Bulgarian Deputy PM Meglena Kuneva and British State Secretary for European Affairs David Lidington have discussed in London options to optimize costs for the EU presidency based on joint initiatives of the troika including Bulgaria, Britain and Estonia. The sides have also exchanged opinion regarding the agreement over migration reached on Monday between Turkey and the European Union. Hopes have been voiced that the process of speeding up Turkey’s EU accession talks and the liberalization of the visa regime with it will result in democratic changes in that country.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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