The prime ministers of Bulgaria and Romania Boyko Borissov and Mihai Tudose discussed, in a telephone conversation, bilateral cooperation possibilities as part of the EU Danube and Black Sea strategy which are among the priorities in Bulgaria’s upcoming Bulgarian presidency of the Council of the EU.
Regarding the Kainardja-Lipnitsa border checkpoint which has been constructed but is not functioning, PM Tudose undertook to organize the inspections necessary so as to resolve the problem. The prime ministers of the two countries agreed that the two governments must continue their efforts towards the implementation of projects of mutual interest and set a joint meeting for September.
The Council of Ministers has approved the draft of a donation agreement between the World Health Organization and Bulgaria on the provision of a voluntary contribution, amounting to EUR 100,000, in support of the activities of the organization in the..
Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov and his Albanian counterpart Igli Hasani confirmed the firm commitment of the two countries to the accelerated construction of transport Corridor 8. Romania has asked to join the construction..
Winds of up to 120 kms. per hour inflicted damage in Vratsa, the biggest town in Bulgaria’s Northwest. Dozens of reports have come in of fallen trees and branches onto vehicles and roads, damaged equipment and torn overhead cables. There were..
“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she..
The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th..
Romania and Bulgaria have a chance to join the Schengen area by land as of January 2025 , Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pinter said after an..
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