Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Head of Bulgaria’s Road Agency: Daily Vignettes to Subsidize Transit Traffic
Lazar Lazarov, Board Chairman of Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), speaks to Novinite.bg about recently introduced and planned changes to payment tariffs for traffic on motorways and major roads in the country. Q: The proposal to introduce one-day and three-month vignettes is now awaiting debate on first reading in Parliament....
Arrivals of Foreign Visitors to Bulgaria Up in April
An increase in the number of people visiting Bulgaria from abroad was registered in April, national statistics show. Approximately 558 100 people arrived in Bulgaria in April, an increase of 11.1% compared to the number of visitors in April of last year.Data published by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on Friday also shows the share of...
Tsvetana Pironkova Remains Sole Bulgarian Representative at Roland Garros
The highest ranking Bulgarian female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova remained the country’s sole representative at this year’s edition of Roland Garros. In a match from the first round played on Monday, Pironkova defeated Italian Sara Errani with 6:3, 6:2. In the second round, the Bulgarian will face for the first time in her career...
Thorbjørn Jagland: ECHR Ruling on Turkey’s Terror Laws Can Help in Dispute with EU
Minutes after Bulgaria’s rotating chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers with the Council of Europe had come to an end, CoE Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has agreed to talk to Novinite about the priorities touched during the committee’s sessions, key issues Bulgaria is facing, and problems in other countries. Mr Jagland, who...
Russian Black Sea Pipeline Options ‘Shouldn’t Be Forgotten’ – BulgarianDeputy PM
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister has said alternative options to have a Russian gas pipeline build under the Black Sea should be taken into account.”I am not referring to a continuation of halted South Stream,” Donchev has made clear. South Stream is an abandoned pipeline project that was to carry gas to Central Europe under the Black...
Russian Black Sea Pipeline Options ‘Shouldn’t Be Forgotten’ – Deputy PM
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister has said alternative options to have a Russian pipeline build under the Black Sea should be taken into account.”I am not referring to a continuation of halted South Stream,” Donchev has made clear. South Stream is an abandoned pipeline project that was to carry gas to Central Europe under the Black Sea...
TAP ‘to Supply Gas to Central, SE Europe’ via Bulgaria-Greece Link
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) would also supply Southeastern and Central Europe with gas through the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) when both are ready. Tsipras made his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for TAP’s 550-km long Greek leg held on Tuesday afternoon. State...
Construction of TAP Gas Pipeline to Start Tuesday
Europe will launch on Tuesday the construction of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), a project key to the diversification of gas supply sources and routes on the continent. The project’s main objective is to improve security of supply by decreasing EU’s dependence on imports of Russian gas via Ukraine and linking consumers directly to...
Bulgaria Finishes Fourth at Eurovision 2016
Bulgaria finished fourth at this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Stockholm on Saturday. The Bulgarian representative, Poli Genova with her song ”If Love Was a Crime” finished fourth. Ukraine won the 61st edition of the contest, followed by Australia and Russia. Thus Genova improved...
Bulgaria to Make Its Second Appearance at Eurovision Final on Saturday
Bulgarian singer Poli Genova will perform her song “If Love Was a Crime” at the final of this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest which will take place in Stockholm on Saturday evening. Thanks to Genova, who also represented the country in 2011, Bulgaria will make its second appearance at an Eurovision final. Since its debut...
