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Borisov and Merkel are meeting in Berlin Monday. Photo by EPA/BGNES
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is on an official visit to Germany Monday.
Borisov is going to have lunch with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is in Berlin at the invitation of the German government.
According to the official announcements of the Bulgarian government, the Prime Minister is going to seek German support for Bulgaria’s Eurozone accession, and is going to assure Chancellor Merkel of his cabinets measures to curb organized crime and corruption.
Borisov and Merkel are also expect to agree on a date for an official visit of the German Chancellor to Bulgaria.
German’s governing party CDU and Bulgaria’s ruling party GERB are close allies within the European People’s Party, and Merkel has declared her all-out support for Borisov a number of times.
The Borisov-led delegation to Berlin includes Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Minister of Economy, Traicho Traikov, and Minister of Regional Development Rosen Plevneliev; all of them are going to meet with their German counterparts.
On Monday, Borisov is also going to meet with the Chair of Bundestag, Norbert Lamert, and with the Berlin Mayor, Klaus Wowereit. Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova is also part of the delegation, and will meet with the Mayor of the German capital. On Tuesday, Borisov is going to participate in a business breakfast.
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