On February 22, Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva participates in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will brief the ministers on the results of his visit to Moscow.
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to join the meeting by video conference in the afternoon, for an exchange of views on the EU-USA relations and the Covid-19 crisis. The EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Antony Blinken will also discuss foreign policy issues, as well as security and defense cooperation between the EU and the USA. Ministers will also exchange views on the Strategic Compass- the EU initiative which aims to strengthen a common European security and defense culture.
After finally succeeding in electing a Speaker of the 51st National Assembly - Natalia Kiselova, proposed by the BSP - United Left, MPs voted en bloc for the appointment of 7 Deputy Speakers of the 51st National Assembly. They were elected with 202..
On the 25th day of its work swearing-in, and after 10 failed attempts the new 51st National Assembly finally has a Speaker. Assoc. Prof. Natalia Kiselova of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) was elected with 140 votes in favour, 93 against and no..
The indexation of pensions from July 1, 2025 should be between 8 and 9%, and from January 1, the maximum social security income should be increased to 4,130 BGN (2,065 euros), the caretaker government proposes with the draft budget of..
Ice Park, the biggest ice rink on the Balkan peninsula, is in Sofia. The new park stretches over 11,000 sq. m., with an ice surface totalling 4,000..
The 51st National Assembly tried for the tenth time to elect a speaker. The PP-DB once again proposed Atanas Atanasov for speaker of..
The hearing of the only candidate nominated for prosecutor general, current acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov, is to take place on 16 January,..
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