Section: Bulgaria
Bulgaria seems not to be ready for gas crisis again
Several days ago Russia again stopped its gas supplies to Ukraine, as it happened back in 2009, because Ukraine failed to pay a deposit. In return Ukraine banned the imports of Russian gas. However, Russia currently transits gas to the Central and Southeast Europe through Ukrainian territory. The President of Russian Gazprom Alexey Miller warned...
Ten countries including Bulgaria call against expansion of Nord Stream
Ten EU Member States, including Bulgaria, have raised voices against Russia’s plans to expand the Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany. They have sent a letter to the European Commission reading the project was against EU’s interests and could further destabilize Ukraine. The letter calls for the project to be subjected to detailed...
Bulgaria Confirms Participation in 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
Bulgaria will return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year after it did not participate in the last two editions in 2014 and 2015. The Bulgarian National Television (BNT) confirmed to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that the country will have a representative at the 61st edition of the Eurovision next year. Eurovision 2016 is scheduled...
Bulgarian economy: gaining or losing from Russia-Turkey crisis?
When two great powers spoil their relations, smaller countries incur losses as well. Will this turn out to be true about Bulgaria in the context of a major conflict that broke out between Russia and Turkey, old adversaries but in recent years almost brothers? Or will the proverb saying that fish is easily caught in troubled waters turn out as...
Tension between Turkey and Russia reaches Bulgaria
The sharp confrontation between Russia and Turkey over the downed Russian jet bomber over Syria echoed worldwide. In Bulgaria it also provoked tensions and this is understandable. Suddenly the relations between Bulgaria’s biggest neighbour – Turkey, and Bulgaria’s biggest ally from the past and NATO rival – Russia, strained. This is a...
Bulgaria – alluring destination for scuba divers
Tourists have been coming to Bulgaria from abroad eager to see shipwrecks in the country’s territorial waters. Diving and underwater exploration has been growing more and more popular among Bulgarians as well. For example, at the initiative of the Scuba Diving Centre in Varna, in May 2011, the government airplane used by Todor Zhivkov, a...
Bulgaria Reports No Change in Russian Gas Supply, Transit Volumes
Bulgaria said on Wednesday that supplies of Russian natural gas to the country and the volumes for transit to its neighbours are flowing normally – several hours after Russia said it has stopped supplying gas to Ukraine. Bulgaria, which is almost entirely dependent on Russia for its gas imports, receives them via a transit pipeline crossing...
PM Borissov: pressure along gas pipeline to Bulgaria down
Pressure along the gas pipeline to Bulgaria is down after Russia has cut off gas supplies to Ukraine. A meeting has been called in Sofia to discuss the problem and Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has briefed the meeting about the situation. Premier Boyko Borissov who is on a visit to China has said that Bulgaria has taken precautions to avoid...
No change in Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria
After today Gazprom cut supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine because Kiev failed to provide advance payments for more of the “blue fuel”, currently there is no change in the mode of operation and supply to domestic and transit gas network of Bulgaria, said the Energy Ministry. The requests at the entry point to the national gas...
Gazprom Suspends Gas Deliveries to Ukraine
Russian energy concern Gazprom has stopped supplying UKriane with gas, with CEO Alexey Miller saying Kiev is failing to make the payments needed. A prepayment system was introduced by Moscow last year, amid a gas pricing dispute that started soon after Crimea was incorporated into Russia. Interfax quotes Miller as saying Ukraine has issued no new...
