The main topic of today's European Council is the energy crisis in Europe and soaring electricity and natural gas prices. This is a European problem and we must seek a concerted action at a European Union level to protect individuals and businesses. This is what Head of State Rumen Radev told reporters in Brussels ahead of the European Council meeting where he is representing Bulgaria.

The crux of the problem in the Republic of North Macedonia is the systematic de-Bulgarisation and destruction of the Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage in that country for years. The 'revival process' against the Macedonian Bulgarians that has been going on for years is not a two-sided problem: human rights and non-discrimination are fundamental principles deeply embedded in the foundations of the European Union.

The Bulgarian Head of State conversed over the phone with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier

The Vice President: In the DNA of the Bulgarian, there is freedom and edification and our way forward cannot be permanently in repair