At a meeting in Brussels with European Council President Donald Tusk, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva confirmed that European and Euro-Atlantic orientation was a top priority for the Bulgarian government. The two discussed the situation in the Western Balkans and, in particular, the latest developments in Macedonia. Tusk voiced high assessment to Bulgaria's balanced position and Prime Minister Borisov's call to Macedonian leaders for finding a way out of the political crisis. Last night, the situation in Macedonia was discussed by Minister Zaharieva and the the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and with the Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Khan. Zaharieva made her partners acquainted with the preparations for the Bulgarian presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) are to nominate the party’s leader Atanas Atanasov for president of the 51 st National Assembly. According to BNR sources, the decision was made by the party’s national leadership and will be put to..
During the regional GERB youth academy in Targovishte, GERB leader Boyko Borissov stated that GERB would not sign the declaration of We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB) for a cordon sanitaire around Delyan Peevski. PP/DB calls..
A protest took place in Velingrad in support of the farmers whose flocks of sheep have been quarantined because of positive tests for sheep and goat plague. To stop the spread of the disease, access to the area around the farms has been..
The financial effect of our country's accession to Schengen by land will amount to BGN 1.63 billion (EUR 833.4 million) per year, according to a study..
A Eurobarometer survey has registered the highest level of trust in the European Union since 2007 and the highest level of support ever for the common..
The Ministry of Transport and Communications supports the idea of naming Sofia Airport after Vasil Levski– the most undisputed figure in Bulgarian..
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