Section: Bulgaria
Crisis PR or how to save the season
In the recent days the Ministry of Tourism has reported the results from the campaign of Bulgaria’s promotion as a tourist destination that closed in December 2014. Financing for the campaign has been provided through European funds and come to approximately 3.5 million euro. No one however has made any comments so far about the...
Ukraine Secures Russian Gas Supplies for Another Five Days, Gazprom Says
Ukraine has paid in advance USD 15 M to Russia for natural gas purchases that will meet its needs for five days, Gazprom has said. Last month Ukraine’s Naftogaz pre-paid to Russia’s Gazprom for supplies that would run out on Friday. “Naftogaz transferred million as a prepayment for March deliveries. These funds reached...
Westinghouse Fuel Performs Flawlessly in Ukraine NPP, Experts Say
Westinghouse Electric Company’s fuel at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 3 has performed flawlessly over at least three nuclear cycles, the company has said in a statement.Inspections at the Yuzhno-Ykrainskaya (South Ukraine) NPP included the examination of six Westinghouse fuel assemblies between February 15 and March 1...
FBI director’s visit to Bulgaria: what’s new?
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey paid an official visit to Bulgaria earlier this week – the third one of its kind for the past 14 years. All three visits of FBI directors occurred during rightwing governments. The first, of Louis Freeh in 2001 during the term of the Ivan Kostov cabinet, coincided with a...
Resurrection of dead Nabucco project?
Bulgaria’s ambitions to play a key role on the European energy market wouldn’t cease, despite the latest unfavorable developments in the sphere. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov contracted on Wednesday in Sofia their new strategic partnership. Its focal point will be the implementation of the joint...
BRC to leave for Ukraine by end of the month
By the end of the month humanitarian aid of the Bulgarian Red Cross will be leaving for Ukraine, announced for Radio Focus BRC chairman Hristo Grigorov. He further informed that many Bulgarians voice their will to help people in the regions of Ukraine affected by military actions. Grigorov expressed his hope that the aid will reach all who need...
Rossen Plevneliev conducts consultations with MRF and BSP
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev continues his talks with the parliamentary forces within the so-called month of political consultations. Today he is to meet with representatives of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms and with the Bulgarian Socialist Party, to discuss the priorities of the two formations during the current year. During the...
62 % of Bulgarians Oppose Issue of New BGN 16 B Debt – Survey
According to the latest survey of Mediana agency, 62 % of Bulgarians oppose the issue of new BGN 16 B debt, while only 10 % approve it. The latest survey on the social and political attitudes, which was conducted in the period of the parliamentary debate and approval of the debt, was issued on Wednesday. A similarly high number of Bulgarians (60...
Majority of Russians Oppose Military Action in Donbass
Close to 60% of the Russian people are against military deployment of Russian forces in Donbass even if tensions escalate. Merely 25% of people would support military action with Russian participation, while 16% found the question difficult to respond to. The data is based on a sociological survey of public opinion, as reported by the Bulgarian...
Strandja International Boxing Tournament: We are proud of Bulgarian Amazons
The 66th edition of the traditional Strandja International Boxing Tournament for amateurs this year marked a great interest, also being a checkpoint before the start of the Baku 2015 European Games in June. The tournament is the oldest one in Europe and has been taking place since 1950. The first international presence at the event was marked in...
