Dozens of fires are burning out of control throughout Northern California as fire resources are spread thin, Students use their mobile phones as flashlights at an anti-government rally at Mahidol University in Nakhon Pathom. But some central European countries, wary of Mr Timmermans's reputation for social liberalism, have been blocking his appointment – at least for now. "We focused the attention of entire Europe, we came, we made a decision, we signed, this topic should be over," Prime Minister Borissov said. October 28 — Health care systems post-COVID 19: Pressing Reset? By accepting cookies you can optimise your browsing experience. Sofia, January 22 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov talked with the First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, here on Monday, the Government Information Service reported. Borissov reminded that recently a draft law on amendment and supplementation of the Constitution, aiming to ensure the irreversibility of the reforms, had been submitted to the National Assembly. Bulgarian premier Boyko Borissov broke the news to Timmermans that the leaders are considering a compromise with him at the top of their list.

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The protesters swiftly dismissed his plan as an empty gesture and vowed to continue their campaign. Around lunchtime on December 15, it became known that resigned Prime Minister Boyko Borissov had a meeting with the First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans (The Netherlands, Socialists and Democrats), who is responsible for the rule of law and fundamental rights. And we all gave up". Dutch centre-left candidate Frans Timmermans emerges as frontrunner for European Commission president, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. An extremely serious person and it even surprised me that he would wish to issue a press release”, continued Mr Borissov.

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The talks focused on the priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2018. I commended the PM for his efforts in reforming the Bulgarian judicial system and his strong commitment in stepping up the fight against corruption in Bulgaria. The leaders pulled the fledging all-nighter because they are keen to nominate their choice for commission president before the newly elected European Parliament sits next week in Strasbourg for the first time.

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Their exchange offered a rare glimpse of how such conversations play out, as it was streamed on the Bulgarian leader’s Facebook page — until Timmermans suggested it was time to stop recording. Political analysts said Borissov’s plan could strengthen his position. He had expressed his wish to discuss this topic, on which Mrs Zaharieva [the justice minister] already met with him on this subject. Obviously, becoming aware that his words were already typing the first page headlines for the lifting of the CVM, Prime Minister Borissov asked us journalists to be very careful in conveying his words and keep to Frans Timmermans' statement.

The huge blaze broke out overnight at the port of Ancona. Thousands of Bulgarians have been rallying in central Sofia since early July to demand the resignation of Borissov and the chief prosecutor, Ivan Geshev. Hundreds have set up tents on three major intersections in the capital. Borissov reminded that at the beginning of its term in office, the government had found suspended EU funds, but had managed to make up for the lost time in only a couple of months through targeted efforts. Late on Sunday night, in the midst of an EU summit, European Commission presidential hopeful Frans Timmermans and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met for a friendly chat. It is expressly stated in it that it does not mean that the Ukraine has gained an EU candidate state status, neither is it any commitment Ukraine should gain any such status at any point in the future. Timmermans commented that the government was heading in the right direction, taking the right steps to achieve stability, with the right team. “If parliament approves it, it is good for him – he can quit with dignity. It does not promise financial aid for Ukraine’s reforms. We have the political will to fight corruption and the results are visible – policy measures taken since the beginning of the year to tackle the informal sector, as well as increased trust of European partners, have led to extra BGN 2.125 billion in the State Budget, Borissov pointed out. However you are welcome to register on our site and participate in our comments with your user name. Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican, A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. The meeting was held in Varna and was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Rumiana Bachvarova and Minister of Justice Hristo Ivanov.

A Civil Council will monitor and control the implementation of the anti-corruption policies and will include NGO and business representatives, as well as independent experts with proven experience in the field of corruption prevention and counteraction. EC First Vice-President Frans Timmermans pointed out that the political will in Bulgaria was evident in Brussels. “We have worked wonderfully over the years.”, Timmermans nodded in agreement, echoing the Bulgarian word for wonderful — “prekrasno.”.

Timmermans then turned to the camera. Due to the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the beginning of 2018, the EC is expected to publish two reports next year. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov had a bilateral meeting with European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans in Brussels, where he attended the regular European Council meeting. The prime minister has resigned and the last thing that could be said about his government is success in the judicial reform, let alone talk about a stepped up fight against corruption. To save your changes, please enter here your current password. Ultimately, an agreement was reached. The meal was hours later starting to allow for more one-to-one discussions between different parties to take place.

Video on Bulgarian PM’s Facebook page offers glimpse of conversations normally held behind the scenes. Last modified on Fri 14 Aug 2020 10.10 EDT. Borissov said he had discussed who should get the top EU posts with Merkel as well as the leaders of Spain, France and the Netherlands.

The Dutch politician supports a second Brexit referendum and has previously criticised Boris Johnson for making "borderline racist" comments.

“Today I had a good meeting with PM Borissov to discuss progress made in implementing CVM benchmarks ahead of our CVM report to be presented in January. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.

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Sofia 1113, Bulgaria, from 09:30 am to 12:00 pm and again from 02:00 to 04:00 pm. It would also halve the number of parliamentary deputies to 120. Despite us being from different political families, I did not expect such flattering attitude, such high appraisal of our work, especially in the fight against smuggling and the budget revenues”, said Mr Borissov.

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