保加利亚坚持北马其顿在支持加入欧盟之前要承认保加利亚少数民族。 Bulgaria insists North Macedonia recognize a Bulgarian minority before supporting EU accession.

保加利亚看守总理拉夫切夫(Dimitar Glavchev)表示, 保加利亚不会改变对北马其顿加入欧盟的立场, 坚持北马其顿必须首先在宪法中承认保加利亚少数民族。 Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev stated that Bulgaria will not change its position on North Macedonia's EU accession, insisting that North Macedonia must recognize the Bulgarian minority in its constitution first. 欧盟已经设定了这个条件, 但北马其顿希望保加利亚保证今后不会否决他们的加入。 The EU has set this condition, but North Macedonia wants guarantees from Bulgaria that it won't veto their accession in the future. 最近举行的布鲁塞尔首脑会议讨论了这一争端,欧盟敦促取得进展。 The dispute was discussed at a recent Brussels summit, with the EU urging progress.