Section: Bulgaria
7306 Bulgarian Military Reservists Summoned Since Start of 2015
Since the beginning of the year, 7306 Bulgarians, who are part of the military reserve force, have been summoned to appear at their local military districts. This became clear from the response of Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev to a question posed to him by a MP, BGNES news agency reports. It appears that more people have been...
Ukrainian Ambassador Expects No Wave of Refugees to Bulgaria
The Ukrainian ambassador to Sofia Mykola Baltazhy stated on Monday that a large wave of refugees fleeing the conflict in his country was not expected to reach Bulgaria. Baltazhy said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Televesion (BNT) that the conflict in Ukraine threatens not only Bulgaria, but all of Ukraine’s neighbours, Europe...
Protests in Sofia due to Ukrainian – Russian crisis
There were protests in Sofia because of the Ukrainian – Russian crisis and the EU sanctions against the Kremlin. A meeting gathered people downtown the capital yesterday, protesting against the politics of Russian President Putin, under the slogan Stop Kremlin’s Aggression in Bulgaria! The people gathered insisted on Bulgaria’s loyal...
Bomb Explodes at Rally in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Kills 2
Ukrainian authorities have detained a number of suspects in connection with a bomb attack in Kharkiv that left at least two people dead and 10 injured. The explosion occurred at 13:20 local time as people were gathering near the city’s Palace of Sport for a rally marking one year since the start of the Maidan protests in Kiev, according to...
US Chevron Quits Shale Gas Operations in Romania
US energy giant Chevron is quitting shale gas exploration in Romania after prolonged anti-fracking protests.Romania was the last shale gas project of Chevron in Europe.Last month Chevron made clear that it was suspending shale gas exploration activities in Poland, while last year the company terminated this type of activity in Lithuania and...
Petar Ralchev talks about music, international projects and unforgettable moments
“I’m really happy when I had that elusive feeling called enjoying music,” says Peter Raltchev. The accordionist is famous all over the world. He has fans in Europe, USA, and Asia. In the Balkans he is a true legend. For more than a decade he has been working with musicians of various nationalities. He performs Bulgarian folklore and takes...
Dark forecast on decline of Russian tourists
The ministry of tourism foresees a drop in the number of Russian tourists in 2015 due to the EU sanctions and the depreciation of the ruble. That reads a written answer of Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova to the parliament. Bulgaria was visited by 645,825 Russian tourists in the period January – November 2014, or 3.1 less on the same period...
Former Ukrainian President Yanukovich Promised to Come Back
Former President Viktor Yanukovich promised to return back home and expressed his regret for the current situation in Ukraine in an interview for the Russian Channel 1. “No regime is worth the losses Ukraine has suffered after the events of February 21-22, 2014,” he said. “The country is destroyed, we see territorial losses,...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Klimkin Expects EU Police To Secure Peace in Donbas
Ukraine is resolved on pursuing its demand for a deployment of a peacekeeping mission in Donbas. It will most probably be followed by a police mission of the European Union. The announcement was made by Ukraine’s Foreign Minsister Pavel Klimkin in an interview with local TV station, as reported by Tass information agency. “Police will...
Protest Against Russian Informational Agression in Front of Bulgarian Presidency
Hundreds of citizens gathered Saturday in front of the Bulgarian Presidency in Sofia to protest against the ” Russian information aggression in Bulgaria”. No political party flags or agitation was permitted at the initiative organized through social media, as reported by the Bulgarian National Radio. According to one of the...
