Council of the European Union

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev appointed his caretaker cabinet earlier this week.

President Rumen Radev will present the structure and priorities of the caretaker government with PM Ognyan Gerdzhikov.

After the ceremony, former PM Boyko Borisov and Ognyan Gerdzhikov will hold talks.

Outgoing Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has argued Bulgaria may be stripped of its Council of the European Union presidency if it works toward division within the EU.

In his farewell press conference alongside Vice President Margarita Popova, he has said such a move is one of the "big risks" facing the country in the months to come, a step that would be "a shame" on Bulgaria.

Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva presented the logo of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018.

The author of the logo is Todor Angeliev. The logo includes three elements - the Cyrillic alphabet, the traditional Bulgarian embroidery and the Bulgarian flag.

Half of the planned BGN 35 M for repairs to the National Palace of Culture (NDK) and the preparation for Bulgaria's presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018 have been transferred to NDK and some of the money has already been spent, announced the director of NDK.

Repairs to the building will cost BGN 35 M, while the deadline for their execution is September 2017.

170 participants have submitted projects for participation in the competition for a logo for Bulgaria's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The competition is organised by the National Centre for Preparation and Holding of Bulgaria's Presidency of the Council of the EU and was announced on November 1, 2016.

Austria's foreign minister Sebastian Kurz has blocked the joint statement of the Council of the European Union for continuing the negotiations on the accession of Turkey to the organisation.

The EU will not open new chapters in the negotiations with Turkey for membership in the EU, announced Vienna.

The Bulgarian government has approved Bulgaria's accession into the European Public Law Organization.

The European awards for encouraging entrepreneurship will be presented in Bratislava on Thursday, reported BNR.

Innovative companies from all over Europe, Norway, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey will compete in six categories. 

Novinite is publishing an article authored by Miroslav Lajčák, Slovakia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the forthcoming informal EU Summit in Bratislava on Septemer 16, Friday.

Slovakia is currently holding the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union.