Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
President Plevneliev Says Unfreezing of South Stream Tied to Russia-EU Dialogue
“To me it is more than clear that the unlocking of South Stream [is tied to] the EU’s negotiations with Russia,” Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev has said. In his view it is not clear whether Bulgaria would have lost or won from the South Stream. Plevneliev was the first to officially comment on his Russian...
NYT: Abandoning South Stream Is ‘Diplomatic Defeat’ for Putin
The decision to scrap Russia’s South Stream project and redirect the gas pipeline to Turkey seems to be a “rare diplomatic defeat” for Russian President Vladimir Putin, the New Your Times commented on Tuesday. The USD 22 B project, once designed “to establish the country’s dominance in southeastern Europe”, has instead fallen victim...
Putin Meets Erdogan to Bolster Russia-Turkey Economic Ties
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Mondaystarted his one-day state visit to Turkey expected to focus on the further expansion of bilateral economic ties. In his meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Putin is expected to review the full spectrum of bilateral relations as well as key international and regional problems....
Preliminary Results Show Unexpected Winner of Moldova’s Elections
Despite expectations that it will occupy third or fourth place in the Sunday parliamentary elections, the pro-Russian Socialist party of Moldova is in the lead, according to preliminary results. With around 85 % of the votes counted, the Socialist Party gathers 21 %, followed by the leading party in the pro-European government coalition – the...
Marine Le Pen Reelected as Leader of France’s Front National
Marine Le Pen was reelected as leader of the French far-right Front National at a party congress, held in Lyon on Sunday. The incumbent leader Le Pen was the only candidate for the leadership position and she won with 100 % support, Le Monde reports. Le Pen has been at the head of the Front National since 2011, when she succeeded her father and...
Russia’s President Signs Law on Free Economic Zone in Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on the creation of a free economic zone in Crimea. The free economic zone is created for a period of 25 years, with the possibility for further extension, according to reports of ITAR-TASS. The law envisages a range of incentives for investors, including tax breaks, a preferential customs...
New Statesman: Will the Next UN Secretary General Be a Woman?
The article is from New Statesman. With eighteen months still to go before a decision is due to be taken, the race to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next UN Secretary General is well under way with potential candidates and the selection process itself already the subject of intense debate. The appointment comes as the resurfacing of tensions between...
Torn between EU and Russia, Moldova Votes for Parliament
Moldova is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday expected to decide whether the ex-Soviet country would maintain its recent course towards EU membership or turn back and move closer to Russia. According to the latest opinion polls, Moldova’s current pro-EU government coalition – plus the Liberal Party, which left the coalition last year...
New Batch Of EU Sanctions Against East Ukraine Separatists Come In Effect
The new batch of EU sanctions against 13 representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics in eastern Ukraine and five organisations come into force on Saturday. They were published in the Official Journal of the EU, with immediate effect. The sanctions includes asset freezes and travel bans within the EU. The...
Putin to Target Boost to Trade, Economic Links in Turkey Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday boosting bilateral trade and cooperation in nuclear energy and space industry will be high on the agenda of his visit to Turkey next week. Implementation of strategic joint projects in the energy sector, improvement of trade turnover structure through increasing the share of high-tech products and...
