France is a partner and strategic ally to Bulgaria with whom we share common priorities from the international agenda. This year we shall mark 145 years since the establishment of our diplomatic relations, Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel wrote on Facebook after meeting with her French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné. She thanked her hosts for the warm welcome to Paris and for the constructive discussion. The two foreign ministers discussed the new roadmap between Bulgaria and France, which will update the 2008 strategic partnership agreement, the Three Seas Initiative, Bulgaria’s accession to the Eurozone and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
From Paris, Mariya Gabriel left for Munich. Together with Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, they will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and will take part in the Munich Security Conference.
Under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Spain has said it will send two aircraft, each with a capacity of around 6 tonnes, to help fight the wildfires in Bulgaria. It is likely that the flying machines will be able to join the extinguishing efforts as..
Bulgaria is actively working with Greece and Romania to secure EU funding for infrastructure projects to be used for both military and civilian purposes. This is what Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov explained to the MPs in Parliament..
Sofia Airport has not been affected by the global IT outage , which has hampered companies from all over the world, the press centre of Sofia Airport told BTA. There might be cancelled or delayed flights because of other affected airports or..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
A state of emergency remains in force in seven villages in the border municipality of Bolyarovo. The fight against the fire at the village of Voden..
A fire has started in Greece a kilometre and a half from the Bulgarian border and is slowly moving towards it. The fire is located in an extremely..
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