Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria Calls for Concerted Approach to Crises at CEI Meeting
Bulgaria believes that Europe can tackle the crises it faces only through concerted and long-term measures, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said. Cooperation between EU member states and countries outside the bloc is essential, Mitov said after a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Central European Initiative (CEI) held in Banja Luka,...
Turkey Denies Suspending Readmission Agreement with Bulgaria
Turkey has unilaterally suspended the migrant readmission agreement with Bulgaria, media sources say. Ankara has already informed Bulgaria’s ministries of interior and foreign affairs about the move which was personally ordered by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to daily 24 Chasa. The Turkish Embassy has meanwhile said Ankara has...
Turkey ‘Suspends Readmission Agreement with Bulgaria’
Turkey has unilaterally suspended the migrant readmission agreement with Bulgaria, media sources say. Ankara has already informed Bulgaria’s ministries of interior and foreign affairs about the move which was personally ordered by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to daily 24 Chasa. Several national news outlets quote government...
Romania’s Joint Naval Force Proposal Leaves Bulgaria PM, President Divided
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has tabled to Bulgaria a proposal to create a joint Black Sea fleet to counter Russia, reiterating an earlier offer by authorities, daily 24 reports, citing government sources.”This is an attempt at involving Bulgaria in another conflict. Nothing requires that additional troops should be deployed to the...
Gas Interconnector with Bulgaria to Be Completed in 2016, Romania Says
A Romanian government official has said that a gas interconnection between Romania and Bulgaria is expected to come on stream in 2016. “The interconnector will be completed by the end of this year,” Romania’s secretary of state at the Ministry of Energy, Corina Popescu, told an energy traders conference on Wednesday, according...
Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova Reaches Second Round in Birmingham
The highest ranking Bulgarian female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova reached the second round of the WTA tournament in Birmingham In a match from the first round played on Tuesday, Pironkova defeated Lesia Tsurenko from Ukraine with 6:4, 6:2. The Bulgarian started the first set well, achieving an early break and coming in the lead with 2:0....
NATO Defence Ministers to Meet in Preparation for Warsaw Summit
The defence ministers of the NATO member countries are scheduled to meet in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday in preparation for the forthcoming NATO summit in Warsaw in July. This will be their last meeting in this format before the high-level meeting next month which will bring together the heads of state or government of the NATO member...
Bulgaria Granted Citizenship to 900 Foreigners in 2014 – Eurostat
According to the latest figures of Eurostat released on Monday, Bulgaria granted citizenship to 900 foreign nationals in 2014. In 99 % of the cases, those granted Bulgarian citizenship came from non-EU countries. This is the second highest rate of granting citizenship to non-EU citizens after Estonia where all people granted Estonian citizenship...
Bulgarian, Austrian FMs Discuss Energy Cooperation, Migration Crisis
Energy cooperation and the migration crisis were in the focus of a meeting between Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and his Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz. Mitov, who is a two-day working visit to Austria on Friday and Saturday, noted that one of the main priorities of the Bulgarian government is to ensure the energy security and...
Rival Pro-Western, Pro-Russian Rallies Taking Place in Downtown Sofia
Rival pro-Western and pro-Russian protests were held in the centre of the Bulgarian capital on Saturday. Pro-Western sympathisers were first to stage their rally in support of Bulgaria’s membership to the EU and NATO and against the so-called “Fifth Column” of Russia in Bulgaria. Tens of people gathered in front of the building of the...
