Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria Expands Quota for University Students from Bulgarian Diaspora
The government in Sofia has decided to increase 2.5 times the quota for university students from the Bulgarian diaspora living mostly in European countries. One thousand ethnic Bulgarians from countries with large Bulgarian diaspora such as Ukraine, Serbia, Moldova, Albania and Kazakhstan will be able to apply for studying for the degrees of...
Sofia ‘Most Dangerous City in EU’
The Bulgarian capital Sofia is the fifth most dangerous city in Europe and the most dangerous in the European Union, a study shows. Moscow, St Petersbourg, Kiev and Belgrade have bottomed the personal safety ranking in a recent report of US think-tank Mercer.The survey, which was published before the attacks in Brussels last week, includes issues...
Bulgaria Mulls Opening Honorary Consulate in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
A Bulgarian Honorary Consulate might be opened in the Eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv that will also have a mandate for Dnipropetrovsk to the south, local media outlets report. Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Ukraine is quoted as saying that authorities are considering the idea, and a name of the potential Honorary Consul has been put...
Bulgaria President Named ‘Person of Year’ in Ukraine
Bulgaria’s head of state Rosen Plevneliev received on Saturday the “Person of the Year 2015” award during his visit to Ukraine. Plevneliev was awarded due to his contribution to Ukraine for his contribution to the defense of the country’s integrity, sovereignty and European values, according to his press office. Another...
Bulgaria President Awarded ‘Person of Year’ in Ukraine
Bulgaria’s head of state Rosen Plevneliev received on Saturday the “Person of the Year 2015” award during his visit to Ukraine. Plevneliev was awarded due to his contribution to Ukraine for his contribution to the defense of the country’s integrity, sovereignty and European values, according to his press office. Another...
Bulgaria to Keep Standing Up for Ukraine’s Integrity – President
Bulgarian supports Ukraine’s path to association to the EU and rapprochement with NATO, President Rosen Plevneliev has said. Meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, he has asserted that his country backs the “sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Ukraine” and does not recognize the results...
FlyDubai Plane Crash in Russia Kills All on Board
All 62 people on board a FlyDubai plane which crashed on landing in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, are confirmed dead, Russian officials say.Preliminary data suggests there were 55 passengers and 7 crew on the Boeing 737, which “hit the ground and broke into pieces,” according to the investigative committee quoted by RIA Novosti....
EU-Turkey Summit to Seek Finalization of Migrant Crisis Deal
Prime Ministers of EU member states and Turkey are gathering for a two-day summit bringing together the European Council and Turkey. The summit is set to take place Thursday and Friday, with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to join the second day. Last week EU leaders and Turkey agreed on the broad principles of a deal aimed at curbing the...
EU Said to Be Looking into Alleged Abuse of Gazprom’s Dominant Position in Bulgarian Market
The European Commission has requested Gazprom to provide information related to allegations of abuse of the Russian company’s dominant position in the Bulgarian wholesale gas market, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The information sought by the EU executive body is connected to “an alleged violation of EU antitrust legislation related to...
Reactors at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy Nuclear Plant ‘among Most Dangerous in Europe’
Reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria are considered to be among the most dangerous in Europe, a report at German daily Der Tagesspiegel [DE] reads.It also cites a number of safety concerns raised in 2013 by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the global energy watchdog (even though some of the recommendations have...
