Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Boyse discussed in Sofia the strategic partnership with the United States. Minister Zaharieva reaffirmed this country's desire to continue constructive co-operation in the spirit of the agreements reached during Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's visit to Washington in November. Important priorities in bilateral relations for Bulgaria remain inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Program, as well as support for the start of negotiations for Bulgaria's membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Zaharieva added. She also pointed out the focus in Bulgaria's policy on the European integration of Western Balkan countries and the faster start of EU membership talks for Albania and the Republic of North Macedonia.
On Thursday temperatures will range from 1 to 5°C, with a low of 2°C in Sofia. In the morning, visibility may be reduced. The day will be cloudy. There will be light rain first in the east and later in the day in the west. Highs will be between 5°C and..
Bulgarian journalist and Vice-President of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) Irina Nedeva has been awarded the National Order of Merit, Chevalier, by decree of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron . This was announced by..
Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has now sent samples from herds found to have peste des petits ruminants (PPR) to the reference laboratory in Montpellier, France, for confirmation as a measure to increase public confidence in the work of the institutions...
Ice Park, the biggest ice rink on the Balkan peninsula, is in Sofia. The new park stretches over 11,000 sq. m., with an ice surface totalling 4,000..
The 51st National Assembly tried for the tenth time to elect a speaker. The PP-DB once again proposed Atanas Atanasov for speaker of..
The hearing of the only candidate nominated for prosecutor general, current acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov, is to take place on 16 January,..
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