9 October 2013 | 10:10
Europe should handle not only the economic crisis, but also the crisis of public trust and the Euro-skepticism among the European citizens. This was the position the heads of state of the “Arraiolos” group, who are holding an unofficial meeting in the Polish town of Krakow, agreed on. The presidents of Poland, Germany, Finland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Portugal, Italy and Latvia called on the political leaders in Europe to stop blaming Brussels for their domestic problems, since this also undermines the trust in the EU.
8 October 2013 | 15:03
The political crisis in Bulgaria and Europe and its solutions, the development of the countries from Southeast Europe and the Black Sea region, as well as the Eastern partnership in the EU were issues debated at the meeting held between President Rosen Plevneliev and German President Joachim Gauck in Krakow, Poland. The two heads of state are in Poland to take part in the meeting between the presidents from the “Arraiolos” group, together with the presidents of Portugal, Austria, Finland, Poland, Italy, Estonia and Latvia. The Bulgarian Head of State is taking part in a Meeting of the Presidents from this format for the first time.
26 September 2013 | 09:09
In the UN headquarters in New York, President Rosen Plevneliev and Antonio Guterres, High Commissioner for Refugees, discussed the necessity to update the plan for tackling the problem related to the increasing number of Syrian refugees. The Head of State informed Guterres about the measures Bulgaria has taken to accommodate the Syrian citizens.
25 September 2013 | 18:06
President Rosen Plevneliev said that the UN member states must keep their promise and unite around a common agreement on the post-2015 priorities for human development, which also includes a new model for sustainable economic development. The Head of State made a statement at a round-table event in the United Nations, dedicated to the efforts put into implementing the Millennium Development Goals up to 2015.
