Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria PM, Ukraine Foreign Minister Discuss Humanitarian Aid, Visas
Sending humanitarian aid to ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine and proportional mobilisation of Ukrainian servicemen belonging to various ethnic groups have been discussed on Monday by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. Bulgaria can deliver assistance and share experience in integration into European...
Ukraine’s Inflation to Reach 26% in 2015 – PM
Inflation in Ukraine is currently forecast at 26% for this year, according to the country’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. His statement comes against the backdrop of Kiev’s effort to avoid bankruptcy through international assistance and to keep its economy afloat as the latter is suffering from the conflict with Russia....
EU Imposes Sanctions on Russian Officials, Singer Iosif Kobzon
The European Union has futher expanded the list of sanctions on Russian officials and citizens over the Ukraine crisis.The list includes Russian singer and lawmaker Iosif Kobzon, who stages occasional concerts in Bulgaria and abroad. He was even part of an election campaign last year held by nationalist (and staunchly Russophine) Ataka...
Ukraine FM: No Mass Mobilization Being Carried Out among Ethnic Bulgarians
Only 20 out of 200 000 ethnic Bulgarians living in Ukraine have been called up as the partial mobilization is ongoing, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said. Klimkin, who is on a visit to Bulgaria Monday, told his Bulgarian counterpart Mitov that Russian authorities were spreading false information and speculating on the issue of...
Bulgarian FM, PM Await Visit of Ukrainian FM
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin is to arrive on an official visit to Bulgaria on Monday at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov. Mitov and Klimkin are to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, including the conditions of Bulgarians residing in the country and the efforts of the international community to...
Ceasefire in Ukraine Largely Holds on First Day
The OSCE monitoring mission to Ukraine reported that the ceasefire, which entered into force on Sunday, was largely observed during the first hours, except in Debaltseve, Raihorodka and Luhansk. The OSCE monitors were denied access to the key transport hub of Debaltseve, where fighting has continued, the BBC reports. Debaltseve, which has been...
Kristalina Georgieva: Bulgaria Is Having Unprecedented EU Funding at Disposal
European Commission Vice President for Budget and Human Resources, has been nominated in the “Politics” category of Novinite’s 2014 Personalities in the News poll. Alongside all other nominees, she had been asked to answer three general questions before the poll closed.Hours before the deadline, Novinite is publishing her...
Anti-NATO Protest Staged in Downtown Sofia
About a hundred people have demonstrated against Bulgaria’s NATO membership, calling on the alliance “to leave” the country.The event started at Sunday noon at the square in front of Bulgaria’s Presidency and later headed to the National Assembly.Protesters demanded that Bulgaria remain neutral in any military action that...
Ukraine Ceasefire Deal Enters into Force
A ceasefire beginning on Sunday is mostly being observed, media outlets report. Though several incidents have been reported, pro-Russia rebels acting in the regions around Donetsk and Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, say they do not constitute a severe violation to the agreement.The truce is being upheld “to a great extent” as of Sunday...
No Rise Seen in Citizenship Applications from Ukraine’s Ethnic Bulgarians
The number of citizenship applications from ethnic Bulgarians living in Ukraine hasn’t increased, Bulgaria’s Vice President Margarita Popova said on Saturday. Granting citizenship is just one of the options available to Bulgaria to show solidarity with ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine, other include delivering humanitarian aid and...
