Rumen Radev

President Rumen Radev made a statement on Thursday announcing that he has imposed a veto on the Concessions Act adopted by Parliament in the last few working days of the 43rd Parliament.

On the occasion of the Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime, President Rumen Radev stated that the painful divisions in society may be overcome by telling the whole truth and "not trading with the past".

The head of state made the comment on his official Facebook profile.

NATO is of extreme importance to Bulgaria and Sofia backs all defense and deterrence effort of the alliance, President Rumen Radev has said.

Radev has made the remark during a visit to the NATO headquarter in Brussels, on the second day of his first foreign trip as head of state.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani met on Monday evening as part of Radev's visit to Brussels that continues Tuesday.

Radev's press office quotes Tajani as saying Bulgaria meets all requirements to join the Schengen area without border control, but the decision has to be taken with consensus from all members.

President Rumen Radev, who is on his first working visit to Brussels, has held talks with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk.

After the meeting, Radev announced that Tusk promised greater aid for the security of Bulgaria's borders.

The unity of the EU, security and the migrant crisis were among the topics discussed between Radev and Tusk.

"Bulgaria's choice of the EU and NATO is strategic and should not be called into question.As for the sanctions [against Russia], I do not see what is the practical use of them, as the losses are obvious.

Bulgarian environmentalist will rally on Monday evening in front of the Bulgarian Presidency building in Sofia, organized by the non-governmental coalition "Let Nature Remain in Bulgaria".

Protesters want new President Rumen Radev to veto recent amendments to a bill on concessions, which they believe will harm the public interest and the environment.

President Rumen Radev will begin his first foreign trip as head of state on Monday, leaving for Brussels for talks with EU and NATO officials.

Radev, a former Air Force commander, will fly on board a military transport plane instead of the government-owned Airbus in order to cut costs, the presidency's press office says.

The visit will continue through Tuesday.

Abolition of visas for Bulgarians travelling to the USA cannot be expected soon, stated on Darik radio the US Ambassador to Bulgaria Eric Rubin.

Rubin explained that the procedures for getting a visa will become easier but a full abolition is not in sight.

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.