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13 countries, including Bulgaria, issue a declaration for faster European integration of the Western Balkans
13 countries, including Bulgaria, issue a declaration for faster European integration of the Western Balkans
11 June 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva: “Bulgaria Will Be Watching Closely Implementation of Treaty with North Macedonia during Its EU Accession Negotiations”
Bulgaria will continue to support the Republic of North Macedonia to get a starting date for negotiations on membership of the European Union but will be following very closely the implementation of the Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighbourliness and Cooperation with the Republic of North Macedonia, especially in the part of history, in each negotiating chapter, when the country begins EU accession negotiations.
11 June 2019
Statement of MFA regarding the so-called parliamentary elections in Tskhinvali / South Ossetia region
Republic of Bulgaria upholds its principled position in full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders and does not recognize the self-proclaimed so-called "Republic of Abkhazia" and "Republic of South Ossetia".
10 June 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva congratulates Bulgarian community in Barcelona on consulate opening
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva congratulated the Bulgarian community in Barcelona and acknowledged the Bulgarian expats’ proactive civic stand that led to the scheduled opening of a staff consulate in that Spanish city on August 1.
22 May 2019
General Affairs Council discusses external action aspects of next Multiannual Financial Framework
Deputy Foreign Minister Emilia Kraleva took part in a regular meeting of the General Affairs Council in Brussels on May 21. The next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the preparations for the European Council meeting in June were the key topics on the meeting’s agenda.
21 May 2019
Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria and Germany call for a Europe united in solidarity
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and her German colleague Heiko Maas called upon the European citizens to vote for a European Union united in solidarity at the elections for European parliament this coming Sunday.
20 May 2019
Switzerland lifts restrictions on free movement, employment and settlement for Bulgarians
BERNE – As from June 1, 2019, citizens of Bulgaria and Romania will be granted full freedom of movement, employment and settlement in Switzerland.
17 May 2019
Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev talks with Montserrat Jovira, Vice Governor of Catalonia
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev met and spoke with the Vice Governor of the Autonomous Province of Catalonia Montserrat Jovira on May 17 of this year.
17 May 2019
EU confirms its leading role in the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development
BRUSSELS – The implementation of the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change were in the focus of the regular meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Development) held in Brussels today. The Bulgarian delegation was led by Ambassador Dimiter Tzantchev, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the EU.
16 May 2019