EU Population Grows by Over a Million, While Bulgaria Continues to Shrink
As of January 1, 2025, the population of the European Union reached 450.4 million people
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov in Brussels said that the EU agreement with Turkey must be preserved and that accession negotiations should continue, reported bTV.
Pointing out that Turkey was the largest neighbour not only of Bulgaria but also of the EU, the Prime Minister warned that if Turkey was views as an enemy, NATO’s southern flank would collapse and Bulgaria would not be able to withstand migratory pressure on Europe.
In Brussels, he had talks with EU Council President Donald Tusk and UK Prime Minister Teresa May.
It is expected today to have talks with EC President Jean-Claude Juncker.
The lack of progress on the financial conditions for leaving Britain has put pressure on the working dinner. Finding a Brexit compromise at the moment seems hard to achieve.
The topic will be discussed again today.
Minister of Economy and Industry Petar Dilov met with the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Bulgaria, H.E. Ghazi Hamed Alfadhli, to discuss ways to enhance bilateral economic and trade relations, with a particular focus on attracting Kuwaiti investment
As part of its "Terror-Free Türkiye" initiative, the Turkish government is underscoring a significant advancement in its regional security efforts, as outlined in a media statement from the Turkish Embassy in Sofia.
North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski launched a personal attack against Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, likening him to a “mouse”
Türkiye has significantly expanded and modernized its forest firefighting capacity in recent years
Russia's Ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, has described the current state of relations between the two countries as being at their lowest point in history
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev emphasized the importance of building on the strong political relations between Bulgaria and Japan
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