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European Parliament delegation has arrived in Bulgaria

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A delegation of MEPs and experts of the European Parliament have arrived in Bulgaria on a two-day visit to get acquainted with the situation related to the rule of law, BNR correspondent in Brussels Angelina Piskova reported. Out of a total of 23 delegates, 7 are MEPs from each political group represented in the European Parliament, while the rest are experts. The Socialists are represented by Bulgarian EU Commissioner Elena Yoncheva. All are members of the monitoring group at the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs at the European Parliament.

Meetings are scheduled with President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Stefan Yanev, Minister of Interior Boyko Rashkov, Minister of Justice Yanaki Stoilov, Minister of Culture Velislav Minekov, Deputy Prime Minister responsible for EU Funds Atanas Pekanov, Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, Ombudsman Diana Kovachenova and MPs. Special attention will be paid to media freedom.



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