02/10/2026 | 11:00:44 Distinguished colleagues, We are discussing a New Democratic Pact for Europe at a time of growing inertia. It is an excellent initiative of the Secretary General, Mr Alain BERSET. Perhaps inertia best describes the challenge Europe is facing today. Too often, the European Union seems stuck in neutral, while the world around us is changing rapidly. And when common European decisions are too slow or too distant from national realities, individual countries naturally begin to make more decisions... 22/06/2026 | 17:05:50 Dear Mister President, Distinguished Members of the Parliamentary Assembly, I take the floor for the first time in this hall of the oldest Pan-European organisation, as a new member and the new Head of the Bulgarian delegation. Bulgaria has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1992 and during this long period, our mutual cooperation has transformed Bulgaria into a democratic state, defending human rights, the rule of law and democracy as a true member of our United Europe. I represent...