Balgarianovinite.com Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said in an interview for Bulgarian National Radio on Sunday that the Bulgarian Parliament is not setting new or different conditions, “we are simply insisting that the agreed prerequisites for the Republic of North Macedonia to begin EU accession talks be respected.” Zhelyazkov responded to a question on whether Bulgaria might make a gesture by withdrawing its demand that Bulgarians be included in the Republic of North Macedonia’s Constitution. “I don’t believe such a discussion even exists,” he added.
“We have no unresolved bilateral issues with them. We have a Treaty of [Friendship,] Good Neighbourliness [and Cooperation] and a signed protocol to it. The fact that the protocol is being challenged before the Republic of North Macedonia’s Constitutional Court is part of the domestic political choreography being performed in Skopje, and even before the European Council,” Zhelyazkov said.
“Bulgaria is not expressing any position other than that of the European Council: that the constitutional amendments must be adopted and that all provisions outlined in the protocol, which are part of the 2022 compromise [French] proposal, must be respected. We are not setting any conditions different from those in the 2022 proposal. If the authorities in Skopje want to join the EU, they must follow this path, which reflects the position of the European Union itself,” Zhelyazkov added.
Asked whether an additional bilateral protocol between Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia might be possible to reassure Skopje that there will be no further “blockages”, the Prime Minister replied that there can be no greater guarantee than the unanimous decision of the Bulgarian National Assembly. “Our colleagues in Skopje must understand that we stand by this position because it is based on principle. We will not change anything, neither by turning this into a bilateral dispute nor by seeking invisible influences or interactions with major geopolitical players around the world,” Zhelyazkov added. PM Zhelyazkov: Bulgaria Is Not Setting New Conditions for Republic of North Macedonia’s EU Path 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-30 12:46:04 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law