Balgarianovinite.com Speaking on Bulgarian National Radio on Sunday, outgoing Interior Minister and GERB deputy leader Daniel Mitov said that “the United States is our main geopolitical ally, and we cannot shy away from initiatives they have launched.” He was commenting on Bulgaria’s joining the US-led Board of Peace.
Mitov said the decision to sign the document was taken legitimately with a mandate from the Council of Ministers and is subject to ratification by Parliament.
“When a serious geopolitical initiative emerges under US leadership, it is better to be at the table than on the menu,” Mitov said. In his words, choosing not to take part at such a moment amounts to self-exclusion rather than neutrality. He added that Bulgaria is now part of something that will develop in the future.
“It is early days for us, politicians, to comment on something that does not yet exist,” Mitov said with regard to former president Rumen Radev’s political project. The outgoing minister noted that, at present, the only thing that is known is that Radev is no longer president, and there is no way of knowing whether he will form a party or lead a coalition, or what kind of programme and public agenda he would pursue.
Commenting on the closure of the Anti-Corruption Commission envisioned in a bill that Parliament adopted at first reading on Wednesday, Mitov said the Interior Ministry and the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) are ready to structure a similar unit. He noted that there is an issue with accommodating the Commission’s staff, whose activities are expected to be transferred to GDCOC.
Commenting on the work his Ministry has done in 2025, Mitov reported several times higher seizures of cocaine, cannabis and fentanyl compared to previous years, as well as a 70% reduction in migration pressure. He also spoke of road safety, saying that the measures taken are already producing results, though time is needed. Mitov said that traffic through Bulgaria increased by 20% last year, with truck traffic up by 40%, while the number of road fatalities was 22 lower compared to 2024. Bulgaria Cannot Shy Away from US Initiatives, Outgoing Interior Minister Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-25 13:41:44 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law