2022 North Macedonia protests

2022 North Macedonia protests
Protesters in Skopje holding anti-EU and anti-Bulgarian posters and waving the controversial Kutlesh flag.
Date2 July 2022 – 11 August 2022
(5 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Skopje,[note 1] North Macedonia
Caused by
  • Bulgaria–North Macedonia bilateral issues[1][2]
  • Rejection of the French proposal by the opposition parties in North Macedonia
  • Anti-Bulgarian sentiment in North Macedonia
  • Euroscepticism in North Macedonia[3]
GoalsConvince the Government of North Macedonia to reject the French proposal.
Resulted inFrench proposal approved by the Assembly of North Macedonia.
Casualties
Injuries
  • 10 protesters
  • 54 policemen[4][5]
Charged23 (Per the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia)

In early July 2022, protests began in Skopje, North Macedonia.[6] The protests were triggered by Bulgaria–North Macedonia negotiations surrounding the accession of the latter into the European Union.[7]


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  3. ^ "Гаранции од ЕУ, па гласање за измена на Уставот". Telma.mk (in Macedonian). 22 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. ^ "Тројца полициски службеници се повредени, а пет лица се приведени за време на вчерашниот јавен собир". Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Спасовски со благодарност до граѓаните и припадниците на полицијата". Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ^ "North Macedonia: More violence reported at protests". AP NEWS. 2022-07-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  7. ^ "Concessions to Bulgaria prompts violence in North Macedonia". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.