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The European prospects for the Western Balkan countries was the focus of a face-to-face meeting between President Rumen Radev and the visiting European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Oliver Varhelyi. 

 

The Bulgarian Head of State expounded this country's position, which consistently expressed Bulgaria's expectations for the active engagement of the Republic of North Macedonia in resolving the outstanding issues in the relations between the two countries, as well as the sustainable implementation of the Copenhagen criteria for EU membership, which would also push ahead the process of our south-western neighbour's European integration.

 

The two were unanimous that restoring peace in Europe through diplomacy is a priority for the EU and the only way to ensure the long-term security and stability of the Old Continent.

The President recalls that the institution of the Special Commercial Administrator (SCA) was introduced by an Act adopted in 2023, which also established a number of safeguards against potential abuse and arbitrariness — safeguards of the kind already adopted in other European states faced with similar circumstances, with the objective of minimising the risk of subsequent financial claims against the State

Bulgaria stands in solidarity with Lebanon's efforts to support peace, security and stabilisation of the Middle East, which are also of utmost importance to the EU, Radev says after a meeting in Sofia with his Lebanese counterpart

The head of state awardS the Presidential Badge of Honour to the then British Ambassador to Libya