Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Turkey’s First Nuclear Plant Likely to Be Delayed to 2022
Turkey’s plans to bring online its first nuclear power plant in 2019 are likely to be pushed at least three years back, according to a senior Turkish energy official, Reuters reported on Monday. With ground-breaking for Akkuyu nuclear power plant (NPP) yet to take place, the project would not be online before at least 2022, the unnamed...
Russia’s Food Imports Ban Costs Bulgarian Producers EUR 6 M
Bulgaria’s food industry has suffered an estimated BGN 12 M (EUR 6 M) in damages as a result of Russia’s ban on food imports from the EU, Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva has said. Speaking at an industry conference in Sofia, Taneva said on Monday the restrictions have led to oversupply and falling prices for agricultural produce...
Serbia ‘Reexporting Polish Apples to Russia’
Russia’s food safety watchdog is considering a ban on fruits and vegetables imports from Serbia on suspicions that apples arriving from the country are originally from Poland.Rosselhoznadzor, cited by Russian news agency RIA Novosti, has voiced its concerns over the sharp increase in apples imports and has demanded consultations with...
Lithuanian President, Parliament Approve Reintroducing Military Conscription
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite signed on Monday a legal amendment, which reintroduces military conscription in the country. The bill had already been approved on Thursday with an overwhelming majority at Lithuania’s Seimas with 112 MPs voting in favour, the National Radio and Television informs. In a press release the president...
New Pro-Russian Party Emerges in Poland
A new pro-Russian party called Zmiana, which means “change”, emerged on the political scene in Poland. The party, which has a strong anti-US orientation, supports Russian President Vladimir Putin’s policies and sees Russia as natural ally for both Poland and the EU, EUobserver reports. Its leader Mateusz Piskorski denies Russian aggression...
NATO Still Accusing Russia of Sending Weapons to Ukraine
Russia is still pouring heavy arms into Eastern Ukraine despite the ceasefire agreement that is in place, a top NATO official has warned.NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen Philip Breedlove announced Sunday during an event held in Brussels that Moscow is still propping up pro-Russian rebels in the Donbass region, both in military and...
Bulgaria’s Tourism Predicts Tough Summer Season
Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has suggested that a tough summer season lies ahead. In a Monday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Angelkova suggested that industry representatives had to join efforts to use EU funds to boost the quality of the product. “Bulgaria’s tourism market is not limited to Ukraine and...
NATO Still Accusing Russian of Sending Weapons to Ukraine
Russia is still pouring heavy arms into Eastern Ukraine despite the ceasefire agreement that is in place, a top NATO official has warned.NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen Philip Breedlove announced Sunday during an event held in Brussels that Moscow is still propping up pro-Russian rebels in the Donbass region, both in military and...
Son of Former Ukrainian President Drowns in Lake Baikal
The younger son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych drowned in Lake Baikal in Russia. Ukrainian MP Nestor Shufrych confirmed the death of Yanukovych’s son, who was also called Viktor, the BBC reports. According to Russian and Ukrainian media, Yanukovych’s son died after his vehicle fell through ice on the lake while he was...
Bulgaria President Also to Boycott Victory Day Celebrations in Moscow
President Rosen Plevneliev will not attend the May 9 celebrations in Moscow marking the allies’ victory over Nazi Germany during World War Two. The Bulgarian head of state’s press office confirmed this following reports in Russian news website that President Plevneliev has declined an invitation. A similar position has already been...