Section: Bulgaria
UK to Send Military Personnel to Train Ukraine Troops
Britain will send military personnel to Ukraine over the course of next month to help advise and train Ukrainian government forces, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday. Speaking before a House of Commons committee, Cameron said up to 75 British service personnel divided into four teams would be deployed to a zone away from the...
Stratfor: Eurozone, Ukraine, Iran – Three Crises ‘Inextricably Linked’
A deal to keep Greece in the eurozone was reached in Brussels, a cease-fire plan was agreed to in Minsk and Iranian negotiators advanced a potential nuclear deal in Geneva within the past two weeks, Stratfor said on Tuesday. “Understanding how these crises are inextricably linked is the first step toward assessing when and where the next flare-up...
Gazprom Threatens to Stop Gas Supplies to Ukraine in 2 Days
Russian energy giant Gazprom warned on Tuesday that Europe was running a serious risk of losing access to the flow of gas via Ukraine in the next two days. The company’s statement comes after Ukraine failed to meet a deadline to deliver on a debt payment to the Russian state-owned company.A deal reached last year envisages a price discount...
Russia’s Putin Dismisses Apocalyptic Scenario of War with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview for a local TV channel that an apocalyptic scenario of war with Ukraine can be deemed ”unlikely”. He added that he does not see the point of another meeting with representatives from France, Germany and Ukraine to resolve the tensions in the region. Putin said that the interests...
EU ‘Should Involve Turkey in Energy Talks with Russia’
Turkey and Russia do not have common interests in energy in the long-term, and EU could boost cooperation with Ankara through its nascent Energy Union, a recent report argues. A policy brief prepared by Dimitar Bechev, a senior research fellow at the London School of Economics, on relations between Russia and Turkey was presented in Sofia on...
Germany Worried Over Lack of ‘Comprehensive Ceasefire’ in Ukraine
The German government on Monday voiced concerns over the lack of a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine which should have taken effect more than a week ago. Germany is not satisfied with the course of implementation of the agreements reached in Minsk, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said. “What is decisive is a comprehensive cease...
Bulgaria to Promote Tourist Sites Via Global TV Channels
Bulgaria will launch a massive campaign next month to promote its resorts and tourist sites via major international TV channels in a bid to compensate for a drop in the number of Russian and Ukrainian tourists, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has said. The programme worth BGN 6 M (EUR 3 M) will be funded through the Operational Programme...
ABV Backs Plevneliev’s Proposal for Referendum on Election Law
ABV, one of the parties supporting the coalition government, expressed its complete agreement with the proposal of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev for holding a referendum on electoral rules. Plevneliev proposed relaunching the efforts on the initiation of a referendum with three questions – compulsory voting, electronic voting and...
ABV Supports Bulgarian President’s Proposal for Holding Referendum
ABV, one of the parties supporting the coalition government, expressed its complete agreement with the proposal of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev for holding a referendum on electoral rules. Plevneliev proposed relaunching the efforts on the initiation of a referendum with three questions – compulsory voting, electronic voting and...
Four European TV channels advertise Bulgaria as tourist destination
In March four European TV channels are to start advertising Bulgaria under the motto A Discovery to Share, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism announced. The advertisement will be shown in nine languages on Euronews, Eurosport, Discovery Channel and National Geographic and will last until the end of 2015. The advertisement video presents...
