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Statement in connection with the terrorist attacks in Kabul on 27 and 29 January 2018
Bulgaria appreciates the efforts of the Afghan authorities to achieve reconciliation, lasting peace and development of Afghanistan and will continue to provide support to this end
29 January 2018
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In the days when we commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, unidentified persons desecrated the monument to the Jews who perished in the concentration camp near Kaylaka in Pleven, torched in July 1944
29 January 2018
Ekaterina Zaharieva: “Let us not forget the Holocaust, and let us teach the young to be tolerant”
By these words, Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva opened an exhibition entitled “Beyond the Call of Duty”, dedicated to International Holocaust Remembrance Day
26 January 2018
Ekaterina Zaharieva: “It is important that Bulgaria prioritises young people during the Presidency”
Minister Zaharieva reminded Assya and Ralitsa that this year the Youth Delegates face the serious and responsible task of presenting Bulgaria, among other things, as holder of the EU Council Presidency
26 January 2018
Ekaterina Zaharieva Receives the Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) was established in 1993. It has 15 Member States, including Bulgaria.
26 January 2018
Bulgarian Flag displayed at Brussels Town Hall
For the first time, the Mayor of Brussels invited a country holding the Presidency of the EU Council to display symbolically its national flag at the Town Hall of the capital city of Belgium and the European Union
26 January 2018
Ekaterina Zaharieva Discusses Migration Issues with International Organisation for Migration Deputy Director General
Laura Thompson agreed that this is the right time to draw up and adopt the Global Compact: Europe realises the need of more structured action because governments are unable to cope with this challenge on their own
25 January 2018
Bulgarian Presidency Programme presented before the Government in Skopje
The Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Macedonia Samuel Žbogar also attended the meeting
25 January 2018
Yuri Sterk Confers with EEAS Deputy Secretary General for Global Issues Christian Leffler
“The Presidency will be an honest broker and is committed to deliver a negotiating mandate reflecting the interests of EU Member States on the negotiations on renewal of EU partnerships with the African, Caribbean and Pacific States,” Deputy Minister Yuri Sterk said
25 January 2018
“Your Country Has Such a Big Heart, You Saved Bulgarian Jews,” European Parliament Development Committee Tells Minister Zaharieva
“Your country has such a big heart,” MEP Norbert Neuser of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats commented
24 January 2018