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Bulgaria Nominates EС Vice-President Georgieva for Post of U.N. Chief. AP
European Support for Nominating Bulgarian Georgieva for U.N. Leadership Race
Brussels- European Commission in Brussels announced that its President Jean-Claude Juncker has granted European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva an unpaid leave of absence for the month of October to stand for the U.N.’s top post. Commission spokesman...Caption:
European Budget and Human Resources Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva holds a news conference after a meeting of the EU executive body in Brussels, Belgium, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Bulgaria Announces New Candidate for U.N.’s Top Job
The Bulgarian government on Wednesday switched its candidate for the post of the United Nations Secretary General, shaking up the race to succeed Ban Ki-moon when he steps down on December 31. Sofia said it was withdrawing support for candidate Irina Bokova, instead...Caption:
Members of Bulgarian nationalist groups patrolled Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, last month, an example of “civil patrols” by nationalists in immigrant regions.
Bulgaria Charges Three Syrians with Trying to Join ISIS
The Bulgarian interior ministry said on Monday that prosecutors have charged three Syrians with attempting to join ISIS militant group after border patrols arrested them as they tried to enter Turkey from Bulgaria. The three Syrians, having refugee status from...Caption:
NATO defense ministers met at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels on February 5, 2015. (Reuters/Francois Lenoir)