Bulgaria deserves much stronger support in guarding one of the EU's longest external borders and it is a big mistake that for years it has been left to cope alone, said Karl Nehammer
The President expressed his expectation that the regular government would take advantage of the achievements of the caretaker cabinet to speed up this country's accession to Schengen
The head of state stressed to the business representatives that the achieved predictability in the energy sector in Bulgaria was due to the increased security of supply of energy resources and low electricity prices.
Building the defence capabilities of the Eastern flank from the Baltic to the Black Sea, defence spending, the Alliance's Open Doors policy, preparedness and countering hybrid threats that undermine the unity of the Alliance and its vulnerable partners were also put to debate