Section: Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s agriculture in search of its priorities
Absence of national priorities and targets: these sum up the main problems that Bulgarian agriculture faces. This has been the conclusion of the Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) following a major survey on how European financing was being spent during the first programming period 2007-2013 under the...
Greece-Russia Political Agreement on Gas Pipeline ‘Ready’
Greek Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis has said that the political part of an agreement between Moscow and Athens over an extension to the so-called “Turkish Stream” pipeline is now ready to sign.”We intend on developing our good ties, and we have the opportunity… to sign a political agreement [between] Russia and...
Outlook on Bulgaria’s Tourism Season Good Despite EU-Russia Crisis
Improved weather conditions compared to last year and low euro will contribute to a better tourism season despite the expected drop in numbers of Russian and Ukrainian tourists, the head of a tourism think-tank says.Russians visiting Bulgaria during their summer holidays this year will be some 20% down from 2014 (150 000 less than the 660 000...
Bulgaria Ranks 32nd in 2015 Global Peace Index
Bulgaria ranked 32nd in the 2015 Global Peace Index with a score of 1.607, with the state of peace in the country identified as “high”. Thus, the country’s score has slightly deteriorated from 2014, when Bulgaria ranked 29th. The latest index of the Institute for Economics and Peace shows that the world is becoming increasingly divided with...
Political dialogue between Bulgaria and UK continues
At a meeting in London today, the Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov and his British counterpart Philip Hammond pointed out the strong partnership between Bulgaria and the UK within the EU and NATO and the excellent level of bilateral political dialogue. The diplomats discussed topical issues on the EU agenda, including the...
US Plans on Weapons in Eastern Europe ‘at Early Stage’
A US plan to deploy heavy weapons and forces in Eastern Europe is still in an early planning stage, White House Spokesman Josh Earnest has said.Earnest commented Monday for the first time on reports of the New York Times that Washington is weighing an option to send heavy equipment to Poland and the Baltics, and also elsewhere in Eastern Europe...
President Rossen Plevneliev: USA has not asked Bulgaria to deploy troops on its territory
The USA has not asked Bulgaria’s cabinet to deploy troops and place military equipment on its territory, Bulgaria President Rossen Plevneliev told media. If we receive a specific proposal, we would approach it responsibly”, President Plevneliev further said. He also explained that being a reputable member of NATO, Bulgaria has been...
President Plevneliev: There is no US suggestion for deploying troops in Bulgaria
Taking a journalist’s question whether the USA would deploy troops in Bulgaria, as announced by the New York Times, President Rossen Plevneliev said that up to date Bulgaria’s government has received no particular suggestion on the matter. “If we do receive such a proposal, we will approach it responsibly”, the Head of State further...
Poland in Talks over Stationing Heavy US Weapons on Its Soil
Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has said Warsaw is in talks with Washington over the stationing of heavy US weapons on Polish territory. The deployment of US battle tanks and other heavy weapons in Poland had been discussed with US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter during Siemioniak’s visit to Washington on 19 May, Siemoniak said in...
Die Presse: OMV May be Planning ‘Russian Nabucco’ Gas Pipeline
The future head of Austria’s OMV Rainer Seele appears to be planning a new route for Russian gas to Europe bypassing Ukraine jointly with Gazprom, according to Austrian newspaper Die Presse. Seele will take the helm at one of the most powerful energy companies in central Europe on 1 July to replace OMV’s current CEO Gerhard Roiss, who...
