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Guide to the Media accredited to cover the visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria
Guide to the Media accredited to cover the visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria
01 May 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva: Bulgaria will continue to support Georgia on its way to EU membership
,Bulgaria will continue to support Georgia on its way to membership of the EU; we appreciate what you have achieved so far and you can rely in the future on our help.'
16 April 2019
Declaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini on behalf of the EU on the situation in Libya
The military attack launched by the LNA on Tripoli and the subsequent escalation in and around the capital are endangering civilians, including migrants and refugees, and disrupting the UN-led political process, with the risk of serious consequences for Libya and the wider region, including the terrorist threat.
15 April 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva and Venice Commission Chairman discuss North Africa transition to democracy
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva discussed the prospects for a peaceful political process for the countries of North Africa, some of which experienced the so-called ‘Arab Spring’, with the Chairman of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe Gianni Buquicchio, who is on a visit to Sofia.
14 April 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva: The NATO enlargement must not stop
Bulgaria is a worthy ally within NATO, the most successful defense and political alliance in history, whose enlargement must not stop.
11 April 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva to fellow participants in the Berlin Process: Let’s tell young people in the Balkans the truth, rather than ignore our common history
WARSAW. - ‘Politicians in the Balkans turned out to be braver than historians. Now it’s time to also rewrite the textbooks because we need to tell our young people the truth, and not ignore our common history and teach them nationalism.’ That was the message Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva conveyed in Warsaw at the meeting of foreign Ministers from the Berlin Process.
11 April 2019
Deputy Minister Sterk: Disinformation and fake news are a threat to the European elections
Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Sterk took part in a conference on ‘The threat of foreign interference in the elections for European parliament’, organized by the European Council on Foreign Relations at Europe House.
09 April 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva: Bulgaria in Eurozone to boost investor confidence
‘Bulgaria’s joining the Eurozone will boost investor confidence and will help increase investments in this country. It’s not accidental that this is one of the key priorities of the government, which in August 2018 drew up a clear plan that hopefully will secure in June of this year a positive response for our application to join the so-called ‘waiting room’, or ERM II mechanism.’ These is what Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva said at the traditional annual meeting of the Bulgarian Business Leaders’ Forum (BBLF) with ambassadors.
09 April 2019
US Attorney General William Barr: Our cooperation with Bulgaria is excellent and I hope it will continue
The excellent bilateral dialog, the strategic partnership in a number of spheres, the dynamic relations at all levels in the public administration and the political spectrum, as well as the bilateral ties in the area of international legal cooperation - those were but a few of the topics discussed at a meeting between the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and the Attorney General of the United States William Barr.
04 April 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Zaharieva meets with members of both chambers of US Congress, raises issue of visas and social agreement
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva had two meetings in Washington DC with US legislators. She met and spoke with Ron Johnson, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation within the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as with Michael McCaul, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
04 April 2019