The 20th issue of the magazine ‘Diplomacy’ went out of print at the end of this year. January 2018. The number is particularly dedicated to the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council, for example, includes an interview with Prime Minister Larisa Pavlova on the topic ‘Priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency-a united, strong and digital Europe’, as well as the following positions:: ‘Presentation of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU’ (Dr. Monika Panayotova), ‘The inscription ‘euro’ in Cyrillic or the successful implementation of Bulgarian diplomacy in the first year of EU membership’ (Alexander Benisheva), ‘The Western Balkans have the right to participate in the discussion on the future of the EU’ (Prof. Dr. Ingrid Shikova), ‘The Digital Revolution – Challenges facing the European Union’ (Nina Passi): ‘Who is the sixth scenario for the euro area?'(Associate Professor Dr. Elisabeth Simeonovyi), ‘ The Rise of Nationalist Parties and Euroscepticism in Europe on the Example of the German Parliamentary Elections ‘(Associate Professor Dr. Ivo Others), ‘ Ukraine’s European Integration: a Breakthrough in 2017. and other problems” (Nadia Koval).

The second thematic focus is devoted to the international conference ‘Black Sea Dimension One Belt, One Road Initiative ‘organized at the Diplomatic Institution, and in addition to the summary from it (Dr. Valentina Katrandzhiev), part of the expert reports are also included: ”16+1’ issues, quality and effectiveness of bilateral cooperation between China and the United States countries of Central and Eastern Europe” (Prof. Liu Tsuokuei), ‘The potential of the Black Sea region in the strategy of interaction between China and the EU’ (Dr. Long Jin), ‘Protecting critical infrastructure – challenges and opportunities for the Belt and Road Initiative’ (Alexandru Georgescu),’ The potential of the Black Sea region in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Connection. Azerbaijan’s Role in the Silk Road’ (Mahir Khumbatov), ‘ The Importance of Iran for the Belt and Road Initiative ‘(Dr. Parisa Shahmohamadi), ‘The Economic Aspect of Bilateral Relations between Bulgaria and China’ (Tsung Tsong), ‘The Tourism Sector in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative”(Alla Tsefey), ‘ Plovdiv and the Russian-Chinese Association for Business Development-Strategic Partners in the Black Sea region in the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative ‘(Irina Rospisi).