Speech by Parliament's Speaker at the Opening of the Bulgarian Presidency

At the opening ceremony of the Bulgarian Presidency, the Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament, Tsveta Karayancheva said she was confident that Bulgaria’s presidency will be successful and will be a key driver of EU's agenda tasks for the next 6 months.

“We will continue to encourage the Bulgarian government in its role of a fair and neutral mediator between EU Member States in order to achieve specific results on strategic European priorities, both within the six-month period of the presidency and in the context of the 18 months of the trio: Bulgaria, Estonia and Austria, Karayancheva said. She added that the Bulgarian parliamentary dimension will follow the guiding principle of the presidency for solidarity and unity.