The EU-Turkey leaders’ meeting will take place on 26 March at the Evksinograd residence in Varna, Bulgaria. It will bring together Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Boyko Borissov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (pictured), and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey. This working dinner will be an occasion to assess matters of mutual interest and…
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Borissov reminds about Saddam’s ‘chemical weapons’ amid #Salisbury
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is not sure Moscow was indeed behind Salisbury attack, and he ensured that he his articulate with the other EU leaders. LIVE European Council – Borissov, Bulgaria PM (main feed) https://t.co/x0wfL0nHIo via @EC_AVService — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) March 23, 2018 “This is because we all trust the position of…
EU countries to react on Skirpals case on national level
During the EU Summit in Brussels a number of European governments decided to support the decision of the UK to expel Russian diplomats over #Skripals case. Baltic states, Poland and Denmark are prepared to follow the UK stance on Russia. At the Summit, the European leaders agreed to “recall for consultations” the EU Ambassador from Moscow – a tradition diplomatic measure of demonstrating…
MEPs stand for Schengen enlargement
The enlargement of the Schengen area to Bulgaria and Romania is in focus of the Bulgarian presidency of the EU, and the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Despite Bulgaria and Romania fulfilling the necessary criteria and repeated calls from the MEPs to let them join, the Schengen area has not been expanded to these…
Bulgaria’ lion cubs freedom at stake
The fate of two lion cubs liberated from Bulgaria’ squalid illegal zoo touched the hearts of thousands of people around the world, expecting the swift transfer of Masoud and Terez to an appropriate rescue centre. The story had a dramatic twist when the mayor of Razgrad and the city councilors decided to act as owners…
Zaharieva optimistic over Western Balkans EU membership
Today MEPs had an exchange of views with Ekaterina Zaharieva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, at the hearing of the Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET). The issue of Western Balkans has evoked keen attention of MEPs, both for its paramount importance for the EU, but also for its special place for…
MEPs debate with Borisov Bulgaria’ plans
MEPs discussed the priorities of the incoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. https://twitter.com/EP_President/status/953550449927442432 MEPs welcomed the Bulgarian Presidency’s intention to concentrate on the EU perspective of the Western Balkans and the future of young people in Europe. 'When Bulgaria joined the EU, I felt, like the…
Bulgaria starts EU presidency
The priorities of the Bulgarian presidency are driven by its motto: ‘United we stand strong’, which is also the motto of the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria. The presidency will work with its partners on unity among the member states and the EU institutions to provide concrete solutions to build a stronger,…
Neglected lions saved from Razgrad zoo
The lions of the Razgrad zoo, aged between 3 months and 12 years, will soon have a life free from suffering. The international animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS has saved the animals from particularly adverse conditions in an urgent rescue mission which took place over two days. Thus far, the big cats, who come from…
Bulgaria-Macedonia diplomacy needs more presence
Macedonia can’t exist without Bulgaria, and Bulgaria can’t exist without Macedonia – they are two parts of one whole’’, said the historian prof. Plamen Pavlov for Radio Focus. He commented that we are witnesses of tides in the relations between the two countries, and passiveness from the Bulgarian side. According to him, diplomatic talks between…
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