Balgarianovinite.com The parliamentary Committee on Policies for Bulgarians Abroad convened a meeting in Sofia on Thursday with representatives of around 20 associations of Bulgarians from the Republic of North Macedonia, along with activists and journalists. Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Skopje, Zhelyazko Radukov, and the Executive Director of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, Rayna Mandzhukova, also took part.
Committee Chair Stoyan Taslakov told reporters that the aim of the meeting was to signal to Bulgarian communities in North Macedonia that they have not been forgotten. He said participants were invited to share the challenges they face.
According to Taslakov, some organizations rely on funding through cultural and Foreign Ministry programs, while others look to Bulgaria for protection because they are subjected to repression and attacks. “You heard here today – there are beaten people, their children have been beaten, there are arrests, broken bones, shots fired at offices. All of this is the result of targeted hatred instilled by the authorities in North Macedonia for decades,” he said.
Among the attendees was journalist Vladimir Perev, a prominent figure in the Bulgarian community in North Macedonia, who was recently assaulted in Skopje. Earlier in the day, Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee unanimously adopted a declaration condemning the hate-motivated attack against him. Parliamentary Committee Brings Together Bulgarian Associations from North Macedonia in Sofia 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-04 19:20:08 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