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North Macedonia parliament OKs deal to set EU bid in motion

North Macedonia has approved a French proposal that opens the way for negotiations to join the European Union and overcome Bulgarian objections

The Independent UK

North Macedonia votes to end dispute with Bulgaria, clears way for EU talks

Lawmakers in North Macedonia on Saturday passed a French-brokered deal aimed at settling a dispute with Bulgaria and clearing the way to long-due European Union membership talks.

Reuters

Russia's information war expands through Eastern Europe

As Russia's war in Ukraine rages on, the Kremlin is expanding its information war throughout Eastern Europe, spreading propaganda and disinformation blaming NATO and the West for its Ukraine invasion

The Independent UK

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N.Macedonia lawmakers may vote on divisive EU talks deal this weekend

Lawmakers in North Macedonia may vote this weekend on a French-brokered deal aimed at settling disputes with Bulgaria and clearing the way to long-due European Union membership talks, a parliamentary official said on Friday.

Reuters

Bulgaria’s president tries to unlock political crisis

Bulgaria’s president has launched talks with all political parties represented in parliament to see if there's still a chance to form a government and avoid another early election

The Independent UK

Von der Leyen: EU wants North Macedonia

North Macedonia got a boost from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the country’s hopes of eventually joining the European Union amid a dispute with Bulgaria

The Independent UK

Thousands protest as North Macedonia readies to vote on EU deal with Bulgaria

Thousands of people protested in North Macedonia on Thursday as parliament prepared to vote on a French compromise deal for settling the country's disputes with Bulgaria, which would enable its long-due European Union membership talks to start.

Reuters

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Bulgaria election likely after centre-right party refuses to form government

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party refused on Thursday to form a new government, bringing the Balkan country closer to snap polls in the autumn.

Reuters

British-Iraqi Travels on Foot Across 11 Countries to Make it to Hajj

Saudi Arabia’s acting Minister of Media, Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi received on Sunday Adam Mohammed, a British citizen of Iraqi decent, who came to the Kingdom on foot from the United Kingdom to perform the Hajj, reported the Saudi Press Agency. Meeting in Mina, Mohammed briefed the minister on his ten-month…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU, US urge North Macedonia to move forward on EU bid

In a joint statement, the European Union's Foreign Affairs chief Josep Borrell and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have expressed support for the candidacy of both Albania and North Macedonia to join the European Union

The Independent UK

Protests block North Macedonia's capital over Bulgaria, EU compromise

Streets in Skopje, North Macedonia, were brought to a standstill on Friday because of protests against a proposed compromise deal with Bulgaria that would finally allow the Balkan country to begin long-awaited European Union membership talks.

Reuters

New pipeline from Greece to Bulgaria offsets Russian gas cut

The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria have inaugurated a new pipeline that will supply natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria

The Independent UK

Bulgaria's PP party likely to abandon coalition govt plans - PM

Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Friday that his centrist PP party was likely to be forced to drop plans to propose a new coalition government because it had failed to secure a parliamentary majority for the time being.

Reuters

Bulgaria's PP party likely to drop plans to propose new coalition government

Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Friday his centrist PP party was likely to drop plans to propose a new coalition government because it had failed to secure a parliamentary majority for the time being.

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EXPLAINER: North Macedonia: А thorny road to the EU

Nightly protests in North Macedonia over the last week have left dozens of people injured

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool youngster who moved to Bulgaria after 'sad' Anfield exit names 'ridiculous' player in training

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Wakefield chats to former Liverpool defender Connor Randall about his time at Anfield, working under Jurgen Klopp and who was 'ridiculous' in training

Reuters

Bulgaria blocks bank transfer to Russian embassy citing EU sanctions

Bulgaria has blocked a bank transfer worth some $890,000 to the Russian embassy because of EU sanctions, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said on Wednesday, several days after Sofia expelled 70 Russian diplomatic staff from the Balkan country.

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North Macedonia: 47 police officers injured in protests

Police in North Macedonia say officers were injured, two of them seriously, after a group of mostly young people threw stones, metal bars, eggs and Molotov cocktails at the parliament building in the capital

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EU urges N Macedonia to back proposed deal with Bulgaria

European Council President Charles Michel has urged North Macedonia to back a French-proposed compromise on ending a dispute with neighboring Bulgaria that’s blocking the country’s long-delayed European Union accession bid

Reuters

Russia says it will respond in kind to Bulgaria after diplomatic expulsions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow would respond in kind to Bulgaria's expulsion of 70 Russian diplomats.

The Independent UK

Russian diplomats to depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions

A Russian diplomat says two airplanes are set to depart Bulgaria with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families amid a mass expulsion that has sent relations soaring between the two historically close nations

Bangkok Post

Thai spikers lose to Brazil in FIVB final week

The Thai women's volleyball team lost 3-1 to Brazil on Saturday as they will wrap up the final week of the FIVB Women's Nations League in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Macedonians protest French proposals over rift with Bulgaria

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside government offices in North Macedonia’s capital to protest the latest proposal on solving a dispute with Bulgaria in order for North Macedonia to open membership talks with the European Union

Reuters

Foreign firefighters arrive in Greece for summer wildfire season

Several dozen Romanian and Bulgarian firefighters took up their posts in Greece on Saturday, the first members of a European force being deployed to the country to provide backup in case of major wildfires during the summer.

Reuters

Bulgaria destroys naval mine off its Black Sea coast

Bulgaria's military late on Thursday carried out a controlled explosion of a Soviet-era naval mine that had drifted close to the country's Black Sea coast, the defence ministry said on Friday.

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