Section: Bulgaria
French President Expresses Hope for Lifting of Sanctions Against Russia
During his bi-annual news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday, French President Francois Hollande expressed hope that recent progress in the implementation of the ceasefire in Ukraine will result in the lifting of sanctions against Russia. Hollande proposed a meeting in the so-called Normandy format, comprising himself, German...
Gazprom Says Will Build Only Russia-Turkey Leg of Turkish Stream
Gazprom deputy head Alexander Medvedev has said the Turkish Stream project will initially be carried out only as a pipeline between Russia and Turkey.This means only the first of four parallel lines that had been planned earlier will be constructed as a start, but it does not mean the energy giant has abandoned the idea to make deliveries to...
Refugees – the next great European policy
“The solution to the refugee crisis is beyond the powers of any country, whichever it might be. Europe can solve different crises, whether Greek, Ukrainian, refugee or any other only when we are together”, said yesterday President Rossen Plevneliev in his speech on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the Unification of the...
US Chargé d’Affairs Praises Bulgaria for Reaction to Migrant Influx
What hasn’t changed significantly in Bulgaria over the past years are the challenges which Bulgaria is coming across in the field of the rule of law, Roderick Moore, the US Chargé d’Affairs ad interim in Sofia, has said.”It’s great that I am returning to this country where I have worked twice, and I have done so I historic...
NATO activates command centers in six European capitals
At an official ceremony in Sofia yesterday, NATO unveiled its integration unit of the Alliance forces in Bulgaria. The ceremony was attended by Bulgaria’s President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Rossen Plevneliev, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, deputy assistant of the Secretary-General of Political Affairs and Security Policy,...
Gabrovo hosts 13th International Folk Crafts Fair
The 13th edition of the International Fair of Folk Crafts is to take place from September 4 to 6 in the Architectural ethnographic complex Etara close to Gabrovo. The event is organized under the patronage of the National Assembly Speaker of Bulgaria Mrs. Tsetska Tsacheva and is organized jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Gabrovo Municipality...
Sofia hosts 12th International Congress on Southeast European Studies
“Southeast Europe and European integration: political, socio-economic and cultural aspects” – this is the motto at the 11th International Congress on East European Studies, held in Sofia from 31 August to 4 September. More about the history of the Congress we learn from prof. Alexander Kostov from the Institute for Balkan...
Bulgaria Improving Defense Capabilities, President Believes
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said on Thursday that NATO would build all the capabilities needed to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity.Plevneliev made his remarks at the at the ceremony which marked the official opening of a NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia.Located not far the landmark Ruski...
Russia Bans Products Certified in Bulgaria over ‘Fake Papers’
Russia’s food safety agency has imposed a ban on imports of all products with phytosanitary certificates issued in Bulgaria.In a message published [RU] on its website, Rosselhoznadzor says the temporary ban on quarantined products is in relation to what it calls “fake certificates”.The agricultural produce watchdog adds it has...
NATO Force Integration Unit opens in Sofia
The Ministry of Defense is the venue of a ceremony for opening the NATO Force Integration Unit – NFIUs in Bulgaria. The decision for creating such a unit was made in September 2014 at the Wales Summit of the Alliance. In order to enhance its defense in the context of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, NATO activates simultaneously similar...
