Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
EU Prolongs Support to Farmers Hit by Russian Ban on Fruit, Vegetables Imports
The European Commission said on Friday that it extended for another year the safety net measures for the fruit and vegetables sector of the EU affected by the Russian ban on food imports. The safety net measures were introduced in 2014 in response to the Russian ban on imports of EU fruit and vegetables and were extended a year ago. Now, they are...
Bulgaria, Slovenia Discuss Regional Cooperation, Enhanced Role for SEECP
Good neighborly relations and the development of transport and energy links between Balkan countries are key to the prosperity of the region, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said at a meeting with the President of the Slovenian Parliament Milan Brglez in Sofia. Regional cooperation is a key step towards fostering democratic and...
Bulgaria, Slovakia Agree to Work for Building Eastring Gas Pipeline
Bulgaria and Slovakia have signed an agreement for future providing gas supplies to the Balkan country via the proposed Eastring pipeline. Under the memorandum of understanding signed by the respective gas pipeline operators of the two countries, Bulgartransgaz and Eustream, in Sofia on Thursday, the two companies will work jointly to provde EU...
Bulgaria Cuts Non-EU Trade Gap by 58% Y/Y in Jan-Apr 2016
Bulgaria ran a deficit of BGN 329.6 M (exports FOB – imports CIF) in trade with third countries in the first four months of 2016, the national statistical office NSI announced on Thursday. This compared with deficit of BGN 782.8 in trade with non-EU countries for January-April 2015. Data for 2016 are preliminary. In April 2016 alone Bulgaria had...
Bulgarian President Calls for Starting New Engines of EU Integration
In his address to the European Parliament delivered on Wednesday, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev called for starting new engines of European integration. According to Plevneliev, the cure to the ills of the EU lies in more rule of law, more synergies and more integration. The Bulgarian president identified integration as the only weapon...
Bulgaria’s Lalova Wins 100m Run in Belinzona
Bulgaria’s 2012 European Champion Ivet Lalova-Collio won the 100m women’s run in the Swiss city of Belinzona on Monday. At 11.20 s, Lalova-Collio left behind Natalia Pohrebnyak of Ukraine whose result was 11.26 s and Swiss record-holder Mujinga Kambundi with 11.34 s. The Bulgarian athlete is now take part in a Diamond League...
Ukraine Detains Frenchman Plotting Terror Attacks during Euro 2016
A French citizen detained on the Ukrainian-Polish border last month had planned terror attacks, to coincide with the Euro 2016 soccer championship in France, France 24 TV broadcaster reported on Monday. The TV channel quoted the head of Ukraine’s state security agency SBU Vasily Gritsak as saying at a news briefing in Kiev the man had...
Bulgaria’s BEH, Greece’s Gastrade Set up Team to Build Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal
State-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) Group and Greek gas company Gastrade have established a working group that will draft a proposal for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in northern Greece, Gastrade has said. In the context of Bulgaria’s “strategic decision” to participate in the project for buildinga...
Bulgarian PM Discussing Gas Link, Border Protection with Greek Foreign Minister
Diversification of sources and routes of natural gas supply is among the top priorities of Bulgaria’s government, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said at a meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Therefore, the construction of gas interconnectors with neighbouring countries and Greece in particular is of key importance for...
Competitiveness of Bulgarian Economy Improves
According to the latest World Competitiveness Scoreboard of the Institute for Management Development released on Monday, the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy has improved. Bulgaria occupies the 50th position out of 61 countries ranked in the scoreboard, which is an improvement of five positions compared to last year. Only three European...
