Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Kremlin ‘Sees Little Prospect’ for Resuming Bulgarian Energy Projects
Presidential election results in Bulgaria are unlikely renew talks on Belene nuclear power plant (NPP) and South Stream projects, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said earlier this week. However while the prospects to revive them “are minimal”, Peskov stressed that Russia had always backed expanding cooperation with Bulgaria and...
AFP: Bulgaria’s Radev ‘Struck a Chord by Attacking the Status Quo’
President-elect Rumen Radev “struck a chord with voters by attacking the status quo and stressing issues like national security and migration,” AFP agency writes after the presidential vote on Sunday. It compares him with “other anti-establishment politicians” and dubs him “Russophile” in the headline and later...
There’s a ‘New Political Sutuation in Bulgaria,’ President-Elect Says
“It is clear to everyone that there is a new political situation in Bulgaria and there’s nothing dramatic about it,” Bulgarian president-elect Rumen Radev has said. “Despite the bluffs of powers-that-be [who predicted] an apocalypse you voted for change,” he has told Bulgarians at a press conference after first exit...
Moldova Votes for President in Runoff
Voting is underway in Moldova where the two candidates have differing views on the country’s future. For the first time since 1997, the head of state will be elected by voters themselves and not by Parliament. Moldovans are choosing between Socialist Party leader and ex-Trade Minister Igor Dodon, who has indicated he would pursue closer...
Communists vs Anti-Communists: Is Bulgaria Still Divided?
As Bulgaria’s presidential candidates have been trading increasingly vicious blows bidding to become the next head of state on Sunday, an issue that long dominated the public debate has resurfaced: the division of “communists” and “anti-communists” in the public space. To raise the issue twenty-seven years into democracy – an anniversary...
Voting Begins in Bulgaria’s Dramatic Presidential Runoff
Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the country’s new President in a runoff vote. A tight race is expected between the two remaining contenders, Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva, nominated by main ruling party GERB, and former Air Force Commander Maj Gen Rumen Radev, endorsed by the main opposition force, the Bulgarian...
Trump’s Victory Shakes Kiev
Donald Trump’s victory may leave Ukraine alone and frightened. The fear is that the newly-elected US President will prefer warm relations with Moscow to the annoyance of supporting Ukraine – a country which he described during his campaign as a “mess”. “The biggest loser tonight is Ukraine,” wrote Michael McFaul, former ambassador of the...
Bulgarian Trade with Third Countries Decreased between January and September
Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 12% in the period January-September 2016 in comparison with the same period of 2015 and amounted to BGN 10 M, national statistics show. Main trade partners of Bulgaria were Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia, China, the Russian Federation and the US, which accounted for 49.1% of the exports to non- EU...
Bulgaria Ranks 57th in Legatum’s Prosperity Index
In ten years, Bulgaria has climbed three positions in the Prosperity Index of the London-based Legatum Institute, but bad scores in the management, health care and personal freedom sub-indices leave the country at the bottom of the ranking among EU member-states. Progress has been recorded in the categories Business Environment, Social Capital...
FT: Ex-Air Chief Threatens to Upturn Apple Cart of Bulgarian Politics
Socialist-backed presidencial candidate Rumen Radev is on the brink of winning the election to become the next head of state, “in the process potentially upturning the apple cart of Bulgarian politics,” the Financial Times writes. A story published after Radev came first in the November 06 presidential election explores the potential...
