The appeal by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov for urgent help from the EU for guarding Bulgaria's borders against the migration flow met with a positive response in Bratislava where an informal EU summit is taking place.
Preben Aamann, spokesperson for European Council President Donald Tusk stated that Bulgaria would receive sizeable support for guarding its borders and that a number of countries had already assumed specific commitments. Aamann added that national governments had also proposed material assistance. PM Borissov is expected to make public the size of the funding promised at the end of the summit. Upon his arrival he illustrated the migration pressure challenges facing the country by showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel a map of Bulgaria.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov congratulated the German conservatives from the CDU/CSU and their leader Friedrich Merz on the social network X for the "impressive election victory". The Prime Minister points out that after the elections..
The most prestigious local government forum in the Balkans, B40, will take place in Sofia between February 24 and 25. The theme of the meeting in Sofia is "The Future of the Balkans: Innovation, Cooperation, Green Transition and Growth" and the..
On Monday, the lowest temperatures will range from minus 15°C to minus 10°C, higher in Western Bulgaria, for Sofia around minus 4°C. In the morning, there will be fog near the rivers. It will be mostly sunny during the day. Maximum temperatures will..
According to data from Eurostat, Bulgaria has met the final criterion for joining the eurozone, namely price stability, Minister of Finance Temenuzhka..
Sofia has taken over the presidency of the most prestigious local government forum in the Balkans – B40. The capital’s mayor Vasil Terziev accepted the..
The Ministers of Agriculture of Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have called on the European Commission to restore pre-war import quotas for..
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