Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, representing the Council of the European Union addresses today (5.2.2014) the European Parliament Plenary session in Strasbourg, regarding the following issues: Europe's role in the Central African Republic, the Syrian refugees arriving at the Bulgarian borders, the EU-Russia summit and the recent incident at Farmakonisi island. In addition, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Venizelos participates at the debates on the progress reports on Balkan countries (Montenegro, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina).