Section: Bulgaria
InvestBulgaria Agency Chair: Bulgaria to Draw Investors Using Concrete Projects
“Concrete projects must be proposed that we know beforehand will be intriguing to investors we want to attract. Thus the opportunity for our message to reach its target is much bigger than if we just present the conditions for doing business in Bulgaria. For example, airports in Stara Zagora and Ruse, the regions wit ha concentration of...
Foreign Minister Mitov Ties Bulgaria-Russia Thaw to Minsk Agreements
There might be a normalization in Bulgaria’s relations with Russia if commitments taken in Minsk last week are observed, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said.In an interview for the Bulgarian National Television, he has described the end of fighting as a first step to improve currently “tense” relations.”To...
Georgia Summons Ukrainian Ambassador over Controversial Appointment
Georgia summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to Tbilisi on Monday after the appointment of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili as an adviser to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Saakashvili, who served as President of Georgia between 2008 and 2013, has been charged in absentia with abuse of office and organising an attack on a...
Poland Ready to Service Bulgarian MiG-29 Fighters, Defence Minister Siemoniak Says
Poland is ready to provide servicing for Bulgaria’s Russian-made MiG-29 fighter aircraft, Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has said. “The Bulgarians would like to make repairs of their MIG-29 planes in Polish works. We have talked about it and we are ready for this,” Polish news agency PAP quoted Siemoniak as saying...
Poland Ready to Service Bulgarian MiG 29s Fighters, Defence Minister Siemoniak Says
Poland is ready to provide servicing for Bulgaria’s Russian-made MiG-29 fighter aircraft, Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has said. “The Bulgarians would like to make repairs of their MIG-29 planes in Polish works. We have talked about it and we are ready for this,” Polish news agency PAP quoted Siemoniak as saying...
Ukraine Gov’t, Rebels Fail to Begin Heavy Weapons Withdrawal
Neither Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels have started pulling arms out of the areas of conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Kiev says the army would not pull back until the siege around Debaltseve ends, whereas the rebels insist the army should leave the beleaguered city which in their opinion is not part of the Minsk agreement.A deal...
Poland Embarks on Massive Spending to Overhaul Military Hardware
NATO member Poland, bordering conflict-torn Ukraine, has earmarked a whopping EUR 33.6 B in spending to modernise its armed forces. The plans will bring Poland in line with NATO’s recommended defense spending target of 2% of gross domestic product, AFP said on Monday. The planned overhaul over a decade calls for the purchase of new military...
Fighting Continues in Eastern Ukraine Despite Ceasefire Deal
Fighting raged around a key railway hub in eastern Ukraine on Monday despite a ceasefire agreement that officially went into force a day earlier. The BBC quoted the Ukrainian military command as saying the pro-Russian rebels had attacked 112 times since early Sunday with most attacks concentrated in the area of Debaltseve, a railway junction...
Boyko Borissov: Bulgaria willing to contribute to Ukraine European development
Bulgaria is ready to provide support and share its experience in the process of Ukraine’s European integration, said Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov during talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. The two officials met today as part of the Ukrainian minister’s official visit to Bulgaria. PM Borissov and Minister Klimkin termed...
Coordination center to keep in touch with Bulgarian ethnic community in Ukraine
Work begins today to set up a coordination center for communication with the Bulgarian ethnic community in Ukraine. The decision for the center came earlier today during talks of Bulgarian PM with the Chairman of the Association of Bulgarians in Ukraine and Deputy in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Anton Kisse. The coordination center will be on...
