The English Premier League Cup to Visit Sofia on February 25
The English Premier League Cup, one of the most prestigious trophies in football, will make its way to Bulgaria
The best option is for Romania and Bulgaria to enter the Schengen area together, and "all negotiations and all attempts to convince those who have reservations on this matter are aimed at this". Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said this today at a joint press conference with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, Agerpres agency reported. Iohannis is on an official visit to Belgium.
The Romanian president said that negotiations on the issue are continuing and recalled Austria's "reservations".
Austria and the Netherlands blocked the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. The veto of the Netherlands concerned only Bulgaria.
In an interview with the Bloomberg agency published yesterday, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said that Bucharest could consider withdrawing from Bulgaria's Schengen membership efforts if it emerged that the negotiations would lead to a better outcome.
US Vice President JD Vance delivered a critical speech at the Munich Security Conference
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that Europe cannot indefinitely rely on the US military presence
The NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels and the Munich Security Conference have drawn significant attention this week, with US President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine and Russia
The European Parliament has reiterated its refusal to recognize the self-proclaimed authorities of Georgia
A major police operation is underway in Munich after a car plowed into a crowd of demonstrators near the city's central train station
The European Commission has referred Bulgaria, along with Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Finland, to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to transpose
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