“The liberalisation of visas (with Bulgaria and Romania) will only work if we have an agreement between the EU and Canada - if the trade agreement is adopted,” said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. He added he was disappointed with the results of the EU summit, stating he was astounded nobody was against a free trade agreement with Vietnam or China but were against an agreement with Canada and USA.
A little while before that the Bulgarian government press service announced that Bulgaria and Romania were withdrawing their objections to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) after Ottawa provided written assurances that visas for their citizens would be abolished by the end of 2017.
On Tuesday , the lowest temperatures will be between minus 3° and 2°C, in Sofia - around minus 1°C. During the day it will be sunny, with light to moderate easterly wind. The highest temperatures will reach 10° to 15°C; in Sofia -..
Over 99.5% of Bulgaria's polling stations were covered by video surveillance in the October 27 parliamentary elections. This was stated at a briefing by the Caretaker Minister of Innovation and Growth Rosen Karadimov, appointed by the caretaker..
17 drifting mines have been discovered and destroyed in the Black Sea by the Naval Forces of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey since the beginning of the war in Ukraine until today. This was said by Fleet Admiral Velko Velkov at the opening of the Poseidon..
Today, 3 November, is International Day for Biosphere Reserves, declared by UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme. On this occasion, as of the second..
Today, Vice President Iliana Iotova is opening the exhibition “Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece” at..
In the elections on October 27 this year there were problems in both phases of the process - when the votes were submitted and when they..
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