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August-September 2026 - Newsletter
In August Kristian Vigenin worked on EU enlargement, the assessment of the government’s priorities and international efforts to restore land and fight desertification. In September Vigenin began his work in the new session of the European Parliament. At the same time he launched a series of initiatives in Bulgaria and the region. Kristian Vigenin took part in debates and meetings on competitiveness, healthcare, artificial intelligence and the European perspective of North Macedonia. One of the highlights was the presentation of the Hristo Botev exhibition in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. In this newsletter you will find the main highlights of his work during the period, along with links to posts with more details on each topic.
5 August 2026, Sofia
In an interview for the BNT podcast “#Balkans”, Kristian Vigenin commented on EU enlargement and stressed that North Macedonia must fulfil its commitments and work to win the support of Bulgarian citizens.
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Vigenin: North Macedonia must win the support of Bulgarian citizens
14 August 2026, Sofia
Vigenin published an analysis of the 2026–2030 government programme, noting that it contains concrete measures but lacks sufficiently clear, measurable targets and performance indicators.
25 August 2026, Ulaanbaatar
At the Global Academy for Parliamentarians and COP17, Vigenin stressed the need to turn international commitments on land restoration into concrete laws, investments and policies.
28 August 2026, Ulaanbaatar
The MEP took part in a high-level parliamentary conference at UNCCD COP17 and highlighted the role of legislation, budgets and parliamentary oversight in fighting land degradation.
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Vigenin: Fighting land degradation requires laws, resources and oversight
2 September 2026, Brussels
Vigenin took part in a seminar on clean technologies and industrial decarbonisation and raised the question of how Europe can turn research into industrial production.
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Vigenin: Europe must turn research into industrial strength
7 September 2026, Brussels
At a meeting with representatives of the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi, the MEP called on the EU to prepare in advance for future health crises and to invest in new medicines.
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Vigenin: Europe must not wait for the next health crisis to act
8 September 2026, Brussels
Vigenin insisted that climate targets be aligned with the sector’s real technological capabilities, so that the EU does not lose production, investment and jobs.
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Vigenin: Decarbonisation rules threaten the ceramics industry
11 September 2026, Brussels
At a meeting of the PES Working Group on Artificial Intelligence, Vigenin highlighted the influence of AI on people’s opinions, decisions and behaviour and the need for international cooperation on standards and limits for its use.
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Vigenin: Artificial intelligence already affects not only our data, but also our decisions
13 September 2026, Sofia
At the celebration of the 145th anniversary of the University of Telecommunications and Post, Vigenin called for incentives so that university research and innovation turn into competitive businesses in Bulgaria.
14 September 2026, Brussels
Vigenin took part in a conference on reaching the goal of ending HIV by 2030. He stressed the need for better coordination between health systems in the EU.
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Vigenin: We are close to eradicating HIV, but we no longer talk about the problem enough
15 September 2026, Strasbourg
In an interview for Darik Radio, Vigenin commented on the presidential campaign and expressed his support for Iliana Yotova’s candidacy, highlighting the importance of political and institutional experience for the presidency.
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Vigenin: Bulgaria does not need new experiments
16 September 2026, Strasbourg
As rapporteur for the Group of the Socialists and Democrats, Vigenin worked on the regulation on faster procedures for defence readiness projects, while keeping labour, environmental and health standards.
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Vigenin: EP approves faster procedures in defence, but with high labour and environmental standards
17 September 2026, Strasbourg
At Kristian Vigenin’s initiative, an exhibition of 23 thematic panels on the life, revolutionary work and ideas of Hristo Botev opened in the European Parliament.
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An exhibition on Hristo Botev in Strasbourg: 150 years of immortality. Memory and continuity
18 September 2026, Sofia
At a discussion during HealthTech Buzz @ KOSHER 2026, Vigenin highlighted access to funding, faster procedures and better links between European health innovation and the market.
21 September 2026, Strasbourg
In a plenary debate, Vigenin raised the shortage of medical staff and called for EU-wide solutions for better working conditions and incentives to work in remote and depopulating areas.
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Vigenin: The medical workforce crisis is a threat to healthcare across the whole of Europe
23 September 2026, Sofia
At the forum “Social Democracy Today: Vision and Policies”, Vigenin called for the values of the left to be turned into concrete proposals and policies.
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Vigenin: The left must turn its values into concrete policies
26 September 2026, Skopje
At a meeting of the EU–North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee, Vigenin highlighted Corridor VIII, regional connectivity and the need to actually build the railway link between Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
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Vigenin in Skopje: Good roads and reliable rail links in the region are not secondary issues
27 September 2026, Sofia
In an interview for NOVA NEWS, Vigenin commented on Bulgaria’s position on the war in Ukraine and the need for clear communication, European coordination and political efforts to end the conflict.
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Vigenin: Declarations will not stop the war
29 September 2026, Brussels
In a Cancer Patients Europe discussion, Vigenin raised the differences in access to medicines, treatment and diagnostics and called for a clearer European commitment to healthcare.
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Vigenin: Every cancer patient in Europe must have access to modern therapies and medicines
