Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Tsipras Hopes to Agree Outlines of Fresh Aid Deal in Riga
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to meet German and French leaders in Riga this week to try to win consent for a joint statement that could give him more leeway in talks with international lenders and give a breath of air to his cash-strapepd government. Tsipras is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and...
Bulgaria Engineering Union Refutes ‘Suspended Cooperation’ Claims
The Bulgarian engineering union has received no open letter from its Russian counterpart in which the latter declines cooperation.Asked by Novinite to comment, Iliya Keleshev, who heads the Bulgarian Branch Chamber – Machine Building, has denied reports which emerged earlier on Thursday that cooperation between the two bodies will not be...
Russian Business Body Declines Cooperation with Bulgaria over Sanctions
Russian engineering union Soyuzmash has refused to sign a cooperation agreement with its Bulgarian counterpart over Sofia’s tacit support for sanctions, TASS reported on Wednesday.In an open letter to the Bulgarian Branch Chamber – Machine Building signed by Soyuzmash head and MP Vladimir Gutenev, the association cites anti-Russian...
Russia-Crimea Bridge Already under Construction
Russian construction workers are already building a bridge that will link mainland Russia to the Crimean peninsula which the country incorporated last year. The news was first announced by a Crimean association called “Simferopol” (the administrative center of Crimea) which posted pictures of the works on Facebook.The 19-km bridge...
EU to Sign MoU with Ukraine on EUR 1.8 B Aid Tranche on Friday
European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the third package of EU macreconomic assistance of EUR 1.8 B to Ukraine in Latvia’s capital Riga on Friday. The latest package of aid follows two similar programmes of a combined EUR 1.6 B disbursed between May 2014 and April 2015....
Russia Seeks No Further Delay to EU-Ukraine Trade Pact, Malmstrom Says
Russia didn’t seek a delay to the planned start of a free-trade pact between Ukraine and the EU at trilateral talks on Monday, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said. Reuters quoted Malmstrom as saying that the three sides agreed in a joint statement after their talks in Brussels that the free-trade pact “will be provisionally...
US Senator McCain Declines Office of Ukraine President Adviser
US Republican Senator John McCain has turned down an invitation to be one of the advisors to Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko.This was announced in a statement published on McCain’s page on the website of the US Senate, with the Republican citing “provisions of the US Constitution concerning the interaction of Members of...
France ‘to Terminate Contract’ with Russia on Mistrale Warships
France is about to ditch the deal on two Mistral-class warships whose delivery to Russia it suspended over the Ukraine crisis, a prominent Russian daily argues.Paris has already sent to Moscow documents that include a proposal for a EUR 785 M settlement to end contracts on the delivery, Kommersant reports, citing its own sources.Under the...
NATO Chief Urges Closer Work with EU to Address Security Challenges
NATO must cooperate more closely with partners and organisations like the EU to better address the security challenges east and south of its borders, the Alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. “The challenges we all face demand a comprehensive response, so all of us need to work even closer together,” Stoltenberg said at the...
Minister Expects Increase of Last Minute Russian Tourists to Bulgaria
Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova expects that there will be an increase in the number of Russian tourists deciding to visit Bulgaria in the last minute. Angelkova stated that there was a 30-40 % increase in the interest of Russian tourists towards Bulgaria compared to last month, largely due to the stabilisation of the rouble. The Tourism...
