European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Oliver Varhei will meet this week in Brussels with representatives of the Macedonian Bulgarians at their request, because, as he announced BGNES, "the institutional hatred and systematic discrimination against them in North Macedonia".

The meeting with Varheji will take place one week after the beating in Ohrid of Hristijan Pendikov, who is now undergoing treatment in Sofia.

In the letter to Varheja, the Macedonian Bulgarians complain that there is no desire for dialogue with them on the part of the local and central authorities in Macedonia.

"The daily stigmatization of our Bulgarian community and the inability to establish dialogue with the local and central authorities create challenges for our community that often exceed our individual and collective capabilities. We sincerely hope that the dialogue with you will contribute to reducing the daily pressure on us, the citizens of RSM who are not afraid, despite the risk of discrimination and hate speech, to persevere on our Macedonian-Bulgarian heritage and identity", writes the other in the letter.

Otherwise, the delegation of the Macedonian Bulgarians will include Petar Kolev, Gjorgi Trendafilov and Ljupco Georgievski.