Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Russia ‘Piling Up Troops, Equipment at Ukraine Border’
The Russian army is stationing armament and troops near the border with Ukraine, Reuters reported Thursday, citing a witness working for the news agency.Most vehicles at the Kuzminsky firing range reportedly have no license plates, and soldiers have removed insignia off their uniforms.The report by Reuters reads that “they match the...
Russian Official Declares Mistral Deal Dead
Russia has given up on its EUR 1.2 B deal with France for the procurement of two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships, a senior Russian government official has said. “Russia won’t take them, it’s an accomplished fact,” Russian newswires quoted Oleg Bochkaryov, deputy head of the Military Industrial Commission, as saying...
NATO Chief Urges Russia to Avoid Snap Military Drills
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has urged Russia to avoid holding snap military drills. Russia on Monday launched snap exercises to test the combat readiness of air defence and air force units in its Central Military District.Some 12,000 personnel and 250 aircraft are taking part in the four-day exercises which coincide with an earlier...
Bulgaria Ranked 55th Out of 61 Competitive Economies
In 2015, Bulgaria has been ranked on the 55th spot in terms of competitiveness indicators, thus showing a slight improvement from last year’s 56th spot. The data has been released by the Yearbook of World Competitiveness, administered by the Swiss International Institute for Management Development (IMD). According to the reviewed definition...
Bulgarians Made More Business, Holiday Trips Abroad in April
According to the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Wednesday, Bulgarians made more business trips and holiday travels abroad in April. Bulgarians completed 369 000 trips abroad in April, which represented an increase of 14.2 % compared to the same month in 2014. There was increase in the visits of...
Italy Finds 75 Migrants on Bulgarian-Flagged Yacht, Arrests Three Ukrainian Smugglers
The Italian authorities have intercepted a Bulgarian-flagged yacht carrying 75 migrants four miles off the town of Tricase, Salento region, the Italian newspaper La Pepubblica has reported. The migrants – 58 men, seven women and 10 children – were probably nationals of Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, the newspaper reported on Sunday. Three people...
Bulgaria Keen on Keeping Good Economic Ties with Russia, Lukarski Says
Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski has said the country is keen on preserving its traditionally good economic relations with Russia. Speaking during a meeting with Russia’s Deputy Minister of Economic Development Alexei Likhachev in Moscow on Sunday, Lukarski proposed to hold the next meeting of the joint Bulgarian-Russian...
Ukrainian Rebel Leader Alexey Mozgovy Reportedly Murdered Near Luhansk
Commander of the battalion of the Luhansk national rebel movement Aleksey Mozgovoy has allegedly been murdered after an attack was performed on his car. Mozgovoy was on the critics of the Russian-supported separatists and to the Minsk ceasefire agreement. As reported by Ukrainian and Russian media, the accident happened on the road between...
Bulgarian Farmers Hit By Russia Sanctions May Expect Compensations Totaling EUR 398 000
Fruit and vegetable growers in Bulgaria may expect compensations of up to EUR 398 000 from the EU for the losses incurred as a result of the sanctions imposed on Russia and the country’s response to that policy, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev. Donchev explained Friday in Parliament that the applications of Bulgarian...
Bulgaria Backs Idea for Gas Ring with Romania, Hungary, Slovakia
Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have signed a joint declaration supporting the idea to link their countries’ gas transmission systems, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on Thursday evening. The idea is to build interconnections of existing gas supply infrastructure that would greatly increase the energy...
