Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Serbia's President to be first head of state to visit Bulgaria after start of pandemic

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic
Photo: EPA/BGNES

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic is to arrive in Bulgaria on June 1 at the invitation of Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. This will be the first visit of a foreign politician after the start of the pandemic. 

Borissov and Vucic will inspect the progress on the construction of the Europe motorway and the Balkan Stream gas pipeline. The two projects are extremely important for the infrastructural connection between Bulgaria and Serbia, as well as between the Balkans with Europe. 
PM Borissov will welcome the guest at Sofia Airport and the two will discuss the development of bilateral relations. The talks will also focus on the European perspective for Serbia. 
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has announced he expects to welcome also the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a few days.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Million-euro cultural artefact smuggling ring busted in Bulgaria

A huge criminal network trafficking cultural artefacts and laundering money has been dismantled by the Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office, the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (GDBOP), Europol, and the Italian Carabinieri , BGNES reported...

published on 11/20/25 1:39 PM

GERB offers Christmas bonuses for pensioners

GERB will offer Christmas bonuses for pensioners in the amount of 120 lev (61.36 euro), party leader Boyko Borissov said on the sidelines of parliament. According to him, funds for pensioners will be found in the state budget...

published on 11/20/25 11:34 AM

Podkrepa trade union begins protests in key state administrations

“Podkrepa” begins a series of protest actions in key state administrations across the country, BGNES reports. The first of them is today at noon in front of the Central Office of the National Statistical Institute in Sofia and in..

published on 11/20/25 9:57 AM