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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolai speaks on Macedonian church controversy

May 24, 2018May 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolai has become the latest Holy Synod member to speak out on the issue of

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Europe 

Greece-Macedonia name dispute compromise faces stiff opposition

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Deutsche Welle Greece, Macedonia

Macedonia must resolve its decades-long naming quarrel with Greece in order to facilitate EU accession talks. But a new proposal

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Perspectives 

An unexpected gift thrown into the bin

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Hastily enough, Zoran Zaev’s proposal to renaming fYROMacedonia into Republica Illindenska Makedonija was dismissed by most Greek political parties. Above

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Europe 

Zaev confirms ‘Republic of Ilinden Macedonia’ is proposal to resolve Macedonia name dispute

May 20, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

In Skopje, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has confirmed that “Republic of Ilinden Macedonia” is the option proposed to resolve the

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Europe 

‘Macedonia’ name dispute: ‘Ilinden Macedonian Republic’ discussed as solution, reports say

May 18, 2018May 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Greece, Macedonia

The day after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart from Skopje, Zoran Zaev, held talks in Sofia, with

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Europe 

Zaev, Tsipras to meet in Sofia on morning of May 17

May 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart from Skopje, Zoran Zaev, will meet on May 17 2018 at 10.30am

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church rejects invitation to 1000th anniversary of Ohrid Archbishopric

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, voted on May 14 to refuse an invitation from Archbishop Stefan

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Holy Synod to meet on Macedonian church question

May 14, 2018May 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, will meet this week on questions including whether it

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria names members of commission on historical and educational issues with Macedonia

May 9, 2018May 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgaria’s government announced on May 9 the names of the members of a joint commission on historical and educational issues

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