Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
US Considering Arms Supplies to Ukraine Government Forces, NYT Says
The question of providing direct military assistance to Kiev government forces has drawn increased attention from the US administration and military officials after pro-Russian rebels recently stepped up their attacks in eastern Ukraine, according to a new article published in the New York Times. While President Obama has made no decisions on...
Protests Welcome Merkel in Hungary on Monday
Hungary’s mass protests against PM Viktor Orban’s policies were set off again on Sunday, right before German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit.Between 3,000 and 4,000 people gathered on the streets of Budapest to express disagreement with Orban’s pro-Russian course of action in front of the Hungarian Parliament, DW...
Greek Foreign Policy: Drilling into Europe’s Patience
Strangely enough for many observers, the leftist SYRIZA party and its leader, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, did not stop surprising its European partners after ascending to power in Greece. But how should this rhetoric be interpreted? Novinite is having a look at two of the “pillars” of Greek foreign policy in the past week –...
OSCE Calls for Immediate Ceasefire as Situation in Ukraine Deteriorates
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic called for an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, as the situation in Ukraine has rapidly deteriorated in the past 24 hours. Dacic’s call comes after more than 20 civilians have been killed and many more injured in the latest clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian...
Defence Minister Confirms NATO Is to Station Command Centre in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev announced during parliamentary control on Friday that NATO is to station a command centre in the capital Sofia.Nenchev dismissed the speculations that have arisen, following last week’s visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, that the Aliance is to station a military base near the...
EU Moves to Extend Russia Sanctions over Ukraine
European Union foreign ministers agreed Thursday to extend existing sanctions against Russia by six months until September. At an extraordinary meeting in Brussels, they agreed to discuss names to be added to the list of individuals affected by EU travel bans and asset freezes. The new list is to be ready next week and to be conclusively approved...
Slovakia Proposes Gas Interconnection to Romania and Bulgaria
Slovakia’s gas pipeline operator Eurostream is proposing to Bulgaria and Romania to build an interconnection to reduce their dependence on Russian gas supplies, Reuters has reported. According to supporters of the idea,the proposed 570-km interconnection pipeline would carry gas from Western hubs via Slovakia to Ukraine and then on to...
Bulgaria Records No Improvement in Freedom House Report
In 2014 Bulgaria has remained in the group of the free countries, but has not shown improvement for the last seven years. The information was made available through the annual report ”Freedom In The World 2015”, published by Freedom House on Wednesday. Surveys are conducted in various regions of the world, based on political rights...
Russia Suspends Its Participation in PACE Until End of Year
The Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) decided on Wednesday to suspend its participation in the body until the end of the year. The Russian boycott came after PACE passed a resolution earlier on Wednesday, which deprives Moscow of its voting rights until April 2015, the BBC reports. Russia was first...
EP’s Schulz Criticises Tsipras of Splitting Common EU Stance on Russia
European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz criticised on Wednesday the newly-elected Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of splitting the common European Union (EU) stance on Russia. Tsipras’s radical left party SYRIZA won the early parliamentary elections in Greece on Sunday and established a coalition government with the right-wing...
