Tag: Бугарија

Russian propaganda uses various forms of social media and channels to spread its propaganda. It is fighting a war in Ukraine, but also waging a hybrid war with many other countries. North Macedonia and the Balkans are the target of this propaganda, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the content-sharing agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   Author: Goran Lefkov The social...

Unlike the influence of Russia and China in North Macedonia that – to a large extent – is disseminated on the basis of positive identification and desired and/or shared values, we might say that the influence realized by Bulgaria is based on narratives overflowing with rejection, denial, and even animosity, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the content-sharing agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk,...

Russia’s request for the withdrawal of NATO forces (foreign troops, weapons and equipment) is not only for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe but for all countries that were not members of NATO in the period before 1997. The security guarantees that Russia is seeking from NATO also apply to Romania and Bulgaria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

The photograph of an Audi car whose car hood is propped with a rifle resembling a Kalashnikov (AK-47) is claimed to be taken in Tetovo, and as such is shared on social networks, and was published by some of the media, informs Truthmeter.mk in its latest analysis of a Facebook post. But the photograph was not taken in Tetovo....

During today's briefing, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Bojko Borisov announced that he gave an order for hundreds of medical bodysuits to be produced that will be donated in North Macedonia, inform Bulgarian media. He said that the bodysuits produced in Bulgaria are of better quality than those produced by big empires. -When you give5 to 10 bodysuits to our...

The Bulgarian government has provided 500.000 levs (256.000 euros) for financing projects for Bulgarian communities in Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Moldavia including civic organizations in North Macedonia with Bulgarian orientation. The funds will be paid from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affair's budget for the year 2020, announced this ministry. "This solution should help organizations to strengthen their structures,...

With the changes of four normative acts that were adopted today by the Bulgarian government all students from the Bulgarian diaspora in countries like North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Moldavia and Ukraine will be freed from paying scholarship for state schools and faculties in Bulgaria. The students in these countries are currently paying the same scholarship as Bulgarian citizens...

The Serbian news agency Sputnik published an article with a spectacular title:"Bulgarian politician: It is a matter of time when Macedonia will ask a piece of Bulgaria". The construction of the title suggests that Macedonia has territorial pretensions towards Bulgaria, which is ridiculous. This claim has no ground in truth and the Macedonian policy of building good neighborly relations....

Българският ежедневник с лява ориентация „Дума“ в коментар публикуван на 2 декември на официалния уебсайт, посветен на последната сесия на Съвместната българо-македонска комисия за историческите въпроси, твърди няколко очевидно необосновани неща за отношенията между България и Македония. В текста се говори, че има предателство на българските власти – т.е. отказ от идентичността, отстъпление от историята за да „угоди на американския...

Bulgaria wants to watch over the North Macedonia's skies on a rotation with Greece stated the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev today, informs the Bulgarian news page "mediapool.bg“. he said that he has had meetings with the prime ministers of both countries, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Zoran Zaev at the NATO summit in London during which they spoke about defining the parameters...

Krasimir Karakachanov, a notorious opponent to the Macedonian national identity, president of the Bulgarian party VMRO-BND and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, yesterday stated for the Bulgarian media that Macedonia is making mistakes with the celebrations of the 11th of October, the National Uprising Day and instead it should be celebrating 20th of April 1941 when "the...

North Macedonia will stand in the hall and will be waiting, said today the Bulgarian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov in front of the journalists who were waiting for him at the Government, informs the Top novini web portal. He also said that Macedonia has done something really stupid by celebrating the 11th of October....

In an interview for the Austrian Presse, President Stevo Pendarovski stated that he is not hoping for a signal but he expects a decision for granting a starting date for the EU accession negotiations. In order to reach this goal, the country has changed its name, which no other country candidate has ever done before. -We are not hoping...

Macedonian intellectuals strive for Sofia to impose conditions to Skopje before EU's support was the title of an article published on Tuesday by the Bulgarian news website „actualno.com“ which was news of the day in Bulgaria that the Macedonian Scientific Institute from Sofia has issued 8 obligatory conditions that official Sofia has to set to Skopje as a condition...

Възможността за блокада за получаване на дата за преговори на Република Северна Македония за членство в Европейския съюз, която отбеляза седмицата, е премахната, но заплахите от София за целия процес на интеграция на страната остават. Това е епилога на една краткотрайна напрегната ситуация, която се създаде, изглежда, без причина, а която е свързана с работата на комисиите на Македония...

The nationalistic VMRO-BND led by Krasimir Karakachanov, a well-known opponent to the Macedonian national identity, since the end of last month began a fight against the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) and he asked the Chief Public Prosecutor in Bulgaria to ban this civil organization stating that "with its actions аthe BHC has put to risk the Bulgarian citizens and...

Dr. Rumena Filipova is DPhil and MPhil in International Relations, University of Oxford, having completed her undergraduate studies at the university of Cambridge. She taught undergraduate courses at Oxford University, and she has been a visiting fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center, the Polish Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House and other international institutes and think-tanks. Dr. Filipova is now...

Finding a quick solution for open issues with Bulgaria is possible but goodwill is necessary for both sides. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev stressed that Macedonia and Bulgaria have signed an agreement where they have obliged themselves that they have a joint history, but Zaev reminded that a part of the history is special for both countries. -I believe that...

The MEP from the Bulgarian ruling party GERB Andrej Kovachev attacked verbally the Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski due to his statement that "taking Bulgarian passports because of personal interest is in the same historical context during which Goce Delchev in 1900 couldn't state that he is something else but Bulgarian." Kovachev said that the president's statement is insulting including...

In Sofia, during the latest meeting of the joint Macedonian-Bulgarian expert commission, there will be a discussion today about the character of Goce Delchev and his deeds and to whom this Macedonian revolutionary belongs to. Yesterday, during this two-day meeting, the experts in Sofia worked according to previously exchanged proposed ideas in order to adjust the recommendations for the...