23 January 2014 | 19:07
President Rosen Plevneliev warned that the elections for European Parliament in May will be conducted under conditions of a growing populism, radical nationalism and disillusionment with the political elites. “Parties advancing populist theses and ideas are attracting a growing number of supporters and call into question fundamental European values. Therefore the results from the vote will be of key importance for the development of the European Union,” the Head of State said in the speech he delivered at the traditional annual reception for the heads of the diplomatic missions accredited to Bulgaria.
23 January 2014 | 16:04
The start of the negotiations on Serbia’s EU accession offers new prospects for thoroughly strengthening the partnership between Bulgaria and Serbia. Bulgaria and Serbia should build relationships based on mutual understanding and a vision for development which represents their common future. This is what President Rosen Plevneliev said at the meeting he held with Ivan Mrkic, Foreign Minister of Serbia, who is on an official visit in Bulgaria.
22 January 2014 | 12:12
The council of Presidents met for a second year in a row at 2 Dondukov street. The Head of State’s initiative was launched in 2013 and became a tradition for the institution.
21 January 2014 | 17:05
Bulgaria has missed the opportunity to become a regional leader in introducing e-government because for 15 years it has failed to conduct the administrative reform that will provide for introducing it. This is what President Rosen Plevneliev told the participants in the eighth annual meeting held between the business circles and the government titled “Guiding Bulgaria to the right track.” The Head of State and the President of Estonia Toomas Ilves attended the annual forum in which representatives of the business circles and the government, experts and journalists took part.
