Bulgarian-Portuguese relations

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The Bulgarian-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Bulgaria and Portugal . The countries have maintained renewed diplomatic relations since 1974 .

They are both members of the EU and NATO , alongside numerous international organizations, including the Council of Europe , the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe , the International Monetary Fund and the various UN organizations .

Another point of reference is the Bulgarian community in Portugal that has immigrated since the 1990s. In 2015, 6,722 Bulgarian citizens were registered in Portugal; their remittances totaled 6.48 million euros in 2016.

In Bulgaria, 112 Portuguese citizens were registered in the consular office (2011 figures).

history

Portugal's Prime Minister Passos Coelho (left) and Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissow (center) at the EPP summit in Brussels, December 2014

On October 27, 1919 Afonso Costa signed the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine as a representative of Portugal , with which Bulgaria after its defeat in the First World War a . a. Had to accept assignments of territory.

In 1925 Bulgaria and Portugal established diplomatic relations. At least from 1934 to 1938 Portugal had a representation in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . Diplomatic relations were broken towards the end of World War II in 1945.

Direct diplomatic relations were only resumed on June 26, 1974 after the end of the anti-communist Estado Novo regime as a result of the 1974 Carnation Revolution . On November 28, 1974, Manuel Menezes Cordeiro began work as the first Portuguese ambassador in Sofia.

Portugal joined the European Economic Community in 1986 and thus today's EU, Bulgaria was admitted in 2007.

diplomacy

Portugal has an embassy in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, at number 7 on Positano Street. Furthermore, there are no Portuguese consulates in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria's embassy in the Portuguese capital Lisbon is located at number 31 on Rua do Sacramento à Lapa , in the Lapa district . Bulgaria also has no other consulates in Portugal.

Twin cities

So far, municipalities in both countries have entered into or initiated 15 city ​​and municipality friendships with one another (as of 2010). They are an expression of the Bulgarian-Portuguese relations and emerged after the realignment of Portuguese foreign policy after the left-wing Carnation Revolution in 1974 and the subsequent end of the anti-communist Estado Novo dictatorship in Portugal. The first Bulgarian-Portuguese city friendship was formed in 1976 by Stara Sagora and Barreiro . Parallel to Bulgaria's accession to the EU in 2007, the municipal partnerships experienced a further intensification.

economy

Fields near Karlovo : after maize , sunflower seeds are the most important Bulgarian export to Portugal
Neves-Corvo copper mine : After consumer electronics, copper is the most important Portuguese export to Bulgaria

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP has an office at the Portuguese Embassy in Sofia.

The bilateral trade volume in 2016 amounted to 191.8 million euros, with a trade surplus in favor of Bulgaria of 18.0 million euros.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods and services worth EUR 86.9 million to Bulgaria ( 2015 : 85.7 million; 2014 : 81.0 million; 2013 : 65.1 million; 2012 : 76.4 million .). The most important product groups were machines and devices with 27.5%, 22.4% minerals and ores, 10.2% plastics and 9.0% vehicles and vehicle parts.

During the same period, Bulgaria delivered goods and services worth 104.9 million euros to Portugal ( 2015 : 80.3 million; 2014 : 106.3 million; 2013 : 141.0 million; 2012 : 178.3 million .). With a share of 48.9%, the most important goods groups were agricultural products, 14.3% machines and devices, 11.7% chemical-pharmaceutical products and 5.4% textiles.

Bulgaria was 51st among buyers and 46th among suppliers in Portuguese foreign trade, while Portugal was 35th among buyers and 41st among suppliers in Bulgarian foreign trade.

The Portuguese heavy metal band Moonspell at the Kavarna Rock Fest 2011 in Kawarna, Bulgaria

Culture

The Portuguese cultural institute Instituto Camões has a language center in Sofia and a large number of lectureships at a number of universities and schools in Bulgaria.

The blind Portuguese fado singer Dona Rosa recorded two pieces with the well-known Bulgarian The Bulgarian Voices Angelite choir on her first album, "Histórias da rua" , which was released in 2000 .

Sports

Bulgarian and Italian fans in Braga on June 22nd during the Euro 2004 in Portugal

Soccer

The Bulgarian national soccer team and the Portuguese national team have met 13 times so far, with six Bulgarian and four Portuguese victories, three times they were drawn (as of February 2017). They played against each other for the first time in Sofia on November 7, 1962 in the qualification for the EM 1964 , Bulgaria won 3-1. The second leg in Lisbon on December 16, 1962, was then won by Portugal, also 3-1. In the decider in Rome on January 23, 1963, Bulgaria finally prevailed 1-0.

Occasionally Bulgarian players also play in Portuguese clubs, such as Krassimir Balakow for several years at Sporting Lisbon , from where he moved to VfB Stuttgart . Also, Valeri Bojinov and Ivaylo Yordanov played at Sporting. Further examples are Emil Kostadinow (with FC Porto ), Dijan Petkow and Borislaw Michajlow (both Belenenses Lisbon ), Georgi Tschilikow (with Nacional Funchal ) or Dimitar Evtimow with SC Olhanense .

The Bulgarian player and coach Genady Petrow grew up partly in Portugal and also played for smaller clubs there.

The Portuguese and Bulgarian women's national teams have not yet played against each other (as of March 2017).

Other

The Portuguese shot putter and Olympian Tsanko Arnaudov comes from Bulgaria.

At the 2017 Canoe World Cup in Plovdiv , Bulgaria , Portugal finished sixth in the end, the hosts were left empty-handed. The canoe EURO 2013 in Portugal Montemor-o-Velho joined Bulgaria as from 15, the host was the 12th

Web links

Commons : Bulgarian-Portuguese Relations  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Overview of diplomatic relations with Bulgaria at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Number of foreigners in the official foreigner statistics by district , Portuguese Immigration and Border Authority SEF, accessed on April 11, 2017
  3. ↑ a b Website on Bulgarian-Portuguese migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on April 11, 2017
  4. ↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Bulgaria ( memento of the original from April 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, accessed April 11, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / idi.mne.pt
  5. ↑ List of Portuguese missions abroad , Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on April 11, 2017
  6. ^ Website of the Bulgarian Embassy in Portugal (Bulgarian, Portuguese and English), accessed on April 11th
  7. ↑ List of Portuguese-Bulgarian town twinning at the Association of Portuguese Administrative Districts (ANMP), accessed on May 14, 2020
  8. ^ Website of the AICEP office in Sofia , website of AICEP, accessed on April 11, 2017
  9. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Bulgaria , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on April 11, 2017
  10. ↑ Overview of the activities of the Instituto Camões in Bulgaria , Instituto Camões website, accessed on April 11, 2017
  11. ↑ Booklet of the CD Histórias da rua , Jaro Medien 2000
  12. ↑ see list of international matches of the Portuguese national soccer team # international match balance sheets
  13. ↑ see list of the internationals of the Portuguese national soccer team # international match balance sheets