Ukraine has changed Europe and the world, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olga Stefanishyna, said in an address to the “EU Meets the Balkans” forum in Sofia."
She expressed special gratitude to Bulgaria for its help to protect Ukraine's sky. In Olga Stefanishyna’s words, military support for Ukraine, which seemed impossible once, has now become a priority for the EU. She called for a “broader design” of the EU enlargement policy.
“Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reminds us of the importance of peace and the fundamental idea of the EU as an antidote to war”, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said in a video address to the forum. Among the European Union’s latest achievements, she singled out the award of EU candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the introduction of visa-free regime for the citizens of Kosovo.
The European Commission has opened penalty proceedings against five countries, including Bulgaria, for incorrectly implementing changes to European drinking water regulations, BTA reports. The countries were supposed to implement the amended..
This year, Bulgaria had the best winter season, Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh said at a briefing, referring to data for the first four months, BTA reported. For the first time, over 2 million tourist registrations were made – 6.4% more..
The evacuation of Bulgarian and foreign citizens from Israel was carefully planned by Bulgarian diplomats in Sofia and those on site , Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced at the beginning of the government meeting, BNR reporter Tsvetelina..
More and more foreign students have been choosing Bulgarian universities and higher education institutions in recent years, the Bulgarian News Agency..
According to Eurostat data , in 2024 Bulgaria and Estonia ranked second to last in the EU in terms of actual individual consumption (AIC) per..
The plane with 148 people evacuated from Israel landed at Vasil Levski Airport in Sofia at 02:30 . 89 of the people are Bulgarians and..
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