Within the framework of the 34th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of member states of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, taking place in Sochi, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov has met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The two ministers discussed topical issues of bilateral relations, including trade and economic cooperation. A number of international and regional issues were also topics of the discussion. On the topic of energy cooperation between the two countries, which was discussed during the meeting, Minister Mitov said it was clear that energy projects between Russia and the EU would have to develop. This energy cooperation, however, should happen according to European rules, the minister added. This has been the first meeting between Bulgarian and Russian Foreign Ministers for two years.
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At a ceremony at the Vytautas Magnus University in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas , the rector of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Prof. Georgi Valchev, accepted the rotating presidency of the international university alliance..
The President of the “Renew Europe” group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, called on the European Commission to urgently send a mission to..
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Legislative amendments banning individuals sanctioned under the global Magnitsky law from holding senior government or party positions will likely be..
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