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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Announcement
In relation with the media publications regarding the burned Bulgarian flag in the village of Vevchani in the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva ordered the Bulgarian Ambassador to Skopje Angel Angelov to express to the government of the Republic of Northern Macedonia our strong indignation about this act of vandalism.
15 January 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva Talks to Her Portuguese Counterpart, Expresses Bulgaria’s Support for Portugal’s EU Council Presidency Priorities
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva talked by telephone today with her Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva and took part in an online discussion on the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU.
12 January 2021
Ambassador Maria Spasova Hands Credentials to Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić
The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Ambassador Maria Spasova, presented her letters of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić at a formal ceremony on 11 January 2021.
12 January 2021
Deputy Prime Minister Zaharieva Receives Special Envoy of Government of Republic of North Macedonia Vlado Buchkovski
Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva received the Special Envoy of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) Vlado Buchkovski, who is paying a working visit to Bulgaria.
11 January 2021
Statement by the Media Freedom Coalition on the situation in Uganda
January 8, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada
09 January 2021
Bulgaria Becomes the 34th Member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency
On 1 January 2021, Bulgaria was admitted as the 34th member of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and its Data Bank.
The accession of Bulgaria to the Agency underlines the developing co-operation between Bulgaria and the OECD. “Bulgaria’s membership will enrich the NEA’s work in areas such as nuclear safety and regulation, decommissioning and radioactive waste management,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.
08 January 2021
Hong Kong: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the mass arrest of people involved in the July 2020 pro-democracy primary elections
The authorities in Hong Kong arrested over 50 people on 6 January 2021 on charges pursuant to the National Security Law (NSL). The charges in question relate to the holding in July 2020 of pro-democracy primary elections aimed at identifying candidates for the next Legislative Council elections. Those arrested include former opposition lawmakers and civil society activists.
07 January 2021
Vietnam: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of three journalists
The sentencing of Mr Pham Chi Dung to 15 years in prison, and 11 years each for Mr Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Mr Le Huu Minh Tuan, is a negative development.
06 January 2021
Bulgaria supports the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency
Bulgaria supports the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union to deliver a fair, green and digital recovery to Europe. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Petko Doykov emphasised this during a video conference with Portugal’s Secretary of State for European Affairs Ana Paula Zacarias. “It is indeed time to deliver,” he added, referring to the motto of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU that began on 1 January 2021.
06 January 2021
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva joined her colleagues of another 12 EU Member States in calling on the European Commission to facilitate the access to COVID-19 vaccines to the Eastern Partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva joined her colleagues of another 12 EU Member States in calling on the European Commission to facilitate the access to COVID-19 vaccines to the Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, after the Western Balkan countries were aided in this way.
06 January 2021