AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDiplomatic Crisis: Arson on two Bulgarian Embassy vehicles in Skopje for a second straight day triggered a fresh diplomatic backlash, with Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova calling it “an attack on Bulgaria” and warning it could weigh on EU accession debates. Foreign Policy & EU Pressure: Bulgaria summoned North Macedonia’s charge d’affaires in Sofia, while Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanka Tasheva briefed EU counterparts in Luxembourg and framed the incident alongside a wider fight against hate speech. EU Parliament Fallout: Bulgarian MEPs Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Ivaylo Valchev, Stanislav Stoyanov and Andrey Kovatchev used the Strasbourg debate on EU progress reports to demand a “firm” European Parliament response and to argue Skopje must end anti-Bulgarian hostility. Security & Influence: North Macedonia’s deputy foreign minister told EU partners that intensified disinformation and hybrid influence linked to an “eastern neighbour” is aimed at undermining trust and could be especially dangerous around elections. Local Governance & Environment: Separate from the diplomatic row, reporting on Dojran Lake highlights how reed-belt loss from agriculture and stalled municipal and government plans are weakening habitat protection for nesting birds.
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