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Position on blocking the Council conclusions on Enlargement
Bulgaria regrets that the Council conclusions on Enlargement and the Stabilization and Association Process were unexpectedly blocked by two member states without explanation during today’s ENVI Council. We stand ready to hear the concerns that have led to this decision and to pursue our efforts to build consensus on Enlargement.
17 December 2020
Bulgaria supports 18 countries with Official Development Assistance of over BGN 5.5 million
Bulgaria provided Official Development Assistance worth more than BGN 5.5 million to 18 countries in 2020. By the end of October, a part of those resources was used to finance bilateral projects and international organizations and others were donated as humanitarian aid.
04 December 2020
The OSCE Ministerial Council discusses current security challenges
The Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Participating States in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) discussed the security challenges in Europe, including those in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, at their virtual 27th session which was held on 3-4 December.
04 December 2020
The world does not need conflicts, but joint action against Covid-19
The deputy prime minister for judicial reform and minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zaharieva participated in the Special Session of the UN General Assembly in Response to the Coronavirus Disease. The session was held remotely on 3 and 4 December 2020.
04 December 2020
Ekaterina Zaharieva emphasizes the growing importance of NATO for the Black Sea Region
Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized the growing importance of NATO for the Black Sea Region at the teleconference meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Alliance held on 1 and 2 December
02 December 2020
The EU Ministers for European Affairs discuss the opportunities for coping with the consequences of COVID-19
The EU Ministers for European Affairs discussed the measures to control the coronavirus pandemic at an informal meeting of the General Affairs Council. Bulgaria was represented at the videoconference GAC meeting by Mr. Petko Doykov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
01 December 2020
Ekaterina Zaharieva Welcomes Elevation of Relations Between EU, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to Strategic Partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomed the elevation of relations between the EU and ASEAN to the level of strategic partnership at the 23rd meeting of the two organisations’ foreign ministers.
01 December 2020
Deputy Minister Doykov Receives Newly Appointed Finnish Ambassador
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Petko Doykov accepted copies of the letters of accreditation of the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland, Kristina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos
30 November 2020
Position of the MFA
The ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses deep indignation with the act of vandalism that desecrated the monument of the victims of the sinking of the Ilinden passenger ship in Ohrid. Such attitude to the memory of the Bulgarian tourists who died on 5 September 2009 is inadmissible.
27 November 2020
Ekaterina Zaharieva to the Participants in the Fifth Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean Bulgaria Prioritizes Strengthening of Mediterranean Cooperation
„Bulgaria is strongly committed to the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, including its regional dimension. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated yet again the need for solidarity and joint, united efforts, which, I am convinced, offer the only way to successfully overcome the crisis that we are facing.“
27 November 2020