Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria Confirms Participation in 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
Bulgaria will return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year after it did not participate in the last two editions in 2014 and 2015. The Bulgarian National Television (BNT) confirmed to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that the country will have a representative at the 61st edition of the Eurovision next year. Eurovision 2016 is scheduled...
Bulgaria Reports No Change in Russian Gas Supply, Transit Volumes
Bulgaria said on Wednesday that supplies of Russian natural gas to the country and the volumes for transit to its neighbours are flowing normally – several hours after Russia said it has stopped supplying gas to Ukraine. Bulgaria, which is almost entirely dependent on Russia for its gas imports, receives them via a transit pipeline crossing...
Gazprom Suspends Gas Deliveries to Ukraine
Russian energy concern Gazprom has stopped supplying UKriane with gas, with CEO Alexey Miller saying Kiev is failing to make the payments needed. A prepayment system was introduced by Moscow last year, amid a gas pricing dispute that started soon after Crimea was incorporated into Russia. Interfax quotes Miller as saying Ukraine has issued no new...
Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev to Box Maurice Harris in Hamburg on December 5
The Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev will face Maurice Harris from the US at a Sauerland Event promotion in Hamburg on December 5. In his last bout in October, Pulev defeated the Brazilian George Arias, but did not show an impressive performance. In his professional career, the Bulgarian has recorded 21 victories (eleven of them by...
Go2Balkans Conference to Look for Joint Tourism Promotion in SE Europe
A Southeastern European conference called Go2Balkans is due to begin in Sofia on Wednesday bringing together tour operators, hoteliers and municipalities from Bulgaria and the wider region.Focused on popularizing the cultural and historical heritage and nature of countries from the Balkan Peninsula, the event will be held at the Inter Expo Center...
100-200 People Apply Daily for Certificates Proving Their Bulgarian Descent
Between 100 and 200 people are applying on a daily basis for certificates proving their Bulgarian descent. This was revealed by Ivanka Slavcheva, a chief expert at the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, at the opening of the sixth session of the world parliament of Bulgarians. The main topic of the two-day forum will be state of the Bulgarian...
Bulgaria, Slovakia to Demand Equal EU Treatment of Pipeline Projects
Sofia and Bratislava will push for Nord Stream II and South Stream gas pipeline projects to be put on an equal footing by the EU Commission, Bulgarian Deputy PM Meglena Kuneva has said. The Bulgarian National Radio quotes her as saying an EU Summit scheduled for December is have gas pipeline projects as part of its agenda.”All of these...
Russia Plans to Wage Hybrid Warfare on Europe – Bulgarian President
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev warned that Russia is planning to wage a “hybrid warfare” campaign aimed at destabilising the whole of Europe. Plevneliev called on the EU and NATO to do more to counter the rising threat of Russian aggression. The president accused Russia of launching massive cyber attacks on Bulgarian state institutions and...
Obama, Putin Discuss Syria, Ukraine on Sidelines of G-20 Summit
U.S. President Barack Obama urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to focus on fighting the Islamic State groupin Syria and vowed to increase efforts to wipe out the jihadist militants and prevent moreacts of terrorism like the Paris attacks Paris. “We will redouble our efforts, working with other members of the coalition, to...
Ukraine’s Wind Rose to Start Regular Flights from Kiev to Bulgaria’s Sofia
Regular passenger flights between the capital cities of Bulgaria and Ukraine will resume soon, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Andrei Pivovarsky said on Friday. Ukrainian airline Wind Rose will start regular flights from Kiev to Sofia within a month, Pivovarsky said during a meeting with Bulgarian Deputy Transport Minister Anton Ginev in...
