South-East European Cooperation Process

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, accompanying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, will participate in the proceedings of the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations Organization, which will take place from 25 September to 2 October 2015, in New York City.

Bulgaria will host the 2016 edition of the Arraiolos meeting, which gathers the non-executive presidents of EU member states.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev identified the hosting of the meeting as a historical success for Bulgaria and its foreign policy.

"We know we have problems, and we are not going to make a list of problems, because then people, politicians may be stimulated to add to the list, rather than ticking off and agreeing on what we have resolved." 

When it comes to human smuggling, we have to admit that there is a lot of work to be done not only in Bulgaria but on an EU scale, according to Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia is hosting an international Southeast European studies congress from August 31 to September 4.

This has been the third time Bulgaria has ever organized the International Congress of South East European Studies - the last one having been more than two decades ago.

Bulgaria is backing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighbouring Macedonia, President Rosen Plevneliev said on Tuesday.

Premier Victor Ponta said on Tuesday in Tirana that speeding up accession negotiations is in the best interest of the European Union and EU hopefuls in the region, providing them a clear perspective and enabling them to set forth a date for acquiring EU membership.

Bulgaria's head of state is due to take over from Albania the presidency of the Southeastern European Cooperation Process (SEECP) while on a visit to Tirana on Tuesday, his press office has said.

President Rosen Plevneliev is to take part in a Tuesday summit bringing together all heads of state and government of countries who participate in  the SEECP.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta is taking part today in a summit meeting in Tirana, Albania, of the South-East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP) heads of state or government. The Romanian Government reports that accompanying Ponta to the meeting will be Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu.

Regional countries pledge to strengthen co-operation against terrorism

Southeast Europe officials reaffirmed their commitment to intensify co-operation in the fight against terrorism and the effort to stop foreign fighters.

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci attended the February 24th meeting. [MFA-Kosovo]