Bulgaria Rules Out Any Renegotiation of North Macedonia's EU Framework, MFA Says

Bulgaria has made clear that it will not accept any attempt to reopen or renegotiate the EU negotiating framework for North Macedonia, according to Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova, who responded to a parliamentary inquiry, BGNES reported. She emphasized that North Macedonia’s progress toward European integration is directly tied to the implementation of the EU consensus reached in July 2022. Sofia, she said, firmly rejects any efforts to bypass or reinterpret these commitments and is actively working through its diplomatic network in EU member states and in Skopje to prevent any deviation from the agreed terms. ...