Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Ukraine Holds Local Elections Except in Separatist Regions
Local elections are being held on Sunday in most of the country except the separatist regions in the east, with Ukrainians electing members of local councils, chairmen of rural councils and city and town mayors. A law adopted on July 14 stipulated that local elections shall not be held in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the...
Bulgarian Tour Operators Experience Hardest Year in Past Decade
The chairperson of the Association of Bulgarian tour operators and travel agents, Bayko Baykov, said on Monday that Bulgarian tourism is experiencing its hardest year in the past decade. According to Kalin Draganov, a member of the association, cultural tourism in the country was mainly developed by the municipalities. In his words,...
EU Leaders to Meet Over Refugee Crisis, UK Referendum, Ukraine
The Heads of State or Government of the 28 member states of the EU will convene at a regular meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. The refugee crisis facing Europe will be the main topic of discussion at the summit as leaders will continue efforts towards establishing an effective, humanitarian and safe European...
Moldova Joins EU’s CESEC Gas Connectivity Initiative
Moldova has joined the high-level group of CESEC, the gas connectivity initiative of the European Commission for central-eastern and southeastern Europe. “On 12 October, the Vice-President in charge of the Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic, witnessed the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding and its Action Plan by the Prime Minister of Moldova...
MH17 Hit by Russian-Made Buk Missile – Dutch Report
Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in Eastern Ukraine in July 2014, was downed by a Russian-made 9M38 anti-aircraft Buk missile, a report prepared by the Dutch Safety Board says.The airplane was conducting a flight between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down in the sky above eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. The subsequent...
Tickets for 2015 Junior Eurovision Go on Sale in Bulgaria
The tickets for the 2015 Junior Eurovision, which is scheduled to take place at the Arena Armeec hall in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on November 21, went on sale on Monday. The prices of tickets range between BGN 40 and 60, with a 50 % discount available for children aged under 14 years. The tickets for the concert can be purchased in the network...
Dutch Safety Board to Publish Final Report on MH17 Disaster
The Dutch Safety Board, which is investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), will publish its final report of the air disaster on Tuesday. The airplane was conducting a flight between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down in the sky above eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014. The subsequent crash resulted in the death of...
Bulgaria Records Negative Balance of Trade with Third Countries in January-August
Between January and August 2015, Bulgaria recorded a negative balance of trade with third countries amounting to BGN 572.2 M. In August alone, Bulgaria had a negative balance of trade with third countries amounting to BGN 142.4 M. This became evident from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on...
Four Bulgarians Added to Ukraine’s Street Names ‘Blacklist’
Ukrainian authorities have moved to ban the use of names of 520 Bolsheviks from the Soviet Union and famous Communist figures as part of its “de-communization” law.Regions or toponyms in Ukraine cannot be named after those people anymore, according to a statement by the country’s national memory institute [UA]. Four Bulgarians...
Bulgaria’s President Warns against ‘New Fences’ in Europe
President Rosen Plevneliev has stressed the need of coordinated international action to tackle the migrant crisis.Speaking at an international forum in Sofia, Bulgaria’s head of state has warned that “every new piece of fence, two-way border blockades, barbed wire, water cannons and tear gas used against refugees – and this [is...
