EU member Bulgaria and North Macedonia sign a deal in Sofia, opening the way for European Union membership talks for the tiny Balkan nation and its Albanian neighbour
North Macedonia's foreign minister hails the"historic opportunity" at the signing event, while his Bulgarian counterpart says the agreement contains measures to sort out unresolved bilateral issues.
The move comes a day after North Macedonia PM Dimitar Kovacevski announced that Skopje had reached a compromise with Bulgaria in a long-running dispute. EU member Bulgaria and North Macedonia have signed a deal in Sofia, opening the way for European Union membership talks for the Balkan nation and its Albanian neighbour.
North Macedonia's Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski announced on Saturday that Skopje had reached a compromise with Bulgaria in a long-running dispute, allowing them to start the membership talks. EU member Bulgaria had until recently blocked any progress for such talks because of a dispute between the countries over linguistic and historical issues.But last month the Bulgarian parliament agreed to lift its veto in exchange for EU guarantees that North Macedonia will meet certain demands on contentious issues.
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