Bulgaria 's Mariya Gabriel has been appointed president of the Robert Schuman Institute, the European People's Party (EPP) announced. Until recently, her name had been linked to a potential role as NATO Deputy Secretary General. However, that position was instead filled by Radmila Sekerinska , former Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia. The Robert Schuman Institute, founded in 1995 by the EPP, is based in Budapest and focuses on fostering democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. The