Balkans Quote by Todor Zhivkov

All these wars, all these territories. For example, Macedonia is a disputed territory, and there are people directly to the west of Bulgaria who…

— Miroslav Penkov

The people of the Balkans are like a dysfunctional family. We may fight and argue, but in the end we are family.

— Vlade Divac

The clash of religion. We've had to coexist for hundreds of years in Bulgaria, in the Balkans, and we still don't get along. It's…

— Miroslav Penkov

The hopelessness of the Turkish Government should make me witness with delight its being swept out of the countries which it tortures. Next to…

— William E. Gladstone

Of course, in no case would we allow the creation of a regional union in the Balkans, directed against the Soviet Union and Bulgaria.

— Todor Zhivkov

Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.

— Jacques Chirac

There a lot of occasions when Albanians cause trouble, but then we are also very nice people. People sometimes forget that there are good…

— Granit Xhaka

Remember all those references to Macedonia as the oasis of peace in the Balkans. You only really appreciate it when you have lost it.

— Boris Trajkovski

I will work for Bulgaria's strategic choice - Bulgaria's membership in the European Union and NATO. I think it is also extremely important to…

— Georgi Parvanov

Albania, Macedonia and Greece have managed to create a good partnership in the south of the Continent and are making progress in blocking the…

— Fatos Nano

Kosovo is now the biggest problem confronting Yugoslavia

— Josip Broz Tito