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Republic of North Macedonia joins Nato as 30th ally

March 27, 2020March 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The Republic of North Macedonia became Nato’s newest member on March 27, on depositing its instrument of accession to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes EU ministers’ green light for accession talks with N Macedonia, Albania

March 24, 2020March 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Macedonia

Bulgaria welcomes the decision on March 24 by European Union foreign ministers to give the green light for starting the

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Bulgaria 

Tsvetanov: ‘Bulgaria and N Macedonia should focus on what unites us’

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria and North Macedonia, as well as the other countries in the Western Balkans, should focus on the things that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, N Macedonian PMs tour US aircraft carrier Harry S Truman

December 9, 2019December 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia, Nato

Bulgaria’s national security and defence are only guaranteed within the framework of Nato’s collective defence, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Europe 

North Macedonia takes step forward towards full membership of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

December 5, 2019December 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

A plenary meeting in Luxembourg of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has agreed to raise the status of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria – North Macedonia commission on historical issues reports no progress

December 1, 2019November 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

No progress has been made in the work of the Bulgaria – North Macedonia joint commission on historical and educational

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM concerned by ‘division’ in North Macedonia on EU

November 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Borissov, Greece, Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told an annual summit in the Greek city of Thessaloniki that he is concerned

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Bulgaria 

EASC warns on risks of not opening EU membership talks with North Macedonia

October 27, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The refusal by the European Union to open membership talks with the Republic of North Macedonia has led to an

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Europe 

European Parliament: Failure to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia a mistake

October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Macedonia

The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on October 24 to label the failure to start EU accession negotiations with the Republic

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