31 August 2012 | 19:07
The Cohesion Policy should be maintained as a factor of economic growth, President Rosen Plevneliev and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso agreed today at a meeting at the Bulgarian President’s office at 2 Dondoukov Boulevard. "Thanks to these European funds, one euro spent can be effective in various directions - towards economic prosperity, environmental and on people’s wellbeing,” Barroso said.
31 August 2012 | 12:12
The Sofia Metro is a symbol of a modern and successful Bulgaria, President Rosen Plevneliev said at the opening ceremony of the second line of the subway, which was attended by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, ministers and others. The President compared the metro project to the building of Trakiya Motorway, which had a 45-year history and had been implemented only in recent years. "This is no accident, the success of this endeavour has proven our country’s capability to manage large projects fairly, transparently and according to the rules, President Plevneliev said.
28 August 2012 | 20:08
The President attended the memorial ceremony for the victims of the bombing in Bourgas
The fight against terrorism is a common cause of the democratic world, and only together can we prevent such violent hatred and ensure that no one again need experience the horror that the relatives of the victims had experienced in such a terrible way. This was said by President Rosen Plevneliev at a memorial ceremony marking 40 days since the death of victims of the terrorist attack in Burgas on July 18 2012. At Central Sofia Synagogue, the President laid flowers and bowed before the memory of the victims of the bombing, which killed one Bulgarian and five Israeli civilians.
28 August 2012 | 20:08
Dear mourners and relatives of the victims,
Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
Dear Excellencies, Ministers, Deputy Ministers,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At this difficult time, our two peoples mourn together with the families and relatives of victims of the terrorist attack at the airport in Bourgas. We all share the sorrow of bereavement of a Bulgarian and five Israeli civilians. This attack showed us the sinister face of terrorism. The killing of innocent civilians is the most dangerous and cruel crime that cannot, and should not, be justified by any cause. Bulgarian and Israeli institutions are working together and co-operating actively. We have undertaken a firm commitment to find the culprits and accomplices of the terrorist act and to prosecute to the full extent of the law. The fight against terrorism is a common cause of the democratic world. Only together can we prevent such violent hatred and ensure that never again need anyone experience the horror experienced by the relatives in such an unjust and sinister way.
26 August 2012 | 16:04
The attitude of the strategy of the state towards Bulgarians abroad must enable them to participate in the development of all government policies, Vice President Margarita Popova told students from across the country in a lecture at the Albena resort.
