Bulgaria’s Premier Kiril Petkov will take part in an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in Brussels on May 30 and 31, the Council of Ministers announced. The European Council will discuss the situation in Ukraine, EU security and defense, as well as energy and food security. A video conference call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is envisaged.
The EU leaders will discuss the European Commission’s plan REPowerEU which aims to make the EU independent from Russian fossil fuels as soon as possible.
It is a priority for the Bulgarian government to ensure Bulgaria’s energy security via diversification of energy sources and supply routes.
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov participated in the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, BTA reports. This was the first meeting chaired by the new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security..
The former finance minister from GERB, Vladislav Goranov, told the Bulgarian National Radio that there are signals indicating that a government could be formed. ''We should make every effort to form a regular cabinet - not only because of the state of..
Romanian parties form coalition to defend the country's European path Romanian President Klaus Iohannis convened the country's new parliament on December 20. The parliamentary elections, which were held on December 1,..
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