ČT24: Bulgaria takes over the EU rotating presidency

The EU's poorest member state, and said to be its most corrupt, takes up the rotating presidency of the EU Council

The EU's poorest member state, and said to be its most corrupt, takes up the rotating presidency of the EU Council. Is the country ready and what will be the priorities? Among others it should be solidarity, stability and security. Bulgaria is also overseeing the Western Balkan countries' attempt to join the EU as one of its main priorities.

Full interview with Vladimir Bartovic is available in the archive of ČT24 [11:45-20:04].

Vladimír Bartovic
President

Expertise: EU institutional issues, Economic and Monetary Union, € and European budget, Brexit, EU foreign policy, EU enlargement with the focus on Western Balkans, Slovak foreign and domestic policy and economic issues