Bulgaria's Cardiovascular Crisis: Deputy PM Urges Action
Bulgaria is grappling with a staggering burden of cardiovascular diseases, with more than 6 million new cases and over 1.8 million deaths reported annually
HOT: » Assessing the Legacy of Bulgaria's "Denkov" Cabinet: Achievements, Failures, and What Comes Next
Ukraine will "inevitably" join the European Union in the future, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has declared.
Kiev intends to integrate with Europe and plans to sign a political association agreement by the end of 2011, which will lead off formation a free trade area with EU, Azarov said, as cited by RIA Novosti.
According to Azarov, the "inevitability" of Ukraine's membership in the EU should be reflected in the political association agreement between Ukraine and the EU.
He did confirm, however, that the EU is still "undecided" about whether to include the prospect of Ukraine's membership in the EU in the association agreement or not, a debacle that he described as a "bureaucratic dispute."
"We definitely need to include it, if we think about the future. Let's remember what China was 30 years ago, and then look for at least 10 years ahead. Ten years later, our current disputes would seem absolutely pointless. But we have to finish this discussion," said Azarov.
After Viktor Yanukovich won the presidential elections in Ukraine in February 2010, the country abandoned its pro-NATO accession course, but declared a desire to seek EU membership, while continuing to develop good relations with Russia.
However, for the time being, the declaration of the Yanukovich administration in Ukraine do not appear to be met with much enthusiasm in Brussels, and Ukraine is still very far from being recognized as a candidate country.
Talks on Ukraine's proposed associate membership of the European Union have dragged on. A Ukraine-EU summit at which Ukraine hoped to finalize details of the agreement was rescheduled from September to December as early as the spring of 2011.
According to some reports, EU officials have accused Ukraine of playing a "double game" - giving the appearance of full commitment to the EU while also seeking entry to the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Talks have also been hampered by a row over Ukraine's agricultural product export quotas.
The recent trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has proven a further stumbling block in the Ukraine-EU ties as it has attracted massive criticism from by the EU institutions and key EU member states.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
Bulgaria's Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev admitted the possibility that an explosive device might have been planted on board the crashed plane in which Yevgeny Prigozhin was traveling
The European Commission has announced that it is preparing criminal proceedings against Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, and Portugal for incorrect application of the rules on the exchange of data on criminal records and the establishment of the relevant
The European Commission has started an evaluation of the Plan for Reconstruction and Development of Bulgaria, said the spokesman of the European Commission Eric Mamer. The document was submitted to the Commission on 15 October.
58% of Bulgarians do not support the introduction of the euro as the official currency in the country. This shows a study prepared by Trend agency specifically for the financial forum NEXT DIFI 2021, organized by b2b Media for the fifth year. The data dur
Too late Bulgaria began to explain its own position towards North Macedonia, as it should have been clear to our European partners some time ago.
An SPD-led government in Germany has significant potential to sharpen international attention to the problems of corruption in Bulgaria.
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria: 3 Regions With Lowest Life Expectancy - EU Report 2022