Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva has met with the First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans. The two discussed future joint work during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Minister Zaharieva will become chair of the General Affairs Council. Zaharieva and Timmermans have discussed some of the topics that are to be brought to the attention of the Council, such as the rule of law under the Treaties and the EU prospects for the six Western Balkan countries which are not yet part of the EU including a number of policies that focus on connectivity.
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 currency, the euro, both in the EU as a whole (74%) and in the euro area (81%). In Bulgaria,..
Despite the bad weather, dozens of children and their parents took part in an initiative for making toys for the Christmas decoration of the capital city. At the initiative of Sofia municipality, a workshop was put up in the square in front of..
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..
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..
The Ministry of Transport and Communications supports the idea of naming Sofia Airport after Vasil Levski– the most undisputed figure in Bulgarian..
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, observed on December 1, volunteers from the Bulgarian Red Cross Youth in Sofia will light tealights on the Lovers'..
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