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Kosovo’s membership of the Regional Cooperation Council is a positive step
Statement by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
01 March 2013
Nickolay Mladenov to take part in Transatlantic dinner in Rome
Minister Nickolay Mladenov will take part in the NATO foreign ministers’ Transatlantic working dinner, being held this evening in Rome on the occasion of the visit to Italy by United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
27 February 2013
International community declares its firm commitment to continuing the pressure on the Assad regime
“All of us here are united in our concern over the crisis in Syria. We must direct our efforts to stopping the violence in the country as soon as possible, to putting an end to the tragedy of the Syrian people.
26 February 2013
European Commission checks procedures for issuing residence permits to workers from Bulgaria and Romania
The European Commission reaffirms its full commitment to protecting the right of free movement of European Union citizens and its effective application in the EU. The Commission has given notice that it is carrying out an investigation into the duration of the procedures for issuing residence permits to workers from Bulgaria and Romania.
20 February 2013
EU should start a political discussion to prevent attacks in the future
Today it is important to start a political discussion in the European Union on what measures should collectively be taken to prevent similar attacks in the future, said Minister Nickolay Mladenov, and added that whether Hezbollah should be added to the list of terrorist organisations would not be discussed at the Council meeting.
18 February 2013
Nickolay Mladenov received a letter from the UK's Europe Minister
UK Minister for European Affairs David Lidington has written to Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister informing him of the steps taken by British authorities in regard to the issuing of work permits to Bulgarian and Romanian students.
17 February 2013
Nickolay Mladenov spoke with his Palestinian counterpart
Nickolay Mladenov spoke today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority, Riyad al-Maliki. They discussed the unannounced visit to Bulgaria by a group linked to Hamas, as well as the fact that the visit by the three Palestinians is not official and they will not be received by Bulgarian officials.
14 February 2013
Foreign Ministry’s draft Consular Assistance Bill is open for public consultation
The draft of the law proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on consular assistance and consular services has reached the next stage of the procedure for adoption. It has been posted for public consultation at the web address http://www.strategy.bg.
14 February 2013
Bulgaria had clear goals in the negotiations on the EU budget and achieved them
“In the negotiations, it was important for us to accomplish three main objectives that we had set ourselves: for Cohesion Policy funds not to be reduced, to maintain the level of resources allocated to the agricultural sector and to be granted additional funds for the decommissioning of the old reactors at Kozloduy nuclear power station.” This was said by Minister Nickolay Mladenov at a meeting today on the EU budget 2014-2020 and the balance for Bulgaria.
13 February 2013
Informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for development
Under the chairmanship of Joe Costello, Minister of State for Trade and Development of Ireland, an informal meeting of cabinet ministers from EU member states was held in Dublin on February 11 and 12 2013.
12 February 2013