# North Macedonia leader hits back at Bulgaria’s demands for constitutional change

https://mins.news/en/item/127104

- euronews, 2026-11-03 12:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/north-macedonia-leader-hits-back-at-bulgarias-demands-for-constitutional-change

> North Macedonia says its bid to join the EU, now in its third decade, is under threat from Sofia’s demand that Skopje recognise the Bulgarian minority living in the Balkan country.

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