Published: January 22nd, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

These days, a new man is touring the institutions of the European Union in Strasbourg. Less than a week after the 51st Bulgarian People’s Assembly elected him as Bulgaria’s new Prime Minister, Rossen Scheljaskov held initial talks with EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council António Costa. Rossen Scheljakov then told journalists that he had expressed his „concerns“ about the „competitiveness of the Union“ to the Commission President, citing issues such as „over-regulation, bureaucracy, too much administration in the Union’s processes and some policies that need to be revised.“