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The Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation between Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) and the Prespa Agreement between Greece and the RNM should be included in RNM's negotiating framework for EU accession, the President said during the meeting

Bulgaria will defend its interests in the energy sector. Today we are reaping the consequences of the negligence that lasted for more than 10 years, during which not a single base power plant was built in Bulgaria. This is what President Rumen Radev told reporters in Brussels on Thursday, where he attended the European Council meeting. In order to protect both domestic consumers and Bulgarian business, it is necessary to put an end to the whole vicious practice in the energy sector and establish transparency in public procurement, the Head of State stressed.

The rights of Bulgarians and their equal status with other communities in the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) must be guaranteed in that country's constitution and institutional architecture before we open the door to EU negotiations, the President said

Interview by President Rumen Radev for EURACTIV, 16 December 2021

'It is extremely important for Bulgaria that nuclear energy is recognised as one of the instruments to achieve the goals of the green deal. The proposal to recognise it, but only for a temporary period, is not in the interest of investors.' This is what President Rumen Radev told reporters in Brussels before the start of the European Council meeting on Thursday.