Foreign Minister Mladenov joined his Polish and Swedish counterparts on joint visits to the MENA region, but the Bulgarian financial commitment to the region was low. Bulgaria led on its contributions to the mission in Afghanistan, and on the arms trade treaty and the UN.
| Relations with China | |
| Enhancing Europe's strategic dialogue with China - (1) | Slacker |
| Improving the vetting of Chinese investments in Europe - (2) | - |
| Adopting a stronger stance on anti-dumping e.g. on solar panels - (3) | - |
| Promoting human rights in China - (6 & 7) | - |
| Relations with Russia | |
| Ensuring Russia adheres to WTO rules - (13) | - |
| Promoting human rights in Russia - (15) | - |
| Promoting media freedom in Russia - (16) | - |
| Co-operating with Russia to solve protracted conflicts - (19) | - |
| Persuading Moscow to support EU positions on Syria - (23) | - |
| Relations with the United States | |
| Developing a joint European approach to the use of drones - (30) | - |
| Joint defence projects within NATO or CSDP to limit the effects of budget cuts - (31) | - |
| Resisting US pressure and developing European approach on UN vote on Palestine - (34) | - |
| Countering the US offensive against EU regulation of aviation emissions - (38) | - |
| Relations with Wider Europe | |
| Encouraging Serbia to normalise relations with Kosovo - (41) | - |
| Pushing visa liberalisation for Turkey - (43) | - |
| Encouraging Turkey to adopt the European position towards the Syrian opposition - (46) | - |
| Putting pressure on Belarus for political liberalisation - (47) | - |
| Pushing visa liberalisation for Russia, Ukraine and Moldova - (50) | - |
| Relations with the Middle East and North Africa | |
| Improving financial support for MENA - (53) | Slacker |
| Supporting security sector reform in MENA - (54) | - |
| Putting pressure on Algeria and Morocco for political reform - (58) | - |
| Supporting a common position on labelling of products from illegal settlements - (62) | - |
| Increasing pressure on Iran through sanctions - (63) | - |
| Supporting political transition in Libya - (57) and Yemen - (64) | - |
| Multilateral issues and crisis management | |
| Increasing development aid to reach agreed targets - (72) | - |
| Increasing humanitarian assistance, especially in the Sahel - (73 & 74) | - |
| Supporting an arms trade treaty at the UN - (67) | Leader |
| Contributing to CSDP missions - (41, 42, 74, 76, 77 & 78) | - |
| Facilitating the consolidation of European seats at the IMF - (65) | - |
| Contributing to the mission in Afghanistan - (79) | Leader |
Other countries:
Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark
Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy
Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands - Poland - Portugal
Romania - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom
