Section: Bulgaria
Russia’s S7 Airlines Mulls Acquiring Stake in Bulgarian Air Carrier
Russian company S7 Airlines is considering a possible entry into the shareholding structure of an unnamed Bulgarian air carrier to conduct flights from Moscow to Europe via Ukraine, TASS reported on Thursday. There are several Bulgarian airlines operating in the market which could be sold, the Russian news agency quoted S7 Airlines co-owner...
Europe should stay away from populism and nationalism: Prime Minister Boyko Borissov
“Crises in Europe in the recent years have clearly suggested the need of systemic parties which do not succumb to either populist or nationalist ideas. We should be careful with our selfish motivation”. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov made this statement one day after the nail-biting European Union summit focused on two fateful issues for the...
Telegraph: Borovets Is Europe’s ‘Booziest Ski Resort’
Borovets, in Bulgaria’s Rila Mountain, is the ski resort with the most bars per square kilometer, a survey by tour operator Crystal Ski, cited by The Telegraph, shows. “The French may have coined the term après but it is the Bulgarians that have taken the crown. The ultimate après resort, based on Crystal’s research, is Borovets...
Bulgaria: Creating a Positive First Impression
Novinite is publishing for the first time the first impressions of Thomas Tait, a former Chief Executive of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, who visited Bulgaria in the 1990s and today calls the country his “second home”. During the past twenty-eight years, Tait has put to practice his extensive knowledge of tourism development in...
New US Ambassador to Bulgaria Arrives in Sofia
The new US ambassador to Bulgaria, Eric Rubin, arrived in Sofia on Wednesday with his wife Nicole Simmons. One of his first tasks was to greet the followers of the embassy’s Twitter account. Rubin also appeared in a short video, greeting the Bulgarian people and expressing his desire to work towards a strong and productive partnership...
Bulgaria to Draft Anti-Hybrid War Strategy
Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said authorities are planning to develop a national strategy to counter acts of hybrid warfare.Nenchev has noted the Bulgarian state institutions are taking increasingly seriously cyber crimes and will include tough measures against them in their strategy. His comments come at a conference themed...
EC Unveils Set of Energy Security Measures
The European Commission proposed on Tuesday a package of measures aimed at addressing possible interruptions of energy supply to the EU. “These measures include moderating energy demand, increasing energy production in Europe (including from renewables), further developing a well-functioning and fully integrated internal energy market, as well as...
Press review
In an interview for Sega, Nikola Kazakov, President of the State Agency for Refugees says that refugees now spend no more than a few hours in Bulgaria. The trafficking rings are functioning flawlessly and practically all foreigners continue West. For months refugee centres have been registering disappearances in large numbers; in the August 2015...
Putin Needs ‘Phone Call’ to End War in Syria, UK’s Hammond Says
It is Russian President Vladimir Putin who can bring the civil war in Syria to an end, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said. It will depend on “whether the Russians are prepared to use their influence” to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Independent quotes him as saying on The Andrew Marr Show....
The temple-well at Gurlo village
We found out about the “temple-well” near Gurlo village near Pernik from mountain guide Stanoy Arabadjiev who has been endeavouring to spark interest in Bulgarian antiquities. To enter, we had to clear the thicket that was hiding it from view. The well is said to be a temple to the Sumerian god Enki. It was discovered in 1971 by archaeologist...
