Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria’s Exports to Third Countries Drop by 8.1% January-November 2016
According to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), in the period January – November 2016, Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 8.1%, compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to BGN 13 422.6 M. The main trade partners of Bulgaria were Turkey, China, Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the...
Bulgaria’s Exports to Third Countries Decrease by 8.1% January-November 2016
According to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), in the period January – November 2016, Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 8.1%, compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to BGN 13 422.6 M. The main trade partners of Bulgaria were Turkey, China, Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the...
Bulgaria’s President Says He Loves Russia but Disagrees with Putin
Bulgaria’s sitting President Rosen Plevneliev has said he doesn’t want the country to be brought back to the 19th century when it fell victim to great power drawing up spheres of influence. “I love Russia, but I do not agree with the policy of the Russian President of spheres of influence that returns is to the 19th...
Outspoken Putin Critic Appointed Canada’s Foreign Minister
Canada’s Prime Minister has appointed an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin as Foreign Minister. PM Justin Trudeau announced that former Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland will assume the office of top diplomat replacing Stéphane Dion. Chrystia Freeland is of Ukrainian origin and a former reporter of Reuters and Financial...
Putin ‘Not Seeking US Greatnesss’, Bulgaria President, 16 Others Tell Trump
Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev is the only sitting head of state to sign a letter to US President-elect Donal Trump advising him against rapprochement with Russia.The message to Trump, signed by 17 current and former officials from across Central and Eastern Europe (and obtained and uploaded by the Washington Post), appeals to...
Bulgaria Set to Record 8-Million Tourist Mark
As many as 8 million tourists will have officially visited Bulgaria at the end of January, counting from February, outgoing Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has said. Angelkova has told the Bulgarian National Television every month of 2016 was “unprecented” in the number of arrivals to the country. As many as 5.5 million foreign...
Russia ‘Mulled Buying Bulgarian Product’ for Cyber Attacks – NY Times
A Bulgarian product was one of the options considered by Russian authorities for cyber attacks, a New York Times article says. The text tells a story about Aleksandr Vyarya, a programmer who turned down an offer from the government to join a team of hackers. Vyarya, whose experience was mostly about protecting people from hackers, is reported as...
Bulgaria’s Socialists, Russian Ambassador Discuss Bilateral Ties
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leadership has met Russian Ambassador to Sofia Anatoliy Makarov, party officials say. It is “high time” for Bulgaria to have a “responsible and balance attitude and policy both westward and eastward,” Kaloyan Pargov, the head of BSP’s structure in Sofia, has told the Bulgarian...
Russian Website Names President ‘Bulgarian Obama’ over Remarks
An interview of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev with Germany’s Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung (FAZ) has sparked outrage in Russian media. Plevneliv has been referred to as “the loyal servant of Brussels” by Federalnoe Agentstvo Novostey (Federal News Agency), with a piece reading he “traded friendship with Russia for...
Moderate Earthquake Rocks Romania’s Vrancea
A 5-6 magnitude quake hit Vrancea county in Romania early Wednesday and was felt across Bulgaria, seismologists and media report. There are no reports of injured people after the quake.The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre measured its epicenter at a depth of 98 km beneath the surface, 148 km north of the capital Bucharest and 8 km west of...
