Section: Bulgaria
Bulgaria Will Continue Helping Moldova Build Closer Ties with EU
Bulgaria remains committed to the European integration of Moldova, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said at a meeting with outgoing Moldovan Ambassador in Sofia Alexandru Prigorski on Thursday. Bulgariawill continue to support Moldova with expertise and good practices on Chisinau’s path to building closer ties with the EU, Mitov said. During...
No Risk for Bulgaria from Forest Fires Around Ukraine’s Chernobyl
Forest fires in the exclusion zone around Ukraine’s closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant haven’t led to a rise in radioactivity levels in Bulgaria, the Interior Ministry in Sofia said on Thursday. According to the Interior Ministry, “there is no risk for the lives and health of the people on Bulgaria’s territory”, state news...
Donbass Introduces Special Regime of Self-Governance, to Hold Local Elections
The authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) will introduce a special regime of self-governance on its territory and plan holding local elections on October 18. This was announced by DPR Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko in a statement on Thursday, TASS news agency reports. Zakharchenko said that the unilateral...
Bulgaria wins EUROFAN for the third time
Bulgaria’s team won for the third time in a row the international EUROFAN tournament for football fans from all over Europe. By tradition the contest was held in the city of Lvov, Ukraine. The Bulgarians snatched the title convincingly after scoring 26 times and allowed only one gall. At the semifinal they defeated Belarus by 2:0, while in...
Bulgaria Granted Citizenship to 808 Foreign Nationals in 2013 – Eurostat
According to the latest figures of Eurostat, which were released on Wednesday, Bulgaria granted citizenship to 808 foreign nationals in 2013. Bulgaria granted the third lowest number of citizenships in the EU, the only two member states granting less being Lithuania and Slovakia. A total of 94 % of the people who were granted Bulgarian...
Ukraine President Says No Special Status for Donbass in Constitution
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that a special status the country’s Donbass region in the east will not be enshrined in the constitutional amendments prepared recently.Poroshenko made the comment after submitting the amendments which boost regional competences aiming at decentralization, but falling short of the...
Gazprom Confirms Halting Gas Deliveries to Ukraine
Gazprom halted gas deliveries to Ukraine on Wednesday and said it won’t resume supplies until Kiev makes a pre-payment. “Ukraine has not made a prepayment for gas deliveries for July. As of 10:00 this morning, July 1, Gazprom has halted gas deliveries. Gazprom will not deliver any gas to Ukraine at any price until there is a prepayment,”...
14 US Tanks to Hold Military Trainings in Bulgaria
Bulgaria will be hosting 14 US tanks for military training at the Novo Selo polygon, as stated by Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev in an interview for bTV news Wednesday. He noted that there will be a total of 250 tanks that will be sent to a total of six Eastern European countries. The announcement had been made by US Defense Minister...
Ukraine Not Buying Russian Gas Anymore, Naftogaz Says
Ukraine’s state-owned utility Naftogaz has said it will stop purchasing gas from Russian energy giant Gazprom as of July 1, until a pricing dispute has been settled.Kiev maintains the price of USD 247 per 1000 cubic meters currently proposed by the Russian concern is not acceptable, and that the rate should be slightly above USD...
Marián Jakubócy: Eastring Will Enhance Vertical Gas Corridor’s Transit Role
Novinite has interviewed H.E. Marián Jakubócy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the Republic of Bulgaria since 2013.Our conversation with Mr Jakubócy comes just as Slovakia is ending is one-year rotational presidency of the Visegrad Four (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic) on June 30. Mr...
