Bulgaria reminded EU Countries that it Does Not Recognize the "Macedonian Language"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last night that the Bulgarian delegation presented a statement at the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives in Brussels. The position states that, according to our country, the Macedonian language is a regional written form of the literary Bulgarian language. Referring to the official language of the Republic of North Macedonia in European statements does not mean that Bulgaria recognizes the Macedonian language, it is emphasized in the declaration.
UNILATERAL DECLARATION BY THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
With this declaration, Bulgaria confirms the following:
The Bulgarian literary language has six regional written norms (codifications). Three of them are based on dialects, and three on the literary Bulgarian language. The creation of the "Macedonian language" in 1944-1945 in the former Yugoslavia was an act of secondary codification (re-codification) based on the Bulgarian literary language, further "enriched" with local forms, thus simulating a "natural" process based on dialectal form.
Any reference to the official language of the Republic of North Macedonia in official/unofficial documents/positions/statements and others of the EU and its institutions, bodies, offices and agencies must be understood strictly in accordance with the Constitution of this country and must in no way is interpreted as recognition by the Republic of Bulgaria of the "Macedonian language".
