A surprise initiative by France's waning EU presidency to end a two-year dispute over shared Balkan culture in time for this week's European summit hung in the balance ahead of a June 22 deadline, ...

After two days of talks, teams from North Macedonia and Bulgaria were unable to clear up their disputes over history, language and identity – with potentially worrying consequences for North Macedonia ...

Bulgaria's leaders have expressed their strong support for North Macedonia's road to joining the European Union, a departure from Sofia's earlier objections to North Macedonia starting talks to join ...

Old bones of contention between the two neighbours about the Macedonian language and past history have again taken centre stage after Bulgarian officials reiterated threats to block North Macedonia’s ...

In my earlier GV article, Bulgaria, Macedonia: Blog Wars Over History, I outlined the contradictions between our two countries and their impact on the local blogosphere, which had become a kind of a ...

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel urged North Macedonia on Tuesday to back a French-proposed compromise on ending a dispute with neighboring Bulgaria that's ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Skopje has summoned Bulgarian Ambassador Zhelyazko Radukov, issuing an ...