EU energy ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the energy sector's contribution to the EU's competitiveness, wholesale electricity prices and winter preparedness. At the request of Greece, supported by Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia,..
Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov and Japanese Ambassador to Bulgaria Hisashi Michigami discussed bilateral defence cooperation and partnership in the context of NATO. The discussion focused on support for Ukraine and the contribution of Bulgaria..
Bulgaria will continue to lobby the European Commission to change the conditions for the allocation of funds under the so-called "Ukrainian aid", Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov said at a meeting with industry organisations. Many farmers who have..
A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council today will examine the overall situation, developments, emerging threats and changes in the Schengen area. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson and Hungary's interior minister are expected to..
On 22 and 23 September, Bulgarians, mostly from Northern Italy, gathered in the beautiful Italian town of Brunate on Lake Como. There, against the backdrop of the majestic Alps and with a view of the entire Lombardy valley, they spent two days..
The Council of Ministers has approved the allocation of €50 000 in humanitarian aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs of the population following the devastating floods on 4 October. The funds will be provided..
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has proposed that a decision on the full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in the Schengen area be adopted by the end of the year. He said this today when presenting the programme of Hungary's rotating EU..
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov held a video conference with his Hungarian counterpart Sándor Pintér in the context of the upcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 10 October. Pintér reiterated Hungary's support for full..
The European Commission has called on Bulgaria and 25 other EU countries to introduce a fast-track approval procedure for renewable energy projects. The new rules should have been in place by 1 July this year. The EC has launched infringement..
In response to several publications and statements by Hungarian officials regarding the delivery of communication equipment to Lebanon and Syria, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry stressed that thorough investigations conducted by the State Agency for..
