An EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, at which Bulgaria was represented by Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov categorically condemned the attempted coup in Turkey, but urged Ankara to show restraint and to respect human rights. The EU calls for the..
Bulgaria is concluding the 2007-2013 programming period with a 93.1 percent level of European cohesion fund absorption. This country is 19 th out of the 28 EU member countries and has absorbed 1.5 percent more than the average level of absorption..
The decision of Great Britain to leave the European Union will slow down economic growth in Bulgaria and as a result the budget deficit is likely to go up, Unicredit Bulbank has said. According to the bank the shock of Britain’s decision will cause a..
In many of the EU Member States there are delays in absorption of EU funds for the period 2014 - 2020. The level of absorption in Bulgaria is under the EU average and the situation in this country is similar to that in countries like Romania, Hungary,..
In an interview with French television channel France 24, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has warned that the referendum in the UK and its result is a signal for Europeans not to succumb to the influence of populists and nationalists, but to adhere..
During the meeting of the Organisation for Black Sea Economic Cooperation, which takes place in Sochi, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Minister Mitov said the meeting was an opportunity to discuss the..
The updated medium-term budget forecast for the period 2016-2018 envisages a total of 77million euros for the Bulgarian presidency of the Council of EU. This does not mean that all of the money will be spent. This was announced in parliament by Deputy..
“In two weeks’ time there will be an informal labour and social policy ministers’ meeting and I shall demand that, until Great Britain leaves the EU, the rights of working Bulgarians be respected and European law observed because the free movement of..
According to a public opinion survey carried out by Gallup International on the eve of the EU membership referendum in the UK, the Bulgarians continue to show high confidence towards the EU, yet the confidence is at its lowest level since Bulgaria..
Bulgaria’s cabinet approved the country’s stand that will be voiced on June 24 in Luxembourg at the sitting of the General Affairs Council, dedicated to the results of the forthcoming EU membership referendum in the United Kingdom. Bulgaria took..
