2022 North Macedonia protests

2022 North Macedonia protests
2022 North Macedonia protests
	Protesters in Skopje holding anti-EU posters and waving flags with the Star of Vergina.
Date	2 July 2022 – 11 August 2022; (5 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Skopje, North Macedonia
Caused by	Bulgaria–North Macedonia bilateral issues; Rejection of the French proposal by the opposition parties in North Macedonia; Anti-Bulgarian sentiment in North Macedonia; Euroscepticism in North Macedonia; Pro-Russian and pro-Serbian sentiments in North Macedonia;
Goals	Convince the Government of North Macedonia to reject the French proposal.
Resulted in	French proposal approved by the Assembly of North Macedonia.
Casualties
Injuries	10 protesters; 54 policemen;
Charged	23 (Per the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia)

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

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