2022 North Macedonia protests

2022 North Macedonia protests
Protesters in Skopje holding anti-EU and anti-Bulgarian posters and waving the controversial Kutlesh flag.
Date	2 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]
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[4][5]
Charged	23 (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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