President Plevneliev: EU Needs Bulgaria

Bulgaria in EU | January 22, 2012, Sunday // 16:28|  views

Rosen Plevneliev swore in as Bulgaria's President in Parliament Thursday. Photo by BGNES

EU nations need to continue their work together for the building of a unified and prosperous Europe, said Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Sunday.

Just hours after his official inauguration in office, Plevneliev met EU Regional Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva.

"I am proud and thankful that Commissioners Georgieva and Hahn honored this very special ceremony for Bulgaria," said the new Bulgarian President after the meeting.

"Bulgaria is a small country, but it will do everything so that its voice is heard in Europe. The EU needs the best efforts of all of us," stressed Plevneliev.

At the meeting the Bulgarian and Austrian representatives in the second Jose Manuel Barroso commission presented Plevneliev with  copy of a picture held in the EC's archive showing the signing of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (the predecessor to the EU).

"I thank Commissioners Georgieva and Hahn for giving mi this wonderful picture of the first moments of the creation of a unified Europe," said Plevneliev.

He also recalled that preparations are under way for his first official visit abroad, which will be next Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels.

"This visit also has a deep symbolic nature. The first visit of the Bulgarian President will be to the place where the European family gets together to take important decisions," said Plevneliev.

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Tags: Jose Manuel Barroso, commissioner, EU, Georgi Parvanov, president, Rosen Pleveneliev, Bulgarian, Kristalina Georgieva, Austrian, Johannes Hahn, europe, Brussels

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