Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis is pushing Greece's candidacy for a seat as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.

To this effect, Gerapetritis will visit New York City on Monday and Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday.

Amid escalating tensions within Bulgaria's political landscape, Delyan Peevski, the chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) parliamentary group, has voiced his support for the concept of "2 in 1" elections, combining both parliamentary and European elections into a single event.

In a bold move, Boyko Borissov, the leader of GERB, issued a stern ultimatum, declaring that if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not remain within his party's control, there will be no further negotiations with their 'assembly' partner "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (WCC-DB)", no government rotation, and he even hinted at the possibility of early elections.

In a move to support Ukraine's industrial recovery efforts, Bulgaria has announced its participation in the "Green Program for the Industrial Recovery of Ukraine" initiated by the United Nations Organization for Industrial Development (UNIDO). The decision was made by the Council of Ministers, as revealed by the press service of the cabinet.

The political landscape in Bulgaria is witnessing potential upheaval as at least four ministers from the "We Continuing the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) party may be on the verge of stepping down in the government's rotation, according to reports by OFFNews. The ministers in question are Hristo Hinkov, Zaritsa Dinkova, Dimitar Iliev, and Alexander Iolovski.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the agenda of meetings between Greek and Turkish officials in the coming months, which will culminate in a meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey in the spring.

A proposed bill by Bulgarian MPs Ivaylo Mirchev and Nadezhda Yordanova, representing the political party "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB), seeks to freeze Russian properties owned by sanctioned individuals.

Bulgaria has chosen Meglena Kuneva as its candidate for the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, as revealed by Deputy Minister Irena Dimitrova during a presentation to diplomats from Council of Europe member countries accredited in Sofia, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

BELGRADE - It must be said clearly whether Kosovo-Metohija is a Serbian national project or not, and the Serbian Orthodox Church must work on its relationship with the Vatican because having the pope on our side is in the interest of Serbia, says FM Ivica Dacic.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Friday Serbia was pursuing an independent and sovereign foreign policy governed by its own interests, and noted that the country was no one's long arm.