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Bulgaria blocked discussions among EU ministers on North Macedonia’s bid to start negotiations to join the bloc in November. The veto also prevented Albania from starting accession talks, as in terms of EU enlargement, the EU treats Skopje and Tirana as a package.
The European Union warned Bulgaria that it risks undermining security in the Balkans - and wider Europe - if continues to block membership talks for North Macedonia.
Despite pressure from the EU commission and their recent claim of Bulgarian discrimination to Macedonian minorities, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov reaffirmed Bulgaria's position and claimed there will be no compromise reached until agreed Bulgarian demands for the RNM to admit its roots, the origins of its language and the end of dispute of historical characters are met.
Sofia blames Skopje for failing to deliver on the bilateral friendship treaty of August 2017 by not changing textbooks containing what it calls historic falsifications and hate speech against Bulgaria, for allowing anti-Bulgarian rhetoric and for blocking business and joint infrastructure projects. Sofia and Skopje are also the only capitals in Europe without a railways link.
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