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European Commission checks procedures for issuing residence permits to workers from Bulgaria and Romania
The European Commission reaffirms its full commitment to protecting the right of free movement of European Union citizens and its effective application in the EU. The Commission has given notice that it is carrying out an investigation into the duration of the procedures for issuing residence permits to workers from Bulgaria and Romania.
20 February 2013
EU should start a political discussion to prevent attacks in the future
Today it is important to start a political discussion in the European Union on what measures should collectively be taken to prevent similar attacks in the future, said Minister Nickolay Mladenov, and added that whether Hezbollah should be added to the list of terrorist organisations would not be discussed at the Council meeting.
18 February 2013
Nickolay Mladenov received a letter from the UK's Europe Minister
UK Minister for European Affairs David Lidington has written to Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister informing him of the steps taken by British authorities in regard to the issuing of work permits to Bulgarian and Romanian students.
17 February 2013
Nickolay Mladenov spoke with his Palestinian counterpart
Nickolay Mladenov spoke today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority, Riyad al-Maliki. They discussed the unannounced visit to Bulgaria by a group linked to Hamas, as well as the fact that the visit by the three Palestinians is not official and they will not be received by Bulgarian officials.
14 February 2013
Foreign Ministry’s draft Consular Assistance Bill is open for public consultation
The draft of the law proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on consular assistance and consular services has reached the next stage of the procedure for adoption. It has been posted for public consultation at the web address http://www.strategy.bg.
14 February 2013
Bulgaria had clear goals in the negotiations on the EU budget and achieved them
“In the negotiations, it was important for us to accomplish three main objectives that we had set ourselves: for Cohesion Policy funds not to be reduced, to maintain the level of resources allocated to the agricultural sector and to be granted additional funds for the decommissioning of the old reactors at Kozloduy nuclear power station.” This was said by Minister Nickolay Mladenov at a meeting today on the EU budget 2014-2020 and the balance for Bulgaria.
13 February 2013
Informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for development
Under the chairmanship of Joe Costello, Minister of State for Trade and Development of Ireland, an informal meeting of cabinet ministers from EU member states was held in Dublin on February 11 and 12 2013.
12 February 2013
Regarding the new nuclear test carried out by the DPRK, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vessela Tcherneva said:
Bulgaria strongly condemns the third nuclear test carried out by the DPRK, which is leading to an even more acute increase in tension in the region and to further isolation of the country.
12 February 2013
Minister Mladenov held a meeting with Walid al-Bunni
“For us, Syria is a close and friendly country, which is going through difficult times, for which the Bashar Assad regime is mainly responsible. This has been Bulgaria’s firm position since the start of the conflict,” Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov said at a meeting with Walid al-Bunni and Alhares al-Nabhan, leaders of the coalition, who are in Sofia at the invitation of the Association for Free Syria.
11 February 2013
Minister Mladenov conferred the ‘Golden Laurel Branch’ on the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Bulgaria
“The ‘Golden Laurel Branch’ symbolises many things. Most of all, it symbolises peace and understanding, just as there always has been between the Bulgarian and Iranian people.”
11 February 2013