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Bulgaria's New President Eager for 'More Europe', Ties with Growing Regions [Jan 19, 2012] Bulgaria's foreign policy under the newly inaugurated President Rosen Plevneliev is to be characterized by a push for both stronger EU integration and opening up of the nation towards more distant regions with faster economic growth. This has become clear from Plevneliev's first speech as the new head of state of the Republic of Bulgaria; he was formally sworn into office in the Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania's Schengen Bid Falls Prey to Domestic Politics in EU - MP [Sep 17, 2011] Key Western European states are toying with the rejection of Bulgaria and Romania aspirations to join the visa-free Schengen Area for domestic political purposes, according to Dobroslav Dimitrov, head of the Foreign Policy Committee in the Bulgarian Parliament. Dimitrov spoke to the Bulgarian National Radio Saturday, after late Friday night the Dutch government decided it will veto Bulgaria and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ranks Third on 2011 Failed States Index [Jun 22, 2011] Bulgaria is EU's third most unstable country, according to the Failed States Index 2011 of the US magazine Foreign Policy. The latest, sixth edition of the annual ranking, prepared by the Fund for Peace non-profit organization and published by Foreign Policy, draws on some 130,000 publicly available sources to analyze 177 countries and rate them on 12 indicators of pressure on the state during ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Mladenov: Bulgaria's Foreign Policy Has 3 Geographic Focus Areas [Jun 08, 2011] Bulgaria's foreign policy has three major geographic areas of focus, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) in an exclusive interview. Mladenov has emphasized that the Western Balkans, the Black Sea Region, and the Middle East are the three priority regions for the Bulgarian diplomatic corps under his leadership. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Vow to Stay Together on Way to Schengen [Feb 16, 2011] The foreign policy committees of the parliaments of Bulgaria and Romania issued on Wednesday a joint declaration on the readiness of the two Balkan countries to join the borderless Schengen Area. The Foreign Policy and Defense Committee of the Bulgarian Parliament and the Foreign Policy Committee of the Romanian legislature held a joint sitting in the Bulgarian Danube city of Russe. The joint ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Declare Joint Will for Schengen Entry [Feb 16, 2011] The Foreign Policy Parliamentary Committees of Bulgaria and Romania are holding a joint meeting Wednesday to adopt a declaration for the readiness and the political will of the two countries to join the Schengen zone. The meeting takes place in the Danube city of Ruse. The document will focus on the desire of Bulgaria and Romania to enter the zone together, and not be separated. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Set to Issue Joint Position on Schengen [Feb 15, 2011] The foreign policy committees of the parliaments of Bulgaria and Romania are going to issue a joint declaration on the readiness of the two Balkan countries to join the borderless Schengen Area. The Foreign Policy and Defense Committee of the Bulgarian Parliament and the Foreign Policy Committee of the Romanian legislature will hold a joint sitting in the Bulgarian Danube city of Ruse on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Interior Minister: Ex Agents Should Not Represent Bulgaria [Dec 17, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Photo by BGNES Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has expressed his opinion that people who have collaborated with the former State Security should not represent the country abroad and be involved in foreign policy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Closeness with US Makes Other States Nervous - Analyst [Jul 01, 2010] The increasingly close ties of Bulgaria and Romania with the US can generate a negative reaction on part of other states in the Balkans, according to Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Joins UN Request for Investigation of Gaza Incident [Jun 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Policy is joining the international community represented by the UN and the EU in the request for an independent investigation of the incident in the Gaza strip. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EX PM Named for Top Notch Post with PES [Apr 30, 2010] The leadership of the Party of the European Socialists (PES) named former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Sergey Stanishev, Chair of the newly created Foreign Policy Network. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Prepares Candidate List for EU Diplomatic Posts (Novinite.com) [Mar 17, 2010] Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry is preparing a list of up to 20 diplomats to propose as members of the new European External Action Service. All EU member states are to submit their candidates to the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria President Scandal Turns into 'Foreign Policy Disaster' (Novinite.com) [Mar 11, 2010] The transcript scandal involving Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, could grow in to a colossal foreign policy scandal, Blue Coalition MP Asen Agov says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EU Council Director Appointed Foreign Ministry Spokesperson (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] The Director of the Bulgarian Office of the European Council for Foreign Policy, Vesela Cherneva, will be appointed as Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry spokesperson. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EU Council Director Appointed Foreign Ministry Spokesperson (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] Vesela Cherneva will be the new spokesperson of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry. Photo by Dnevnik The Director of the Bulgarian Office of the European Council for Foreign Policy, Vesela Cherneva, will be appointed as Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry spokesperson. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Says Euro Bid Top Foreign Policy Priority (Novinite.com) [Jan 22, 2010] Bulgaria's application to join the exchange-rate mechanism, the two-year currency stability test prior to euro adoption, is the top priority of its foreign policy for the next six months, the finance minister has said. [via YahooNews] More >>