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Dutch European affairs minister arrives in Bulgaria

Mon, Sep 08 2008 12:55 CET

bySpasena Baramova

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On September 8 2008, Dutch European affairs minister Frans Timmermans arrived in Bulgaria for an official two-day visit.

Timmermans is scheduled to meet Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev, Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin and European Affairs Minister Gergana Grancharova, among other officials, the press office of the Dutch embassy in Bulgaria announced.

Bilateral relations between the Netherlands and Bulgaria will be discussed along with the Lisbon Treaty, developments in the Western Balkans and the Black Sea region, as well as the further enlargement of the European Union and energy security.

Post-accession developments in the framework of EU's co-operation and verification mechanism on justice and home affairs for Bulgaria are also on the agenda together with EU funds and social integration.

On the second day of the visit the Dutch ambassador in Sofia, Willem van Ee, and the UNICEF representative in Bulgaria, Octavian Bivol, will sign an agreement for the implementation of the "Planning and Improvement of Social Services at Regional Level" project at Bulgaria's Labour and Social Policy Ministry. Timmermans and Grancharova will attend the signing along with Bulgarian Labour and Social Policy Minister Emilia Maslarova. The project is a follow up of Timmermans' visit to the Mogilino home for disabled children in February.

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