site.btaSchengen, Eurozone Show Bulgaria Is Achieving Levski's Ideal of Being Equal to Other European Nations, Deputy PM Karadjov

Bulgaria is slowly achieving national hero Vasil Levski's ideal of being equal to other European nations, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov at the ceremony to unveil the new name of Vasil Levski Airport – Sofia.

Karadjov quoted Levski, “Let us stand equal with other European nations!” “We have already stood on equal footing with the most advanced European nations. Our entry into Schengen, our imminent entry into the eurozone, into the heart of Europe, shows that Bulgaria is at the core of the European family,” the Deputy Prime Minister said. 

According to him, Vasil Levski is not only Bulgaria’s beloved revolutionary and Apostle of Freedom, but also a symbol of a just cause. “We want every Bulgarian citizen and every guest who arrives at Sofia Airport to remember Levski’s ideal of a pure and holy republic. This ideal is embedded in everything we do,” Karadjov said.

July 18 marks the 188th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle of Freedom, Vasil Levski, whose name is now given to Sofia Airport.

The ceremony was attended by Jesus Caballero, CEO of SOF Connect, the operator of the capital’s airport; Acad. Julian Revalski, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2016-2024); Prof. Atanas Semov, scientist, lawyer and judge at the Constitutional Court; and Krasimira Stoyanova, former caretaker Minister of Transport and Communications, during whose term the idea of renaming the airport was supported. 

On February 17, President Rumen Radev issued a decree renaming Sofia Airport after Vasil Levski, the Apostle of Freedom.