Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Gazprom Threatens to Stop Gas Supplies to Ukraine in 2 Days
Russian energy giant Gazprom warned on Tuesday that Europe was running a serious risk of losing access to the flow of gas via Ukraine in the next two days. The company’s statement comes after Ukraine failed to meet a deadline to deliver on a debt payment to the Russian state-owned company.A deal reached last year envisages a price discount...
Russia’s Putin Dismisses Apocalyptic Scenario of War with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview for a local TV channel that an apocalyptic scenario of war with Ukraine can be deemed ”unlikely”. He added that he does not see the point of another meeting with representatives from France, Germany and Ukraine to resolve the tensions in the region. Putin said that the interests...
EU ‘Should Involve Turkey in Energy Talks with Russia’
Turkey and Russia do not have common interests in energy in the long-term, and EU could boost cooperation with Ankara through its nascent Energy Union, a recent report argues. A policy brief prepared by Dimitar Bechev, a senior research fellow at the London School of Economics, on relations between Russia and Turkey was presented in Sofia on...
Germany Worried Over Lack of ‘Comprehensive Ceasefire’ in Ukraine
The German government on Monday voiced concerns over the lack of a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine which should have taken effect more than a week ago. Germany is not satisfied with the course of implementation of the agreements reached in Minsk, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said. “What is decisive is a comprehensive cease...
Bulgaria to Promote Tourist Sites Via Global TV Channels
Bulgaria will launch a massive campaign next month to promote its resorts and tourist sites via major international TV channels in a bid to compensate for a drop in the number of Russian and Ukrainian tourists, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has said. The programme worth BGN 6 M (EUR 3 M) will be funded through the Operational Programme...
ABV Backs Plevneliev’s Proposal for Referendum on Election Law
ABV, one of the parties supporting the coalition government, expressed its complete agreement with the proposal of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev for holding a referendum on electoral rules. Plevneliev proposed relaunching the efforts on the initiation of a referendum with three questions – compulsory voting, electronic voting and...
ABV Supports Bulgarian President’s Proposal for Holding Referendum
ABV, one of the parties supporting the coalition government, expressed its complete agreement with the proposal of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev for holding a referendum on electoral rules. Plevneliev proposed relaunching the efforts on the initiation of a referendum with three questions – compulsory voting, electronic voting and...
7306 Bulgarian Military Reservists Summoned Since Start of 2015
Since the beginning of the year, 7306 Bulgarians, who are part of the military reserve force, have been summoned to appear at their local military districts. This became clear from the response of Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev to a question posed to him by a MP, BGNES news agency reports. It appears that more people have been...
Ukrainian Ambassador Expects No Wave of Refugees to Bulgaria
The Ukrainian ambassador to Sofia Mykola Baltazhy stated on Monday that a large wave of refugees fleeing the conflict in his country was not expected to reach Bulgaria. Baltazhy said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Televesion (BNT) that the conflict in Ukraine threatens not only Bulgaria, but all of Ukraine’s neighbours, Europe...
Bomb Explodes at Rally in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Kills 2
Ukrainian authorities have detained a number of suspects in connection with a bomb attack in Kharkiv that left at least two people dead and 10 injured. The explosion occurred at 13:20 local time as people were gathering near the city’s Palace of Sport for a rally marking one year since the start of the Maidan protests in Kiev, according to...
