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Ekaterina Zaharieva in Bucharest: I am happy the Romanian Presidency followed Bulgaria’s example in focusing on the Western Balkans
The Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Ekaterina Zaharieva took part in the Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers from the Member States of the European Union (Gymnich) in Bucharest on January 31 – February 1, 2019. Among the matters discussed at it were the Western Balkans, the Eastern Partnership, Venezuela and China. The discussion on China continued in the format of EU Member States and Candidate Members.
01 February 2019
News in Bulgarian first aired on Albanian TV
On January 28, for the first time ever, a news broadcast in Bulgarian was shown on Albanian television. This marked the launch of a regular half-hour program targeted at the Bulgarian national minority in that country.
01 February 2019
Deputy Minister Georgiev bows his head in respect for the memory of the victims of Communism
On the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Communism, Deputy Minister Georgiev took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Victims of Communism Memorial in the capital city.
01 February 2019
Nikola Dimitrov: Borisov was the European leader who provided an impetus to our European integration
‘The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov gave the initial impetus for all the support we have been receiving for our Euro-Atlantic integration. His was the message: "Europe helped us, now let’s help our neighbors".’ It was with these words that Nikola Dimitrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia, addressed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva of Bulgaria. The two met and talked in Bucharest, in the framework of the informal meeting of the EU foreign ministers with their counterparts from the Western Balkans.
01 February 2019
Minister Zaharieva receives Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva received today the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, with whom she discussed bilateral relations and relevant topics on the international agenda.
30 January 2019
Bulgaria OKs Republic of Macedonia’s NATO accession
The Government has approved the draft Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO.
By force of the same resolution, the Council of Ministers has authorized the chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Bulgarian Delegation to NATO to sign the protocol of accession.
30 January 2019
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the situation in Venezuela
The massive, popular demonstrations which have taken place in Venezuela over the last days have been met with indiscriminate violence from the authorities, leading to the tragic death of numerous people and many more injured and arrested
26 January 2019
Foreign Minister Zaharieva: “We Are Ready to Help Albania with Expertise in EU Negotiations”
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva received the newly appointed Albanian Ambassador to Bulgaria Donika Hoxha for what was their first meeting.
24 January 2019
Bulgaria and OECD with Joint Action Plan for Membership Invitation
Deputy Foreign Minister Todor Stoyanov and Andreas Schaal, Director of Global Relations with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and G20 Sous Sherpa discussed in Sofia the preparation of a joint action plan of the OECD and Bulgaria to make sure this country receives sooner an invitation to membership talks.
24 January 2019
Deputy PM Zaharieva: We Invest in Peace and Security in Africa
The first ministerial meeting of the EU and the African Union was held in Brussels today. The Bulgarian delegation was headed by Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the judicial reform and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva. The meeting was co-chaired by Federica Mogherini, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Richard Sezibera, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda.
The EU and AU Foreign Ministers discussed three main themes: political (including peace, security and governance), economic (including trade, investment, and economic i
22 January 2019