Rosen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is set to meet members of the expat community in New York on the first day of his visit to the United States, his press office says.

"The EU must consider what happened with the Ukrainian crisis. What bothers me is the fact that, regarding this crisis, very few Bulgarian politicians declared their positions openly. Many Bulgarian politicians have not said a word up to now about the fact that one state occupied the territory of another sovereign state and there was an illegal referendum," said Plevneliev to Darik radio.

ABV's leader and former President described the head of state Rossen Plevneliev as obedient to GERB, a person emitting provocative signals in the foreign policy of the country and a risk element in the security of the country.

"Today, Europe is facing more problems than ever before in the years after World War II and, regretfully, in this decisive moment, the European Union looks weak and divided," stated Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev at the 12th meeting of the heads of state from the Arraiolos group.

A meeting of ten presidents of parliamentary republics across the EU is to start in Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-largest city, on Wednesday.

The migrant crisis is again expected to top the agenda alongside the challenges Europe is facing after Britain's decision to leave the EU.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev awarded the ambassadors of Italy and Morocco with orders as the two are preparing to leave the country, their appointments having ended.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella is set to arrive in Bulgaria on Tuesday at the invitation of his counterpart Rosen Plevneliev, the latter's press office has said.

The migration crisis, the state of the EU following the Brexit referendum in Britain, security and terrorism will be high on the agenda of their talks.

The Bulgarian cabinet has approved the budget for this year's presidential elections and a referendum on the country's political system on October 06.

Funding for both polls will be secured from the central budget for 2016.

Bulgaria and other EU countries have to admit they cannot guarantee work and pay desired by each one of the migrants arriving, President Rosen Plevneliev has said.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has made clear it is not people or states, but only ideologies and manipulations of Balkan history that the country has to see as adversaries.