After the opening of Bulgarian cultural clubs provoked protests in North Macedonia earlier this year, a Macedonian cultural club has opened in Bulgaria – and is sparking similar tension among locals.

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Statues of Macedonian historical figures are lined like sentries along a footbridge. The government says the monuments are good for national pride, especially in an area where history is so contested.

It’s time to update the history books because a recent study overturned an important date considered a fact for over a century — the Macedonian kingdom did not rise in the mid-7 th century, but rather ...

After two days of talks, teams from North Macedonia and Bulgaria were unable to clear up their disputes over history, language and identity – with potentially worrying consequences for North Macedonia ...

Macedonia and Bulgaria's long-simmering dispute over the Macedonian language is threatening to boil over again, just as Skopje nears a resolution to its dispute with Greece over the name "Macedonia." ...

The relations between Bulgaria and Macedonia are no less complex and incomprehensible than those between Greece and Macedonia, although lately the former get less media exposure than the latter. The ...