site.btaOutgoing Bulgarian Ambassador in Podgorica Receives Montenegro's Highest Honour

Outgoing Bulgarian Ambassador in Podgorica, Meglena Plugchieva, received Montenegro's Medal of Service, the Bulgarian Embassy Thursday. It was presented to her by President Milo Djukanovic on Wednesday, who afterwards hosted an official lunch in the Ambassador's honour ahead of her final departure.

On September 1, the Council of Ministers proposed that the President should dismiss Plugchieva and appoint Stefan Dimitrov in her place. President Rumen Radev signed the decree appointing Dimitrov on December 14 and decreed Plugchieva's dismissal on December 20.

She was nominated for deputy prime minister for climate policy and environment and water minister in Nikolay Gabrovski's proposed government which was voted down by the National Assembly on December 14.