Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev is to participate Thursday in a sitting of the European Council to be held in Brussels. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev is to participate Thursday in a sitting of the European Council to be held in Brussels.
Stanishev is first scheduled to join a working lunch of the leaders of the European Socialist Party.
Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin, Finance minister Plamen Oresharski and EU Affairs Minister Gergana Grancharova are among the members of the Bulgarian delegation.
In the absence of the premier, his duties will be performed by the Minister of State Policy for Disasters Emel Etem.