Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria expects the Republic of North Macedonia to fulfil the European Union membership criteria, President Iliana Iotova said during a meeting with her counterpart from North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, the Bulgarian President’s press office said on Wednesday.
The two held talks within the framework of the Summit of the South-East European Cooperation Process, hosted by Iotova.
She stressed that North Macedonia must implement the so-called “French proposal” it signed in 2022, which later became a common European position regarding the country’s EU accession. Iotova emphasized that these are European membership criteria, not Bulgarian requirements. In order to begin accession negotiations, Skopje must fulfil its commitments, including the inclusion of Bulgarians in its Constitution. The Bulgarian President also insisted on respect for the rights of Bulgarians in the country and an end to hate speech in North Macedonia.
The meeting was also attended by Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanka Tasheva and North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski. During the talks, the Bulgarian head of State raised the issue of medical treatment for 23-year-old Iva Mihailova, who was injured in a traffic accident. She has had her identification documents confiscated due to an ongoing investigation and is not allowed to leave Kocani, although she requires medical treatment in Bulgaria, the statement said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Siljanovska-Davkova spoke to Bulgarian media after the SEECP Summit. Asked when her country will amend its basic law to insert the Bulgarians in it, the head of State said that she was not a monarch so as to revise the Constitution and that only the members of Parliament can do so. Bulgarian President Meets North Macedonia’s Head of State, Expects EU Membership Criteria to Be Fulfilled 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-10 19:49:21 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