British embassy in Sofia

The British King Charles III awarded honorary degrees to two Bulgarian citizens in recognition of their significant contribution to the strengthening of relations between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Bulgaria, reported the British Embassy in Sofia.

UK-Bulgaria relations will not be much affected by Brexit, with the two countries having extensive bilateral work on border protection, security, education, culture and people-to-people links, said Tom Hines, Head of Political Section at the British Embassy in Sofia.

?he General Assembly of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF) has elected four members of the Management Board at an annual meeting.

Petar Ivanov, Microsoft General Manager for Bulgaria and Macedonia, and Boryana Manolova, CEO of Siemens Bulgaria, are the new members of the BBLF Management Board.

"We are very happy that the media are our very, very passionate partner in bringing the awareness in our Bulgarian society, which awareness is saying 'No' to the institutionalization of children," Ivanka Shalapatova, Executive Director of For Our Children foundation, has said, accepting her award in the Charity section of the 2014 Personality in the News contest conducted by Novinite.com.  

The British Bulgarian Business Association (BBBA) was formally launched Wednesday at a ceremony at the Residence of the British Ambassador Jonathan Allen, in the presence of some 180 potential members, and representatives of other Commercial Chambers both inside and outside of Bulgaria.

Emma Kate Hopkins OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, announced the British Embassy in Sofia. 

She will succeed Jonathan Allen, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. 

Hopkins will take up her appointment during May 2015.

Diplomats encourage people and institutions in Bulgaria to stand up for and support open-mindedness and tolerance towards the LGBTI people. 

On 3 July, Ambassadors of a series of Sofia-based embassies issued a statement of support for Sofia Pride. The statement, published on the website of the British embassy in Sofia, reads:

The British embassy in Sofia said that Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is to meet Queen Elizabeth in London on March 18.

During his visit to the UK, Plevneliev will be accompanied by a business delegation who will attend a business forum organized by the UK department for trade and investment.