Section: Bulgaria
France ‘to Terminate Contract’ with Russia on Mistrale Warships
France is about to ditch the deal on two Mistral-class warships whose delivery to Russia it suspended over the Ukraine crisis, a prominent Russian daily argues.Paris has already sent to Moscow documents that include a proposal for a EUR 785 M settlement to end contracts on the delivery, Kommersant reports, citing its own sources.Under the...
Thousands waiting for Bulgarian citizenship by descent
Some 15,000 applications for Bulgarian citizenship have piled up since 2013 for lack of the papers required, said Deputy Justice Minister Petko Petkov at the hearing of the parliamentary committee on policies towards Bulgarians living abroad. “This only concerns the procedure of acquiring Bulgarian citizenship by descent in those cases when the...
NATO Chief Urges Closer Work with EU to Address Security Challenges
NATO must cooperate more closely with partners and organisations like the EU to better address the security challenges east and south of its borders, the Alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. “The challenges we all face demand a comprehensive response, so all of us need to work even closer together,” Stoltenberg said at the...
Minister Expects Increase of Last Minute Russian Tourists to Bulgaria
Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova expects that there will be an increase in the number of Russian tourists deciding to visit Bulgaria in the last minute. Angelkova stated that there was a 30-40 % increase in the interest of Russian tourists towards Bulgaria compared to last month, largely due to the stabilisation of the rouble. The Tourism...
NATO FMs to Meet in Turkey over Ukraine, IS
A two-day meeting of Foreign Ministers from NATO states begins Wednesday in Antalya, Turkey, to discuss developments relating to the Ukraine crisis.Other issues, such as threats posed by the Islamic State (IS) militant group and NATO’s Resolute Support Mission based in Afghanistan , will also be on the agenda. Preparation for the...
Russian FM, US State Secretary Lay Wreaths, Exchange Gifts
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US State Secretary John Kerry laid wreaths and exchanged gifts during their meeting on Tuesday. The meeting between the Russian and US delegations in Sochi lasted for four hours, TASS news agency reports. Lavrov presented Kerry with a Victory Day t-shirt dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Second...
Pancho Vladigerov international competition for pianists and violinists
The international competition for pianists and violinists held in Shumen has once again attracted professionals from all over the world. Shumen is the hometown of great Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov. The competition is held once in every two years and the start was in 1986. In the beginning the competition was for pianists only but after...
Russia’s Putin Says Germany ‘Is Partner and Friend’
Germany is a partner and friend to Moscow, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday at a press conference with German chancellor Angela Merkel. This comes despite “serious difference in opinions”, in his words quoted by German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.Merkel is on a visit to Russia which followed the Victory Day parade on May 9, an...
Ukraine ‘Was Just Occasion to Square Old Accounts’
Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9 reflects mass attitudes in the country, Grigori Nedyalkov, a Bulgarian journalist, has said.He has pointed to the nearly 14 000 different commemorative events across Russia “from Kaliningrad [in the west] to Kamtchatka [in the east-most end of Russia] and to the 20 million participants, with...
Russia Ready to Finance Greek Firms Taking Part in Turkish Stream Project
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow may consider extending funding to Greek companies which join the Russian pipeline project to deliver gas to Turkey and onward to Europe, RIA Novosti reported. Putin has told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a telephone conversation on Thursday that “the Russian side confirmed its...
