Rumen Radev

President Rumen Radev will hand over the first exploratory mandate for forming a government to GERB-SDS on May 15. This was announced by the head of state after laying a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Warrior together with Vice President Iliana Yotova on the occasion of Europe Day.

Today, May 9, is Europe Day - a celebration of the European Union, of the unity and peace of the Old Continent. It marks the date when French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman read the historic declaration of unification in Europe.

The Day of Courage and the Day of the Bulgarian Army was celebrated with a military parade in Sofia. On the capital's "Knyaz Alexander I" square, military personnel from all branches of the army marched and heavy military equipment passed by, and combat and military transport planes and helicopters flew in the sky.

Bulgaria marks 120 years since the death of the great Bulgarian revolutionary Gotse Delchev. His memory will be honored with various events in the country. President Rumen Radev will participate in the celebrations in the town of Gotse Delchev.

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov was released by decree of President Rumen Radev. It was published today in the State Gazette.

With the same decree, Ivan Iliev Kondov, who until now held the position of permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was appointed to the position of acting foreign minister.

"Democracy and a developed society are unthinkable in the absence of social justice" - this is what President Rumen Radev wrote on Facebook on the occasion of International Labor Day.

President Rumen Radev said that from a country through which only Russian gas passed, Bulgaria has become the center of energy policy in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Radev is in Delphi, where he is participating in the eighth Delphi Economic Forum together with cabinet ministers.

President Rumen Radev did not announce when he would hand over the first exploratory mandate to form a government to GERB-SDS, but warned that the time window for the work of the 49th National Assembly could close quickly if a cabinet is not formed.

The head of state emphasized that everyone expects the parliament to produce laws, not scandals.

On the initiative of Bulgaria, a contract was signed today in Sofia between the operator of the gas transmission system "Bulgartransgaz", as well as the relevant companies in Romania ("Transgaz"), Hungary (FGSZ), Slovakia ("Eustream"), as well as the state oil company of the Republic Azerbaijan ("SOCAR")

Azerbaijan plans to double natural gas supplies to Europe by 2027, said the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Sofia. He is a special guest at the signing ceremony of a memorandum on the Solidarity Ring initiative, which aims to increase the security of natural gas supplies to the European Union. The event is hosted by President Rumen Radev.