“Bulgaria and our presidency will be remembered for the teamwork and for the efforts to preserve unity,” said Lilyana Pavlova, Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU at a discussion “EU in 2018: Austrian Priorities and Bulgarian Commitments”, organized by PanEuropa Bulgaria, in partnership with the Austrian embassy, the EC representation in Bulgaria, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Institute.
Lilyana Pavlova added that the European integration of the Western Balkans remains a main focus for the future. Roland Hauser, ambassador of Austria, the country taking over the rotating presidency, outlined Austria’s top priorities - security and combatting illegal migration, protecting prosperity and competition via digitization, the European perspective of the Western Balkans.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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