Rosen Zhelyazkov

Bulgaria and Greece are a strong axis of stability and a guarantor of the entire region’s European future. This was stated by Prime Minister Rumen Radev after his meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic who is on a visit to Sofia today at Mr. Radev’s invitation. Rumen Radev and Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a tête-á-tête that was followed by an extended format meeting of the two countries’ delegations. The development of bilateral cooperation and issues from the Euro…

Bulgaria’s position is clear: enlargement should be based on the principle of the merits of the countries applying for EU membership. This means deep-going reforms in the Judiciary, rule of law, human rights and the development of good neighbor relations. This is what Prime Minister Rumen Radev said before the opening of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in the town of Tivat, Montenegro. The Prime Minister was firm that the legacy of political and historical problems should not move to the European …

The European Commission’s proposal for excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria is an expressive judgement on all previous administrations that sought to maintain a 3% deficit with different exercises with the budget. This was stated by Prime Minister Rumen Radev in Montenegro in his answer to a media question about the condition of the national budget. The Prime Minister enumerated a number of vicious practices that led to the present situation: systematic decapitalization of state-owned c…

Prime Minister Rumen Radev outlined the major goals and tasks for the new cabinet and for each cabinet minister at the opening of the first cabinet sitting today. Along with the reform of the Judiciary and the fight against corruption, the Prime Minister emphasized the saving of the funds under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) and priorities in healthcare, education, transport infrastructure and the improvement of the business climate in Bulgaria. However, for these priorities to materiali…