Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev spoke by phone with the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen, the press service of the Council of Ministers reported. BTA.
On the day the new Commission officially took office, Prime Minister Glavchev sent his congratulations and wishes for success and expressed confidence that the European Commissioner from Bulgaria, Ekaterina Zaharieva, will make a serious contribution to the high-speed work of the Commission. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, congratulated the cabinet for the decision to send Zaharieva's candidacy to Brussels, the government press office also reported.
In the course of the conversation, Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev thanked the President of the European Commission for his unwavering support for Bulgaria regarding Schengen. Glavchev assured that Bulgaria, in turn, will support the work of the Commission.
The new European Commission, headed again by Germany's center-right Ursula von der Leyen, takes office at a time of diverse global challenges, including the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, complicated relations with China and the coming to power of a new administration in the US. world agencies noted today. In parallel with this, the mandate of the new President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, began to run from today.