Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is warning on its web site that the situation in neighboring Turkey remains unstable. The Turkish security forces are holding a series of operations. As a result, tension in Turkey may escalate again and new..
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..
“We can, under no circumstances, accept the reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey,” said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov in Brussels. “We are apprised of developments in Turkey and ours is the valid position that rule of law,..
With the victims that Turkey gave in yet another terrorist attack over the past year it pays for its struggle against the so-called Islamic State, Middle East analysts told the Bulgarian National Radio. The reason for the Tuesday attack is that over the..
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..
A regular sitting of the EU foreign ministers took place in Brussels over the week. The migration crisis and the overcoming of the prime reasons for the migration were among the main topics of discussion. Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov..
Bulgaria’s cabinet adopted a protocol on the EU-Turkey readmission agreement, inked between Sofia and Ankara on May 5 this year. So far, Bulgaria has not received an official answer from Turkey why that country refused to receive back the migrants who..
This week’s bloody bomb attacks in Turkey raise some sobering and disturbing questions, and not just in Turkey but also in its neighbours. Out of the twelve people killed in the bombing in Istanbul’s Vezneciler district, two – a woman and a..
In an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has confirmed that the number of illegal migrants detained on Bulgarian territory has decreased by 30% compared to last year. In fact, the so-called "Balkan route"..
The European Commission will not succumb to pressure from Turkey on the visa issue, said EC Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva. The requirement for biometric passports will not only increase security, but will also reduce the number of Turkish..
