Monthly Archives: April 2022

PM Kovacevski and VMRO-DPMNE Remain Divided over Bulgaria Issue

According to PM Dimitar Kovacevski, a political struggle in a neighbouring country that is part of the EU and acts of populist-nationalist rhetoric cannot obstruct the integration of a country that has four consecutive positive reports for starting the first inter-governmental conference. As he said on Tuesday, the country has a clear goal when it comes to EU membership and ...

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Education Trade Union Strike to Continue in Secondary and Primary Schools

The Trade Union of Education, Science, and Culture’s strike in secondary and primary schools will continue. On Tuesday, the members rejected the salary increase of 12% offered by the Government the previous day. “Our membership was today voicing a stand on the proposals. Out of 480 trade union organisations that presented data, 388 were in favour of the strike continuing, ...

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Road Conditions 27.04.2022

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. At certain roads going through ravines, minor rockslides are possible. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE calls for careful driving and adjustment of the speed to the conditions of the road. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE’s on-call teams are constantly on- site and keep all roads passable.

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Petkov: Change of Constitution Should Come before First Chapter is Opened

According to Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov, his country will move the veto for North Macedonia, but that doesn’t mean it will be lifted. “In fact, we shouldn’t lift the veto, we should move it. The change of the Constitution should happen before the first of many 20-something chapters that should be opened,” he tells Nova TV. According to him, there ...

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Skopje-Sofia Dispute: Dzhambazki Levels Fierce Criticism at Petkov

Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki, who’s the Vice President of Krasimir Karakachanov’s party, sees in Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov’s comments over the veto issue an announcement about backing down from Sofia’s national interests. “I hope it’s become clear to all that Petkov is a puppet, placed to execute certain tasks. One of them is committing national treason and yielding before the ...

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President Pendarovski Presents Stand on Developments Related to Bulgaria

According to President Stevo Pendarovski, North Macedonia cannot open the Constitution whenever someone asks for that. He says that there can be discussions, but there aren’t guarantees that some future ruling structure in Bulgaria will be without other demands, too. Nobody is against Bulgarians becoming part of the Constitution, but it’s a problem whether that would be the last demand ...

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Mickoski Criticises Sofia’s Demands

“Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov is proposing for bilateral problems and demands of Sofia to enter the negotiating framework. That means that we will either get assimilated, that is, Bulgarised, or not join the EU at all,” VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said regarding Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov’s stands. Mickoski believes that Sofia’s demands are maximalist and will not be approved by ...

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Foreign Minister Osmani Once Again Points to Portuguese Proposal

Commenting on Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov’s statements (a moved veto and European guarantees for a change of the Constitution at the start of the negotiations process itself, before the opening of the first chapter), Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani says the Portuguese proposal, as a basic framework for the ideas that have been exchanged between the Governments over the past weeks, ...

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Salary Increase Deal Struck by Education Trade Union and Government

On Monday afternoon, the Government and Trade Union of Education, Science, and Culture reached a deal on the salary rise. The education workers’ salaries will increase by 12%. “It’s about 12% with supplements resulting from the Collective Agreement Law,” Nedelkov noted. The increase would start not later than July. Earlier that day, the chances of a deal being reached hadn’t ...

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FM Osmani Speaks on Phone with US Assistant State Secretary Escobar

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani spoke on the phone on Wednesday with US Assistant State Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Gabriel Escobar. The interlocutors discussed the ongoing bilateral relations between official Skopje and Sofia, concluding that the two countries need to reach a mutually acceptable solution for their bilateral issues in order for Bulgaria to unblock the start of ...

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