Bulgaria is in a deep political crisis. Mass protests against crime, corruption, oligarchs and the government have been going on since July 2020. In addition to the political dimension, the current ...

Macedonia and Bulgaria's long-simmering dispute over the Macedonian language is threatening to boil over again, just as Skopje nears a resolution to its dispute with Greece over the name "Macedonia." ...

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 ...

Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry is trying to calm a potential dispute with Bulgaria, after the Bulgarian Defence Minister accused the Skopje government of 'playing tricks with history'. Bulgarian Defense ...

The accusations from the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Hristijan Mickoski, against Bulgaria have grown increasingly contradictory and are approaching the absurd. Mickoski criticized Bulgaria for ...

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov attend a welcome ceremony in Skopje, Macedonia August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski By Kole Casule and Angel ...

BRUSSELSBRUSSELS — Bulgaria blocked the start of already long-delayed European Union accession talks with North Macedonia on Tuesday because of disputes over history and language. Following a meeting ...

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, ...

SKOPJE/SOFIA (Reuters) - Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov signed a friendship treaty on Tuesday in a move designed to end years of diplomatic wrangling ...