Italy’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Giuseppina Zarra has met with Bulgaria’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova. The two discussed the excellent bilateral cooperation and partnership between the two countries within the EU and NATO, and the war in Ukraine.
Italy is Bulgaria’s fourth biggest trade partner. There are more than 12,000 companies with Italian participation in the country. The relations between the two countries must be consolidated in future, and trade partnership boosted by extending it to strategic transport sectors, infrastructure, digital technologies and energy, BTA reports.
Regarding the question of North Macedonia’s accession to the EU, Deputy Minister Dimitrova confirmed Bulgaria’s position, laying emphasis on the headway in the negotiations with Skopje.
Vazrazhdane party is demanding, in a declaration, a reaction by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Drago Karov and the protection of Bulgarians in North Macedonia. The declaration was read out in parliament by the chairman of Vazrazhdane..
The National Assembly has once again rejected the proposal by Vazrazhdane party for the holding of a referendum on the adoption of the euro in Bulgaria. 50 MPs voted “for”, 112 “against and 53 abstained. PM Zhelyazkov: We’re past the time for..
The contract with the Turkish state-run gas company BOTAŞ is as much a problem for the Bulgarian side as it is for the Turkish side, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov said in an interview with public service TV BNT. He stated further that he had never..
The construction of the Vertical Gas Corridor is a symbol of European partnership, technology transfer and the creation of cooperatives..
Despite the measures taken, at the end of 2024, 21.8% of the positions in the Bulgarian army remained unfilled, a report on the state of defence and..
The need for a direct air connection Sofia - Dushanbe, the specific steps for its implementation, as well as the expansion of exports..
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