Section: Bulgaria
Deputy PM Kuneva to Discuss Bulgaria’s Bid to Join Schengen on Finland Visit
Bulgaria’s bid to join the EU’s Schengen borderless area and the increasing migratory pressure on Europe will be in the focus of a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva and Finland’s Foreign Minister Timo Soini, the government in Sofia said on Tuesday. Kuneva, who is in charge of European policies coordination and...
UN: Bulgaria Faces World’s Bleakest Demographic Prospects by 2050
Bulgaria faces the bleakest demographic prospects on a global scale over the next 35 years, according to the 2015 World Population Prospects report of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). In the period 2015-2050, Bulgaria’s population is expected to shrink by 27.9%. Bulgaria’s population is to decrease...
Demographic perspective darkest in Bulgaria, UN says
A report of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs DESA of the UN marks that the forecast on Bulgaria’s demographic development is the darkest one in the world. In the period 2015 – 2020 the Bulgarian population will shrink by 27.9%, dropping down to 5,154,000 people from the current number of 7,152,000. Neighboring Romania is the...
Bulgarian FM: Relations with Russia Are Not in Such Bad Shape
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov stated on Tuesday that the country’s relations with Russia are not in such a bad shape. Mitov made it clear that Bulgaria is a country belonging to a certain community and committed to a certain set of values and therefore it had to respect certain rules in national and international aspect, he said...
Balkan Developments
Syriza breakaway group receive mandate to form government Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has given a mandate for forming a government to Panagiotis Lafazanis, leader of the Syriza breakaway party Popular Unity. Lafazanis said that he would use the mandate to test the option of a government based on total opposition to bailout agreements....
EU Allocates EUR 222M to Boosting Cooperation in Danube Region
The European Commission has adopted a EUR 222M six-year programme aimed at strengthening cooperation and supporting projects in the Danube region. “The programme focuses on boosting innovation and entrepreneurship, preserving natural and cultural assets, improving the connectivity and supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in the...
International Love is Folly festival opens in Varna
The 23rd edition of the International Love is Folly festival opens in Varna today. Celebrities from all over the country and abroad are coming to Varna for the event that closes on August 30th. The festival will present a total of 90 films from Bulgaria, France, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Armenia, China, Ukraine, Russia, Macedonia and many more....
Quality of Life in Sofia Steadily Deteriorates – The Economist
The quality of life in the Bulgarian capital steadily deteriorated, recording a drop for the fifth consecutive year. This is revealed by the latest Global Liveability Ranking 2015 of The Economist Intelligence Unit, daily Sega informs. Sofia occupies 87th place in the ranking featuring 140 cities, which are ordered according to thirty factors...
Bulgaria Moves Closer to Deal with Poland for MiG-29s Repair
Bulgaria’s government approved on Wednesday a draft agreement on defence cooperation with Poland, moving a step closer to a deal for the repair of Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets by Polish military aircraft works. The document provides for cooperation in various areas of military partnership between the two NATO member states...
Bulgaria Moves Closer to Deal for Repair of MiG-29s by Poland
Bulgaria’s government approved on Wednesday a draft agreement on defence cooperation with Poland, moving a step closer to a deal for the repair of Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets by Polish military aircraft works. The document provides for cooperation in various areas of military partnership between the two NATO member states...
