Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Ice Fishing Pros Compete in Bulgaria
They battled with snow drifts and waded through knee-deep slush to get to their competition ground on a frozen lake in Bulgaria’s southern Rhodope mountains, reports AFP. The world’s ice angling pros converged this weekend on the Shiroka Polyana lake, 1,500 metres above sea level, to face off at the 16th annual Ice Fishing World...
World Ice Fishing Championship Starts in Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains
The World Ice Fishing Championship starts in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains. Fifteen nations with the best anglers in extreme conditions are already practicing at Shiroka Polyana Dam. The official opening of the fishing championship is tomorrow, 24th of January. The event is hosted by the Bulgarian Federation of Fishing Sports and Batak...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is on a Working Visit to Serbia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting his Serbian counterpart on Thursday, when they will sign a series of agreements and memorandums, highlighting the warmth between the two Slavic allies, reported BalkanInsight. Russian President Vladimir Putin said his visit to Serbia, starting Thursday, would focus on military cooperation and upgrading...
Bulgarian, Libyan PMs Intervene to End Oil Tanker Row
The prime ministers of Bulgaria and Libya have said they are working for a “positive outcome” to a dispute over the alleged illegal seizure and sale in Bulgaria of a Libyan oil tanker, reported AFP.In a phone call late Tuesday Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and his Libyan counterpart Fayez al-Sarraj discussed the case of the 61,000-ton...
АFP: Bulgarian, Libyan PMs Intervene to End Oil Tanker Row
The prime ministers of Bulgaria and Libya have said they are working for a “positive outcome” to a dispute over the alleged illegal seizure and sale in Bulgaria of a Libyan oil tanker, reported AFP.In a phone call late Tuesday Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and his Libyan counterpart Fayez al-Sarraj discussed the case of the 61,000-ton...
New EBRD Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria
Mark Davis has been appointed the new EBRD Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria and will assume his new role in Bucharest on 1 April 2019. He follows Matteo Patrone who has become Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. In his new position as Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria, Mark Davis will lead EBRD operations in...
Three British Clubs Interested in Emerging Bulgarian Football Star Despodov
Elite Welsh Cardiff City and the teams from Championship Aston Villa and Middlesbrough have a serious interest in CSKA Sofia striker Kiril Despodov, the local press reports. According to the information, the clubs will try to attract the £ 5 million rated 22-year-old Bulgarian national in the January transfer window. Cardiff City struggles...
Russia Arrests American in Moscow Over Suspected Spying
Russia has arrested an American citizen on suspicion of spying in Moscow, its domestic security service (FSB) has said, quoted by Aljazeera. The FSB, which took the American into custody on December 28, said in a statement on Monday that a criminal case has been opened against the suspect. The statement, issued in Russian, identified the American...
Hurriyet Daily News: Bulgaria Likely Option for TurkStream 2nd Route
Turkey will transform from an end user to an intermediate user with the commissioning of the second line of the TurkStream natural gas project, while eliminating transit risks through Ukraine, Volkan Özdemir, head of the Ankara-based Institute for Energy Markets and Policies (EPPEN), said in an interview with Anadolu Agency, quoted by Hurriyet...
European Council Adopts 2019 Catch Limits for Black Sea Fisheries of Bulgaria and Romania
Next year Bulgarian and Romanian fishermen in the Black Sea will be able to continue fishing at the same levels as in 2018. The Council today adopted a regulation setting the 2019 catch limits for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Black Sea. The regulation affects Bulgaria and Romania. In particular, the Council decided to...
