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Zaharieva: Bulgaria has the largest share of women in the IT industry in the EU
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva, used this example before Female Ministers of Foreign Affairs to illustrate the possibilities that Bulgaria offers to women even in traditionally male-dominated sectors
22 September 2018
Kenya Invites Bulgarian Businesses, Awaits High-Tech Investment
The Foreign Ministers, Ekaterina Zaharieva and Monica Juma, had talks in Montreal within the framework of the First World Meeting of Female Foreign Ministers
21 September 2018
Bulgaria and Indonesia agree on the opening of an honorary consulate in Bali
The agreement was reached in Montreal between the Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria and Indonesia, Ekaterina Zaharieva and Retno Marsudi
21 September 2018
Ekaterina Zaharieva: Supporting the private sector is a key task for Bulgarian diplomacy
Those were the words of Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, at a discussion on ‘Summing up the Bulgarian Presidency and how we see the future of the EU: social and economic security’
17 September 2018
European Heritage Day at the MFA
Co-organizers of this open-doors initiative are the Ministry of Culture, Sofia Municipality, the French Embassy and the French Institute in Sofia
15 September 2018
Ekaterina Zaharieva: Our young people were the face of the Bulgarian Presidency
Those were the words of Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva at a discussion held today with young people from the town of Velingrad on the subject of ‘Summing up the EU Presidency and how we see the future of the EU: the role of the youth’
12 September 2018
Switzerland gives high marks to the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Ekaterina Zaharieva thanked her Swiss counterpart for the high marks given to the Bulgarian Presidency
11 September 2018
European Commission congratulates Bulgaria on achievements of EU Presidency
In a letter to the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union, the Secretary-General of the European Commission (EC) shared how deeply impressed he was with Bulgaria’s accomplishments during the country’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018.
04 September 2018
Ekaterina Zaharieva at the Dubrovnik Forum: the Balkans have undergone a sea change in 20 years, but we must fight for democracy day in, day out
Within two decades, the Balkans have sustained radical change and we continue along the road towards Euro-Atlantic integration, but we should never forget that we must uphold our democratic values on a daily basis.’
01 September 2018
George Georgiev: Young people must show zero tolerance for any attempts to trample democratic values underfoot
‘Young people must show zero tolerance for any attempts to trample democratic values underfoot. Let us harness all of our skills and abilities to prevent any modern forms of terror, antisemitism and hate speech,’ were the words of Deputy Foreign Minister George Georgiev at the event commemorating the victims of the 2012 terrorist act at Sarafovo Airport, that took place in the town of Aheloi. The ceremony was organized by the European Union of Jewish Students.
01 September 2018