We identified four main priorities during the forthcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union- the multiannual financial framework of the EU, the European perspective and the connectivity of the Western Balkans, security and stability in Europe and development of the digital single market, Minister in Charge of Bulgaria’s EU Council Presidency Lilyana Pavlova said after the joint meeting in Brussels between the Bulgarian cabinet and the College of Commissioners. Minister Pavlova underlined that Bulgaria was assessed highly for its readiness to take over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. The preparation phase is completed and we have started to work on the fulfillment of our political engagements and priorities that were already approved. Our goal is single, digital and strong Europe, Minister Pavlova added.
On Wednesday there will be scattered clouds, which will thicken up in the afternoon. In the Balkan Mountain and the massifs in south-western Bulgaria, light rainfalls can be expected. The lowest temperatures will be between 8° and..
Bulgaria's inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Programme was discussed at a meeting today between Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov and US Ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten. "Bulgaria's inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Programme is of the utmost importance and..
Bulgarian Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva will be given the portfolio "Start-ups, Research and Innovation" in the next European Commission. This was announced today in the European Parliament by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Later, in a..
MEP Elena Yoncheva is in the city of Sanaa, Yemen, aiming to reach the port city of Hodeidah on the Red Sea. There lies the hijacked ship Galaxy Leader,..
In response to media reports that a company registered in Bulgaria supplied pagers to the Lebanese organization Hezbollah, which were subsequently..
GERB leader Boyko Borissov has called for the resignation of North Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski because of his..
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