Section: Bulgaria
Bulgaria Posts BGN 2 B Deficit in 2015 Trade with Third Countries
Bulgaria ran a deficit of BGN 2.0 B in trade with third countries last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) announced on Tuesday. In December 2015, the balance of trade with third countries showed a deficit of BGN 23.2 M, the NSI said citing preliminary data. Bulgaria’s exports FOB to third countries increased by 0.6% last year...
Bulgaria Reveals Names of Suspected Attackers of Alexei Petrov
Four Ukrainian nationals have been charged with last year’s attempted murder of Alexei Petrov, a former employee of Bulgaria’s domestic security service DANS. The names of the suspected attackers were announced by the Prosecutor’s Office at a joint press briefing with the Ministry of the Interior in Sofia on Wednesday. The...
Bulgaria Police Arrest Alleged Mastermind of Attack on Ex-Security Agent
A Ukrainian citizen has been detained in Bulgaria who the prosecution believes to have masterminded the attack against former security agent Alexei Petrov, the Bulgarian National Television has said.More to follow. …read more Source:...
Bulgaria Energy Min Denies ‘Plans to Circumvent Ukraine Gas Routes’
The Balkan gas hub project put forward by Bulgaria is not aimed at going around Ukraine’s gas transportation network, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said on Saturday. “I dare say [our concept of Balkan[ is really suffessful and feasible, considering the advantage which Bulgaria has to realize such a project,” Petkova told...
Mixed company invests EUR 55 mln. in production and processing of mushrooms in Razgrad
A factory for the production and processing of Oyster mushrooms will be built up on the territory of Razgrad. The Bio-Agro Resource+ mixed company of Bulgarians, Russians and Ukrainians intend to invest some EUR 55 million The company points out that it will use technologies for the production and processing of organic mushrooms, grown on straw....
Lavrov Warns of EU’s ‘Dangerous’ Behavior Toward Russia
EU member states are increasingly complaining of the EU’s policies of unilateral decision-making, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.During his annual news conference on foreign policy, he asserted that while Russia had ever sought antagonism with the EU, there were differences in the positions of the EU Commission and...
Bulgaria’s FM Calls for PACE Dialogue with Russia
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov on Monday said dialogue was needed with the Russian representatives to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). After speaking before the assembly, Mitov told reporters the Council of Europe was “extremely concerned” with Russia’s decision not to attend the sessions....
Bulgaria – winner or loser in the South Stream saga
During the outgoing week we saw the start of the last season of the show called South Stream. After Bulgaria blocked the gas pipeline project in 2014 under pressure from the European Commission and US lobbyists, it will soon be clear whether the country will come out winner or loser in this saga. Since the start of democracy in this country the...
Libyan Court Drops Charges against Two Bulgarian Seamen
A Libyan court has withdrawn the charges of smuggling of oil products brought last year against the crew of tanker vessel Sunoil, which included two Bulgarian nationals, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia announced on Friday. The court in Tripoli has also ordered the release of the five members of the crew, which also included two Ukrainian citizens...
President and Vice-President held press conference on occasion of fourth year in office
On occasion of the fourth anniversary of their inauguration, Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev and Bulgaria’s Vice-President Margarita Popova rendered account of the activity of the Presidential institution during a special press conference. President Plevneliev mentioned in his speech the construction of new motorways and the...
