REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

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Diplomatic Institute

The Diplomatic Institute is the first school of its kind for the professional training of diplomats and civil servants in the field of foreign policy in Bulgaria.

Live Archives

Preserving the memory of key processes and events related to Bulgaria’s foreign policy

Main Objective

Having built up substantial expertise and strategic maturity over the years, the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute has devoted part of its research and publishing activities to a series of projects under the title “Live Archives.”

Its main objective is to preserve the memory of key processes and events related to Bulgaria’s foreign policy by documenting the “living” accounts of those directly involved, while also providing valuable historical perspectives for future generations.

Двутомното издание - Живи архиви

Publications in the Series

2020
880 pages

Live Archives: Bulgaria’s Accession to the European Union

A two-volume publication featuring interviews with politicians, diplomats, and experts directly involved in Bulgaria’s accession to the European Union.

2025
340 pages

Live Archives: Bulgaria' Accession to NATO

A two-volume publication featuring interviews with politicians, diplomats, and experts directly involved in Bulgaria’s accession to NATO.

2025
500 pages

The Libyan Case: The Release of the Bulgarian Medical Workers

Documents and testimonies from Bulgarian and foreign politicians and diplomats concerning the diplomatic efforts to secure the release of the Bulgarian medical workers.

European Integration

The two-volume publication Live Archives: A National Archive of Memories of Bulgaria’s Accession to the European Union presents personal recollections in the form of interviews with individuals who made a direct and significant contribution to the success of Bulgaria’s European integration.

Among them are prime ministers, deputy prime ministers, ministers and deputy ministers, heads of European integration directorates, experts who participated in working groups during the accession negotiations, and diplomats.

These personal accounts provide insight into the depth and complexity of the historical processes involved, revealing previously unexplored yet critically important aspects of the motivations, values, and patterns of behaviour without which the country’s historic achievement would not have been possible.

The publication was produced jointly with the European Studies Department of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in 2020.

Европейска интеграция

Accession to NATO

The two-volume publication Live Archives: A National Archive of Memories of Bulgaria’s Accession to NATO sheds light on the complex process through which Bulgaria became part of the Alliance’s collective security system.

The project of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute, launched to mark the 20th anniversary of Bulgaria’s NATO membership, seeks to help preserve the memory of the multifaceted diplomatic and political efforts that led to the fulfilment of one of the Republic of Bulgaria’s most significant foreign policy priorities.

The first volume contains the extended memoirs of Dr. Solomon Passy, while the second volume presents the personal recollections of other key figures who actively participated in Bulgaria’s accession to the Alliance. They include presidents, prime ministers, ministers, members of parliament, and Bulgarian and foreign diplomats.

НАТО членство

The Libyan Case: All Diplomatic Means

The publication The Libyan Case: All Diplomatic Means. Testimonies and Documents on the Secret and Public Efforts of Bulgarian Diplomacy to Save the Medical Workers in Libya (1999–2007) lifts the veil, for the first time, on some of the most dramatic diplomatic efforts in modern Bulgarian history.

The book traces the complex course of international negotiations, in which diplomatic initiatives, political decisions, and the personal efforts of numerous Bulgarian and foreign statesmen and diplomats intersected.

Through first-hand accounts and previously unpublished archival documents and photographs, the publication reconstructs the chronology of the key events that ultimately led to the release of the medical workers.

The book was compiled by Tanya Mihaylova, Director of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute, and Georgi Milkov, journalist, and was published by Knigomania.

Издание - Либийският случай

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