
EU To Allocate €600 Million To Strengthen External Borders
The first objective will be the reinforcement of the “key” Bulgarian-Turkish border, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s letter states.

The first objective will be the reinforcement of the “key” Bulgarian-Turkish border, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s letter states.

It is “irrational” to buy more vaccines, Bulgaria argued, as it prepares to destroy more vaccines, now expired, than it had administered.

Obstructed by several incompatible political divisions, the creation of a new government for Bulgaria looks unlikely. Now new elections loom.

In October, the European Parliament adopted a favourable resolution toward Sofia and Bucharest. In November, a vote was taken in favour of Croatia’s accession, with 534 votes in favour and 53 against, mainly from the ECR and ID groups.

An analysis of the Bulgarian political landscape highlights the structural fragility of the country, which, unlike its Eastern European neighbours, has not yet fully succeeded in its transition to a serene democratic state.

If the Bulgarian parliament fires the prime minister, it may spell doom for the country’s plans to enter the euro zone in 2024.

“I want to make it clear: Bulgaria is a sovereign state and we have long since made our choice by becoming a member of NATO,” Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov said in a special statement during a parliamentary session.

Shortly after some 3,000 people gathered in front of the National Assembly last Wednesday in Sofia, tempers flared, and demonstrators—comprised heavily of supporters of the irredentist-nationalist Revival party—clashed with police and stormed towards the parliament, coming just several meters away from the main entrance.

The Court of Justice declared that member countries are “free to decide whether or not to allow marriage and parenthood for persons of the same sex under their national law.” But the Court ruled that Bulgaria had to recognize the child’s Spanish birth certificate and issue an ID.

Since the beginning of the year, some 14,000 migrants have been stopped at the Bulgarian border.