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Albania, N Macedonia open EU accession negotiations

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Macedonia

Albania and North Macedonia opened on July 19 negotiations on accession to the European Union. European Commission Ursula von der

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Bulgaria 

Signing with Bulgaria means step forward towards N Macedonia’s EU talks

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The joint intergovernmental commission of Bulgaria and North Macedonia met in Sofia on July 17, with the two countries’ foreign

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Europe 

EU, US congratulate N Macedonia after its parliament approves ‘French proposal’

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The European Union and the United States have congratulated North Macedonia after its parliament voted on July 16 to adopt

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM welcomes Parliament’s move on lifting veto on N Macedonia’s EU talks

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Macedonia

Speaking in Brussels on June 24, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov welcomed as “really responsible” the vote by Parliament earlier

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament approves move towards resolving North Macedonia impasse

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on June 24, with 170 in favour in the 240-seat legislature, to approve a motion by the

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Bulgaria 

In Sofia, Germany’s Scholz pushes N Macedonia’s EU prospects

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Speaking on June 11 after talks in Sofia with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed strong

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, N Macedonia sign new co-operation deals

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Macedonia

Three memoranda of understanding in various fields were signed on January 25 after a joint meeting in Sofia of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Petkov meets Kovachevski in Skopje: ‘First step forward in new chapter’

January 18, 2022January 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Macedonia

There was a cordial tone between Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his North Macedonian counterpart Dimitar Kovachevski at a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister changes arrivals rules for citizens of Israel, North Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia

January 17, 2022January 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Macedonia, new coronavirus

After an outcry from Bulgaria’s winter resorts and hospitality industry over the Health Minister’s change of rules for arrivals in

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