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The government raised the class of the honorary consul in Naples
The Council of Ministers adopted a decision to change the consular class of Gennaro Familietti from honorary consul to honorary consul general and to expand his consular district in Italy, which in addition to the Campania region with the capital Naples will now cover the Abruzzo, Molise and Basilicata and Calabria, where according to official data live about 10,000 Bulgarian citizens.
27 January 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva: “We must use artificial intelligence for a more peaceful, humane and prosperous world”
Welcoming speech from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to the participants in the online seminar "Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence. Creating the digital future of Bulgaria"
27 January 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded distinguished persons with contribution to the development of cultural diplomacy
The State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs honoured prominent persons with a contribution to the popularization of Bulgarian culture, historical heritage and the development of cultural diplomacy. Diplomas on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Institute were awarded to Assoc. Prof. Albena Taneva, Prof. Aksinia Dzhurova, Ivo Hadjimishev, Daniela Todorova, Lyubov Kostova and Yavor Koynakov.
26 January 2021
EU foreign ministers discuss the situation in Russia, vaccines against COVID 19 and climate diplomacy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva is taking part in the regular meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council held in Brussels today. The ministers discussed a wide range of topics: the situation in Russia since the arrest of Alexei Navalny, the provision of vaccines for the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership, relations with the United States, Turkey and Japan, and climate diplomacy.
25 January 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomed the return of the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomed the return of the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement during a video conference between EU foreign ministers and the newly appointed Special Envoy of the President of the United States on Climate Change, John Kerry.
22 January 2021
The Government has approved an Annual Program for Bulgaria's participation in the European Union's decision-making process in 2021
An annual program for the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the decision-making process of the European Union in 2021 was adopted by a Decision of the Council of Ministers.
20 January 2021
The Government approved a draft Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Education and Culture between Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea
The Council of Ministers approved a project for signing an Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Education and Culture between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Korea for the period 2020-2023.
20 January 2021
Bulgaria and Serbia will work to facilitate ties between business and people on both sides
Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Nikola Selakovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia agreed to work actively for even better relations between business and people by improving infrastructure, joint projects and open and pragmatic dialogue at all levels.
20 January 2021
The Republic of Korea is a priority partner of Bulgaria not only in Asia but also on the international stage
"Over the last three decades, we have managed to build a very strong relationship with the Republic of Korea. The Republic of Korea is a priority partner of Bulgaria not only in Asia but also on the international stage. We share common values and similar positions on many global and regional issues". This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, who opened an online conference on "Republic of Bulgaria - Republic of Korea: partners in a changing world".
19 January 2021
Bulgaria will organize a business forum within the Three Seas framework
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva talked with Poland's government coordinator for the Three Seas Initiative, Pavel Jablonski. Bulgaria took over from Estonia the coordinating role of the Three Seas Initiative in October 2020.
18 January 2021