Bulgarian Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has sought approval from the National Assembly to sign a security cooperation agreement with Ukraine, Report informs via Novinite.
His request was made through a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Natalia Kiselova, and distributed to all parliamentary groups, as confirmed by a press release from the Council of Ministers.
The proposed agreement, with a ten-year duration, is expected to be signed during the European Council meeting in Brussels on December 19, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also be present. Glavchev emphasized that the caretaker government, while responsible for leading Bulgaria’s domestic and foreign policy, operates under limited powers due to its interim nature. He added that the agreement aligns with political commitments previously approved by the National Assembly.
Currently, Bulgaria is one of six EU member states, alongside Austria, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, and Hungary, that has not yet signed such an agreement with Ukraine. Glavchev underscored the importance of parliamentary authorization, citing constitutional and legal precedents that require the National Assembly’s mandate for actions involving significant long-term political commitments.