{"id":14295,"date":"2021-05-25T10:01:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T10:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=14295"},"modified":"2021-05-25T10:01:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T10:01:08","slug":"pendarovski-and-bulgarian-homolog-to-meet-in-rome-regarding-north-macedonias-integration-to-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/pendarovski-and-bulgarian-homolog-to-meet-in-rome-regarding-north-macedonias-integration-to-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Pendarovski and Bulgarian homolog to meet in Rome regarding North Macedonia\u2019s integration to the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opposing stances held by North Macedonia and Bulgaria recently, were also manifested in the commemoration of the two brothers Cyril and Methodius, the two orthodox saints, founders of the Slavic alphabet, which despite slight modifications, is used in both countries.<\/p>\n<p>Bulgaria accepts the new Macedonian identity and the Macedonian language, which as they claim was created after 1945, whereas before this period, Sofia claims they had Bulgarian roots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorth Macedonia\u2019s road to the EU passes through Sofia. We need to sit down with each other and sincerely discuss regarding the resolution of our bilateral issues,\u201d declared the President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev. In November of last year, Bulgaria used its influence to veto and block the accession of negotiations talks for the membership of North Macedonia to the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulgarian president has previously stated that the dispute with Skopje has awoken a great interest amongst EU member state, without mentioning the word pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will call on EU member states for solidarity. The most important thing is to not let new problems enter the Union,\u201d said the Bulgarian president, Rumen Radev, who just like the Macedonian President, will be travelling to Rome, Italy on May 26<sup>th<\/sup> and 27<sup>th<\/sup> to participate in the celebrations in honor of this day.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, PM Zaev is expecting presidents Radev and Pendarovski to meet in Rome, this Wednesday in order to take a step forward regarding overcoming their bilateral differences.<\/p>\n<p>Zaev is optimistic that the willingness from both sides as well as Portugal\u2019s proposal will lead both countries towards a resolution, however, he didn\u2019t give any details regarding this proposal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2021\/05\/21\/eu-integration-of-north-macedonia-varhelyi-first-igc-should-be-organized-as-soon-as-possible\/\">EU integration of North Macedonia | Varhelyi: First IGC should be organized as soon as possible<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/05\/21\/eu-begins-talks-to-reach-a-deal-between-north-macedonia-and-bulgaria\/\">EU begins talks to reach a deal between North Macedonia and Bulgaria<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_170_440 zmadhim-teksti vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_178_43b  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span9\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_180_85b td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_180_85b\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2021\/05\/13\/bulgarian-government-refuses-to-overturn-veto-on-north-macedonia\/\">Bulgarian government refuses to overturn veto on North Macedonia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu14101\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opposing stances held by North Macedonia and Bulgaria recently, were also manifested in the commemoration of the two brothers Cyril and Methodius, the two orthodox saints, founders of the Slavic alphabet, which despite slight modifications, is used in both countries. 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