of good neighborly relations and friendship. "I hope that it will come...

France welcomes the signing of the Agreement of Friendship, Good Neighborly Relations and Cooperation, which the Prime Ministers of Macedonia and Bulgaria, Zoran Zaev and Boyko Borisov, signed on August 1st, reads the written statement from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. "France hopes that this agreement will allow Skopje and Sofia to deepen their dialogue and cooperation,...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov laid fresh flowers at the grave of Goce Delčev at the Church of the Ascension of Jesus, Skopje, on the occasion of the 114th anniversary of the Ilinden Uprising and for the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the first ASNOM session (Anti-fascist Assembly for for the National Liberation...

From today, Bulgaria is now an even bigger friend of Macedonia and our ally in the Euro-Atlantic perspective, stated Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at a joint press conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, after signing the Agreement for Good Neighborly Relations and Friendship between Macedonia and Bulgaria. “The signing of the Agreement for Good Neighborly Relations and Friendship with...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Thursday in Thessaloniki, reports the Greek news agency ANA-MPA. Tsipras and Vučić will participate in the Greek-Serbian high-Level Cooperation Council, after which they will give a joint statement. After the meeting with the Serbian President, Tsipras will meet with his Bulgarian counterpart in...

Bulgaria and Macedonia reached a basis for a compromise on the agreement for good neighborly relations, the next phase will be consultations and internal procedures, stated the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs after consultations were held with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zaharieva this weekend in Sofia.  “The delegations from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

At today's press conference, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov with his Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Zaev, while answering questions from reporters on which language the agreement on good neighborly relations will be signed in, he replied that the agreement will be "in the language that is stated in the Constitution" of Macedonia. “The details, in fact, are important, but not for...

Today and tomorrow, Prime Minister Zaev, together with his government delegation will begin their two-day working visit to Bulgaria, where he will be having meetings with high ranking officials from the government and the state. After, the Prime Minister and the Macedonian government delegation in Bulgaria will meet with the President of Bulgaria, as well as a working dinner with...

Macedonian Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev yesterday in Vienna assured his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov that the Macedonian authorities will respond to the sacrilege  of the memorial plaque of the Bulgarian heroes at Kajmakchalan, which was carried out by journalist Milenko Nedelkovski claims Bulgarian news website "Novinite". “I do not want to comment”, Borisov told reporters after the summit in Vienna. Borisov,...

Now is not the time for our country to become part of the Schengen Area, and the joining of our country in this area will not help us, said Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. “Everyone says that Bulgaria should immediately become a member of the Schengen area. But, this is not in our best interest at this time. On the...

Senior NATO and EU member states representatives were tapped during their visit to Macedonia, said the leader Zoran Zaev for the Bulgarian news agency "Focus". The recorded conversations owned by Zaev include former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during his visit to Skopje, 22nd of May 2014, and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who was in Macedonia on 17th...