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." ...

Old bones of contention between the two neighbours about the Macedonian language and past history have again taken centre stage after Bulgarian officials reiterated threats to block North Macedonia’s ...

SKOPJE, Macedonia, July 20 -- As another Balkan country stumbles toward full-scale civil war, peace pivots on what seems to many outsiders a mere symbol -- language reform. Western-mediated talks ...