Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Premier Kiril Petkov to take part in an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in Brussels

Bulgaria's Premier Kiril Petkov
Photo: BGNES-archive

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.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

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