Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Premier Boyko Borissov: Russia Must Release Ukrainian Sailors
Russia must release the Ukrainian sailors who were the detained at the Kerch Strait, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov said within the frameworks of the European Council in Brussels, reported the Bulgarian National Radio. This act will help a lot to resolve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, Premier Borissov said and called on the two...
Bulgaria to Seek Binding Bids for New Gas Link by Jan 16
Bulgaria’s state gas network operator Bulgartransgaz plans to seek binding bids from shippers by Jan 16 for a new gas link to transport mainly Russian gas from the TurkStream pipeline to central Europe, company documents showed on Thursday, reports Reuters. Bulgartransgaz plans to take a final investment decision and spend 1.4 billion euros...
Bulgarian Euroins Insurance Group to Launch Georgian Insurance Market
Insurance company ‘IC Group’ has been sold and has become a member of a major Eastern European insurance company – Euroins Insurance Group (EIG). The press conference and the agreement-signing ceremony were hosted by the Rooms Hotel on December 11. To complete the first phase of the merging process, Georgia was visited by the Deputy CEO of...
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva Will Take Part in the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva will take part in the Foreign Affairs Council, which will take place on December 10 in Brussels, reported BGNES. The meeting will begin with a discussion on topical issues, including the situation in Sri Lanka, Yemen and Syria. The action plan against disinformation, announced by the...
Bulgaria Would Face ‘Major Crisis’ if Black Sea Tensions Worsen
/Reuters/ Bulgaria would face a “major crisis” if military tensions in the Black Sea were to worsen, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday, after Russia’s capture of three Ukrainian naval ships and its crews last month prompted fears of an escalation. Ignoring Western condemnation of the incident, Russia says Ukraine illegally...
BNB Governor: The Adoption of the Euro will not Generate Unhealthy Inflationary Impulses in Bulgaria
Adopting the euro will not generate inflationary impulses above the health levels, but that does not mean that prices will remain unchanged. This is a process of real convergence, which means bringing both incomes and prices closer to the average in Europe. BNB Governor Dimitar Radev said on BNT, reports Dnevnik. He explained that there will be...
Bulgarian PM: The Black Sea Should be a Place For Tourism, For Gas Pipelines, not For Warships
”The conflict in the Black Sea is a conflict that common sense should not allow”, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told the media in parliament, BGNES reported. ”The Black Sea should be a place for tourism, for gas pipelines, not for warships. There are currently no warships in the Black Sea”, Boyko Borissov added on the...
CNN: US Makes Preparations to Sail Warship into Black Sea Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions
The US has begun making the necessary preparations to sail a warship into the Black Sea, a move that comes amid heightened tensions in the region following Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian ships and detention of Ukrainian sailors. The US military has requested that the State Department notify Turkey of its possible plans to sail a warship into...
Bulgaria Has Not Received Information About Increased NATO Presence in Black Sea
”We have not received any information that the USA intends to sail more warships into the Black Sea in connection with the situation in Ukraine”, Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov announced, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio. ”Warships of Non-Black Sea powers may not remain in the...
Russia Holds Drills in Black Sea Region Amid Ukraine Tensions
Russia is holding naval and surface-to-air missile drills in the Black Sea region amid tensions with Ukraine and the West over the capture of three Ukrainian naval ships and their crews off the coast of Crimea last month, Reuters reported.Two submarines, the Rostov-on-Don B-237 and the Stary Oskol B-262, practiced emergency deployments for...
