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Bulgaria participates in four Intergovernmental Conferences on EU enlargement

Today marked an important milestone in the European Union’s enlargement process, with the holding of four Intergovernmental Conferences with Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, and Albania. Bulgaria was represented by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov. The series of...

15 July 2026

VIII Intergovernmental Conference on the Accession of Albania to the EU

Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov represented Bulgaria at the VIII Intergovernmental Conference on the Accession of Albania to the EU, held on 26 May in Brussels. During the meeting, the fulfilment by Albania of the interim benchmarks under Cluster 1 “Fundamentals” was confirmed, and closing benchmarks were set for Chapter 23 “Judiciary...

27 May 2026

Meeting of the Permanent Representation with the Bulgarian Blue Book Trainees

On 25 November 2025, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the EU in Brussels hosted the traditional meeting with the Bulgarian participants in the European Commission’s Blue Book traineeship program. The event was opened by the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the EU, H.E. Rumen Alexandrov, who congratulated the trainees...

26 November 2025

The Minister of Home Affairs, Daniel Mitov, presented the honorary award “For Bravery and Merit” - 1st degree of the Ministry of Interior to the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the EU, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov

The Minister of Home Affairs, Daniel Mitov, presented the honorary award “For Bravery and Merit” - 1st degree of the Ministry of Interior to the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the EU, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov. He was awarded for his significant personal contribution and merits in Bulgaria’s accession to the...

12 March 2025

EU ambassadors reached preliminary agreement on the draft decision for the lifting of checks on persons at internal land borders with and between the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania

COREPER II reached today preliminary agreement on the draft Council decision regarding the full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area by January 1st 2025, including land borders. The Decision is expected to be finally adopted at the meeting of the EU Council "Justice and Home Affairs" (in the format of Home Affairs Ministers), which...

27 November 2024

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The Bulgarian Government Remains Firmly Committed to the Successful Resolution of Iva Mihaylova’s Case

The Bulgarian Government will make every effort to ensure justice in the case of Iva Mihaylova. This was stated by Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova, who met today with Hristina Mihaylova, the young woman’s mother. Minister Petrova expressed both her institutional and personal concern and sympathy regarding the serious health condition of...

05 September 2026

Deputy Minister Ivanka Tasheva Participates in the Informal Meeting of the EU General Affairs Council

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanka Tasheva represented Bulgaria at the informal meeting of the General Affairs Council, held in Dublin on 3 and 4 September 2026. Ireland holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2026 and hosted the meeting. The Ministers for European Affairs reviewed progress in the negotiations on...

04 September 2026

Velislava Petrova and Juraj Blanár Discuss New Opportunities for Cooperation Between Bulgaria and Slovakia During Robert Fico’s Visit to Bulgaria

The development of relations between Bulgaria and Slovakia and opportunities for closer cooperation on issues of common European interest were the focus of a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár. The two Ministers discussed opportunities to...

04 September 2026

Deputy Minister Hristo Polendakov Discusses Opportunities for a More Active Role for Bulgaria in the International Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence with the Artificial Intelligence Sustainable Development Alliance

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hristo Polendakov held a meeting with Ivaylo Petrov, Chair of the Management Board of the Artificial Intelligence Sustainable Development Alliance (AISDA), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milena Angelova, Deputy Chair of the Management Board, and representatives of the Alliance. The opportunities for deepening cooperation and for...

03 September 2026

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