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Manfred Weber

European People’s Party supports Mariya Gabriel

''The EPP family firmly stands behind Mariya Gabriel against the unjustified attacks'', the President of the European People’s Party Manfred Weber wrote on Facebook.  ''Worrysome behavior from leaders of PP and DB. In the interest of all Bulgarians,..

published on 3/21/24 5:57 PM
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A foreigner's guide to the Bulgarian political saga

The so-called rotation, a power-sharing deal struck nine months ago by the two main political forces in Parliament, GERB-SDS and PP-DB, whereby each would hold the prime minister's office for nine months at a time, may be on the point of collapse. Former..

published on 3/21/24 12:43 PM
Boyko Borissov:

Apologizing is the way to continue the negotiations on a government of Bulgaria, GERB/SDS says

Bulgaria is going through a difficult time politically, a time when it has to carry through the first in its history government rotation, as agreed 9 months ago when the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov was formed. Yesterday, 19..

updated on 3/20/24 11:49 AM
H.E. Radko Vlaykov, Bulgarian ambassador to Romania

H.E. Radko Vlaykov: Bulgarian-Romanian relations must develop at European speed

Since February 2022, H.E. Radko Vlaykov has been the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Romania. He was the spokesperson of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1994 and 2001. Among his missions and..

published on 3/18/24 1:47 PM

Boyko Borissov: On Monday, we will either hand over a list of ministers or go to elections

On Monday, either we go to President Rumen Radev with a folder (with the names of the ministers - ed.) as a result of negotiations, or we know immediately that we are going to new elections. GERB leader Boyko Borissov told journalists in Plovdiv...

published on 3/15/24 2:34 PM

Diplomats from Bulgaria and Romania discuss the results and the way ahead in the strategic partnership between the two countries

The foreign policy elites of Bulgaria and Romania are not in the habit of discussing the affairs of their region together, or thinking about the two countries as a duo. That is why the events during the round table "Romania and Bulgaria: One year of..

updated on 3/15/24 1:42 PM

Balkan developments

Nationalist leaders could exacerbate tensions in the Western Balkans, US intelligence community report says The Western Balkans probably will face an increased risk of localized interethnic violence during 2024, according to the annual threat..

updated on 3/15/24 10:43 AM
Rumen Radev and Klaus Iohannis at the signing of a political declaration on strategic partnership between Bulgaria and Romania (Sofia, 15 Mar 2023)

The strategic partnership between Bulgaria and Romania in focus in Bucharest

The Romanian Diplomatic Institute and the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute organize а round table on the topic: "Bulgaria and Romania - One Year of Strategic Partnership. The Way Ahead”. ‎ The event is being held in Bucharest on March 14 and is..

published on 3/14/24 9:35 AM

Bulgarian-Romanian relations between the wind of change and inertia

Bulgarian-Romanian relations are at a time of upswing, when there is both an international context and political will at a high level in both countries for their development. Almost a year has passed since Presidents Rumen Radev and Klaus Iohannis signed..

published on 3/13/24 10:42 PM

Will a formula be found for a government of Bulgaria?

Bulgaria is on the cusp of the first in its democratic history rotation of government, agreed upon nine months ago by the first and the second political force in parliament – GERB/SDS and We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB), as a..

updated on 3/13/24 1:59 PM