On Tuesday, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov awarded Verheugen the country's highest order -- the Stara Planina (Balkan Range), First Class -- for his co-operation and exceptional contribution to the successful completion of Bulgaria's EU accession negotiations.
Bugarski predsednik Georgi Parvanov u utorak je odlikovao Ferhojgena najvišim ordenom zemlje -- Ordenom Stare planine (Balkanskog reda), prve klase -- za njegovu saradnju i izuzetan doprinos uspešnom okončanju pregovora o pridruživanju između Bugarske i EU.