With days to go before EU leaders discuss enlargement at the EU summit, Sofia has given a bit of hope that its veto over North Macedonia opening accession talks could be lifted. North Macedonia and Albania, whose path is tied to Skopje, has been vetoed by Bulgaria over a cultural, historical and human rights dispute. This is not just a bilateral history dispute between Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia,” commented Radev. Until now, Radev was one of the strongest supporters of the Bulgarian veto, and so are the socialists. “The government never managed to prepare a Bulgarian proposal on the case with North Macedonia.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 21, 2022 05:23 UTC