Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva participates today in an informal video-conference meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. Among the main topics of discussion are the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the massive concentration of Russian military forces and equipment along the borders of Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula. A video conference call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is scheduled to take place.
The agenda of the meeting also includes the situation in Ethiopia and in particular that in the province of Tigray. Ministers are also expected to discuss Georgia, Myanmar, Iran and relations with India.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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