The second meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission under Art. 12 of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation between Sofia and Skopje began on Sunday at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA) reported. North Macedonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani said there would be no joint press conference after the expected signing of the bilateral protocol between Sofia and Skopje, which is part of the EU negotiating framework for the Republic of North Macedonia. The final text of the protocol will be made public on 18 July at the earliest in Brussels, Bujar Osmani said.
Representatives of VMRO led by the party’s co-chairpersons Angel Dzhambazki and Alexander Sidi lanched a protest in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
''I am not surprised that the president’s veto concerning the sale of Lukoil’s assets was overturned, because even on such a delicate, serious and worrying issue, there were no arguments or discussion'', Vice President Iliana Iotova told journalists..
Birth rate in Bulgaria has decreased by 33% over the past three decades. In 1994, 79,442 live births were registered in the country, while in 2024 the number dropped to 53,428. 6.5% of Bulgarian children are now born through in vitro fertilization..
The majority in parliament overcame the president's veto on the Investment Promotion Act. The bill was passed in second reading on October 24, but President Rumen Radev vetoed parts of it, arguing that the proposed rules specifically..
The Sofia City Court has postponed the extradition case of Igor Grechushkin, the owner of a cargo ship linked to the explosion at the port of Beirut in..
The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) has proposed the introduction of temporary restrictions on the movement of heavy trucks weighing over 12 tons along..
On Tuesday, minimum temperatures will range from 8 to 13°C , with Sofia seeing around 9°C. Rain is expected across the country, with heavier showers in..
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