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Bulgarian President to Attend SEECP Summit in Bucharest

President Rosen Plevneliev will take part in the meeting of the heads of state and government of the South East European Co-operation Process (SEECP) countries on June 25.

This is the highest level of political dialogue in the region in this format, according to the President's press office.

The SEECP was launched on Bulgaria's initiative in 1996.

Minister-delegate for Romanians Everywhere, Bogdan Stanoevici, pays official visit to New York

On an official visit to the US, Minister-delegate for Romanians Everywhere Bogdan Stanoevici discussed with member of the U.S. House of Representatives Loretta Sanchez Romania's accession to the Visa Waiver programme, including in detail about the next steps that the U.S. legislature could take to facilitate a positive answer for Romania in this matter as soon as possible.

4.4 Earthquake in Southern Romania

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale was felt in Romania and Bulgaria on Tuesday night.

The epicenter was 4km northwest of Corabia, a town on the Romanian side of the Danube, 45km north of Pleven. The tremor, at 10:39 pm, was felt in parts of northern Bulgaria as well.

There have been no immediate reports of damages.

New Bulgarian-Romanian Border Checkpoint To Open Near Dobrich

Soon Bulgaria will have another land connection with its northern neighbor Romania, the regional governor Nedko Marchev announced.

A new border checkpoint will operate in the northeastern Bulgarian Krushari municipality, Dobrich region and will connect the two countries at the Severnyak and Dobromir villages, Standart news reports.

Constitutional Court to discuss PM's notification on Romania's representative at European Council

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) will adjudicate on July 9 the Prime Minister's notification regarding the constitutional conflict between the Government and the President regarding the Romanian state's representative in the European Council.

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