Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Bulgarians Losing Confidence in Government, Parliament – Gallup
The latest political and economic index of Gallup, which was released on Tuesday, shows that the relatively calmer period for the government seems to be nearing its end. Although there are no considerable negative tendencies in the public opinion, the positive inertia from the previous months is exhausted. The likely causes for this decrease in...
Sofia-Moscow Relations ‘Not Good’, Russia Tells Bulgarian Opposition
Instructions from Brussels and Washington are the reason why the Russian Federation’s relations with Bulgaria are not going through the best of times, Russian State Duma Chair Sergey Narishkin has said.Receiving the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)’s Mihail Mikov on Tuesday, he added that the government in Bulgaria sometimes...
Bulgarian Minister Discusses Judicial Reform with Senior Officials of CoE, ECHR
Bulgaria’s Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov and Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE), have discussed Bulgaria’s judicial reform strategy and the independence of the judiciary in the country. Ivanov is on a two-day working visit to Strasbourg on March 16-17. Ivanov’s agenda includes high-level...
NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe to Arrive in Bulgaria on 2-Day Visit
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, will arrive in Bulgaria on Tuesday on an official two-day visit. During his visit, he will meet with Bulgaria’s Deputy Defense Minister Dimitar Kyumyurdzhiev and Bulgaria’s Chief of Defense, Vice-Admiral Rumen Nikolov. General Bradshaw will also visit the 68th...
King Simeon for Novinite: Bulgaria Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Russia Just because of NATO
As Novinite.com already reported, Bulgarian intellectuals, politicians and public figures have launched an initiative with the stated aim of making full use of the international authority of the country’s last King and former Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to its benefit. In an exclusive interview for Novinite.com he said he was...
Survey: Most Bulgarians Oppose Imposition of New Sanctions Against Russia
According to the latest survey of Alpha Research, the majority of Bulgarians – 61 % oppose the imposition of new sanctions against Russia, while 39 % support their extension. The survey, which was released on Monday, examines the social attitudes of Bulgarians on the country’s foreign policy, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the...
Bulgarian-Greek Drama ‘The Lesson’ Grabs 4 Awards at 19th Sofia International Film Festival
“The Lesson” (Bulgarian: Urok), a 2014 Bulgarian-Greek film directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, has won four awards at the 19th Sofia International Film Festival. “The Lesson snatched four awards at a ceremony on Saturday evening. The film received three awards by international juries and the audience award. The first feature-length...
Bulgarian-Greek Film ‘The Lesson’ Grabs 4 Awards at 19th Sofia International Film Festival
“The Lesson” (Bulgarian: Urok), a 2014 Bulgarian-Greek film directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, has won four awards at the 19th Sofia International Film Festival. “The Lesson snatched four awards at a ceremony on Saturday evening. The film received three awards by international juries and the audience award. The first feature-length...
IMF Calls for Better Banking Supervision in Bulgaria
The IMF called for better banking supervision in Bulgaria in the concluding statement of its mission to the country, which was released on Friday. The IMF notes that the collapse of Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) and the deterioration in the fiscal balance tested the country’s macroeconomic and financial stability. The statement highlights...
EU Unlikely to Impose New Economic Sancions Against Russia
European Union (EU) leaders are unlikely to reach an agreement on the prolongation of economic sanctions against Russia at their forthcoming summit next week. The current sanctions, which are expiring in July, are not likely to be extended as long as the Minsk ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is observed, EurActiv reports. However some member states...
