Our scholars have presented arguments in defense of our history and language
They brought 200 books published by BAS on language and history
In the Republic of Northern Macedonia there is a kind of revival process towards the Bulgarians there in recent decades. This thesis was defended by Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov during the talks of the Bulgarian delegation of scientists in the European Parliament today.
Along with him in Strasbourg were Prof. Plamen Pavlov, Prof. Ana Kocheva and Assoc. Prof. Spas Tashev as part of the National Circle “For Macedonia”. At the end of last week, they presented in Sofia a memorandum from more than 19 prominent Bulgarian scientists, intellectuals and journalists to all EU countries, which contains scientific arguments justifying Bulgaria’s position on the RSM’s veto. It is explained exactly why we do not agree with the theft of history and language.
“If we, the Bulgarians, today recognize the illegal demands of the PCM, what will we say to our children. In this way we will deprive them of the history of their people, written not only by Bulgarians, but also by Byzantine, Old French, Old German, Old Russian and other chroniclers. And you yourself, do you really want to accept unconditionally in our great union a country that has built its past by stealing and falsifying history? We are convinced that this cannot be true! Because it contradicts the philosophy of the European Union itself, established by the Maastricht Treaty of 1992. We, the Bulgarians, believe in its values and will uphold them to the end! “, Reads part of the document written by the circle” For Macedonia “.
It was on the memorandum that the meetings in Strasbourg took place today, but our scientists also touched on other topics. Their presentation was carefully listened to and well received during the discussions.
The first round of talks was with the Western Conservatives and Reformists’ Western Balkans group. “Eight of our MEPs were present in the hall, as well as 10 of their colleagues from other EU member states, but there were also 300 online viewings of MEPs who were not in the hall, but saw and heard what we were saying,” said Prof. Ovcharov.
“Prof. Ana Kocheva gave the main presentation, extremely well-argued, not only about the language, of course, although she is a specialist, but also on all issues related to history. I emphasized in my speech the revival process towards the Bulgarians in the RSM. Assoc. Prof. Spas Tashev speaks many important things about human rights to date and the falsifications that were made during the last census in the PCM, and before. Prof. Plamen Pavlov also specified the issues of historical knowledge “, said Prof. Ovcharov.
In the afternoon, the program also included meetings with Bulgarian representatives in the European Parliament and participation in EP meetings.
Our delegation has brought to Strasbourg about 200 books – publications of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, on the language and the Macedonian identity.
The incident in Bitola
A singer was detained for the arson of the cultural center
Macedonian media are talking about a 34-year-old man
The Ivan Mihailov Cultural Center in Bitola is burning on Sunday night.
The case of the fire in the Ivan Mihailov Center in Bitola has been resolved, we have a detainee who has confessed. This was announced in his official Facebook profile by the Minister of Interior of Northern Macedonia, Oliver Spasovski. According to Macedonian media, the 34-year-old singer Lambe Alabakovski, who recently returned with his family from the United States, is behind the initials of the detained arsonist.
“We worked around the clock to search for the perpetrator, and taking into account all the evidence, the court today allowed the search of two places used by the detainee LA, 34 years old. During the searches, items related to the case were found and seized. The man remains in custody, “Spasovski explained in his post.
The Bulgarian Cultural Center in Bitola burns on Sunday night. Fire crews were sent to the scene and extinguished the burning front door of the property. Due to the early hour, there were no people in the building, the fire did not reach its interior.
A bilateral agreement would contribute to the relationship
The Sofia-Skopje meeting in Paris is offered by Macron
The French president had telephone conversations with Rumen Radev and Dimitar Kovachevski
French President Emmanuel Macron is proposing to host a bilateral meeting between Bulgaria and RS Macedonia.
Representatives of the governments of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia to meet in Paris to conclude a bilateral agreement. This is suggested by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has expressed readiness to bring the two countries together “at the right time”.
This would allow negotiations to begin on the accession of the Republic of Northern Macedonia to the European Union.
The Elysee Palace reports that Macron held telephone talks Monday with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Northern Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski. The French President has expressed his full support for an agreement between the two countries, which would contribute to good neighborly relations and specify the European perspective of the PCM.
The presidential institution sent a position for the conversation with Macron. The Bulgarian head of state has expressed the expectation of our country for concrete results from the PCM in the implementation of the Copenhagen membership criteria, which will advance the process of European integration for our southwestern neighbor, according to Dondukov 2.
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