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As a friend of Bulgaria, the United Kingdom sometimes tends to voice its disappointment with politics in the country, UK Ambassador to Sofia Emma Hopkins said on Wednesday.
In her first TV interview since taking over the embassy, she warned Bulgaria sometimes lacks consistency with regard to reform.
Ms Hopkins is referring in particular to an anti-corruption bill which lawmakers from the ruling axis proclaimed as one of their key tools to help fight graft and enforce the rule of law, but which was turned down at a first reading in Parliament.
Earlier this month she was among the 14 foreign ambassadors to sign a letter urging the Bulgarian government to take more decisive steps in its fight against corruption.
Hopkins told public broadcaster BNT that reform is needed not because the EU demands it, but because it is necessary for Bulgaria's own development.
Part of the conversation was in Bulgarian, with Hopkins describing the language as a "direct one". In Bulgarian one has to say "Where is the post office?", while in Bulgarian the common wording would be "Excuse me, could you kindly tell me where the post office is?, she noted.
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The exhibition is named after a verse by iconic Bulgarian novelist, poet and playwright Ivan Vazov, who shaped Bulgarian literature in a myriad of genres throughout the better part of the 19th century.
Novinite has met with Sudan’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Ilham Ahmed, whose country is marking 61 years of independence – but also the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Khartoum and Sofia.
The Embassy of Iraq staged on Sunday a photographic exhibition to muster support for the liberation of Mosul, bringing together Iraqi community members.
It is heartening to learn that some Bulgarian and Indian companies in the IT field are exploring cooperation through joint ventures/technology transfer and investment, India’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Mr Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva, has told Novinite.
Two anniversaries involving Sudan were celebrated in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Tuesday.
Bulgaria and Israel should concentrate on those domains of cooperation they need for the twenty-first century, Israel's Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Irit Lillian, has told Novinite.
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