Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria Will Not Contribute to NATO’s Battalions on Eastern Flank
For the time being, the plans do not foresee Bulgaria to make contributions to the four NATO battalions which will be deployed in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. This was stated by Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev on the second day of the NATO summit taking place in Warsaw on Friday and Saturday. Nenchev is part of the Bulgarian...
Bulgaria to Call for Enhanced NATO Presence in Black Sea at Warsaw Summit
At the NATO summit taking place in Warsaw on Friday and Saturday, Bulgaria will call for the heightened presence of the Alliance in the Black Sea area due to the increasing Russian militarisation in the region. The Bulgarian stance at the meeting of the heads of state or government of the NATO member countries will be presented by President Rosen...
NATO to Approve Eastern Flank Measures in Warsaw Summit
A Summit of NATO members’ heads of state and government begins on Friday, with issues such as security at NATO’s eastern flank and relations with Russia being high on the agenda. Member states will formally approve the deployment of four multinational battalions in Poland and the Baltics. Additionally, a proposal to set up a...
NATO to Approve Eastern Flank Measures in Warsaw Summit
A Summit of NATO members’ heads of state and government begins on Friday, with issues such as security at NATO’s eastern flank and relations with Russia being high on the agenda. Member states will formally approve the deployment of four multinational battalions in Poland and the Baltics. Additionally, a proposal to set up a...
Bulgaria’s Arms Exports Rose 59% in 2015
Bulgaria sold more arms abroad last year than it did in 2015, the annual government report, cited by local media, shows. Weapons exported by the country were worth EUR 642.5 M, 59% up from 2014, Capital Daily writes, citing the report.As of 13:00 local time on July 07, the document is not yet available on the website of the Interministerial...
Bulgarians in Ukraine Demand Cultural Autonomy, Own Administrative Center
Ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine are asking for cultural autonomy, with the city of Bolgrad remaining an administrative center for the community in the adjacent towns and villages, a Ukrainian lawmaker of Bulgarian descent has said. “It is not about territorial autonomy and the breakaway of regions… This is not on the agenda,” Anton...
New NATO-Russia Talks after Warsaw Summit
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance will hold formal talks with Russia following a summit in Warsaw later this week.The NATO-Russia Council held a meeting in April after a break of nearly two years that followed the developments in Ukraine. He is quoted as saying the alliance “is working with Russia to hold another...
Eastring Could Diversify Supplies – Slovakia’s Ambassador
The proposed Eastring pipeline linking Slovakia and Bulgaria could successfully solve the issue of diversification of supplies, Slovakian Ambassador to Bulgaria Marián Jakubócy has said. The pipeline would link Slovakia with the Balkans and existing gas pipelines in Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania to the planned Balkan gas...
Pro-Russian Supporters, Opponents Clash Ahead of Arrival of Night Wolves in Sofia
Clashes between pro-Russian supporters and opponents occurred in the centre of the Bulgarian capital on Friday ahead of the arrival of the procession of the “Night Wolves” motorcycle club, which is known for its close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. There were no serious injuries as the police intervened immediately and separated the...
Suspected Organiser of Istanbul Airport Attack Had Political Asylum in Bulgaria
Akhmed Chatayev, the suspected organiser of Tuesday’s Istanbul Ataturk airport terrorist attack which claimed the lives of at least 44 people and left hundreds other injured, had the status of a political refugee in Bulgaria. This was stated by his lawyer in Bulgaria, Veselin Georgiev, in an interview for private bTV station on Friday....
