Section: Bulgaria
Bulgaria to open museum of Hristo Botev in Zadunaevka, Ukraine
Vice President Iliana Yotova presented, to the Council for Work with Bulgarians Abroad, an initiative for creating a museum of Hristo Botev in the village of Zadunaevka in Ukraine. The house belonging to Toma Vakarenkov, in which Botev lived while a schoolteacher there, was bought by the Bulgarian consulate-general in 2016, and has been...
Remembering climber Boyan Petrov: To me eight-thousanders are outer space
Concentration and discipline – these are, to my mind, two keywords in mountain climbing, said, in an interview, eminent mountain climber Boyan Petrov on a hot summer day – 13 August, 2012. Today he would have turned 47. Full of energy and open to all things positive in any situation, with a wide smile and shrewd eyes, Boyan Petrov made thousands...
Officially! Lauda Launches Flights from Burgas in March
The low cost airline Lauda launches flights from Burgas to Vienna in March. The first flight is on March 31st this year. There will be flights twice a week, according to Fraport, a Burgas airport operator. Up to now, six new destinations have been requested – the three cities Lviv, Kharkiv and Vinnytsia in Ukraine, Rostov in Russia and...
Jens Stoltenberg: The US Military Exercise in Europe is not Directed against Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assured today that the upcoming major US military exercise in Europe is not aimed at Russia, AFP reported. Exercise “Defender-Europe 20” will be the largest American transatlantic military deployment in 25 years. About 37,000 troops from 18 countries will take part in the May and June maneuvers,...
Galina Durmushliiska: For me singing is happiness and therapy of a kind
Galina Dormushliiska is an iconic name in Bulgarian folklore. And not just in folklore music from the region of Dobrudzha but in traditional culture as such. Galina Dormushliiska was born in Vedrina village near Dobrich. Her talent for music, noticed early on by specialists, has helped her in her performing career in Bulgaria and in other...
Fewer judgements against Bulgaria at European Court of Human Rights in 2019
For the first time since 1996 Bulgaria has dropped out of the top 10 of countries with the most judgements against the country in the European Court of Human Rights, the court’s annual report shows. With 13 judicial decisions, the country is down from 8th to 11th place in the number of infringement decisions, in which the court has found...
A Strong Earthquake Hit Eastern Romania, it was also felt in Bulgaria
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale was registered in eastern Romania, in the Vrancea region. The earthquakes was recorded in 3.26 am local time in Vrancea. The epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 140 kilometers. There is no information on casualties or property damage. The earthquake was felt throughout Romania, Moldova,...
BNR: Turkish Stream has Delivered 460 Million Cubic Meters of Gas to Turkish-Bulgarian Border
Since January 1, when Russian gas sales to Turkey and Europe started, the Turkish Stream pipeline has delivered 1 billion cubic meters of gas, BNR reported. About 54% of this volume was aimed for the Turkish market, and about 46% was delivered to the Turkish-Bulgarian border, Russian Energy Company Gazprom has informed. Turkish Stream is planned...
Turkish Stream has delivered 460 million cubic meters of gas to Turkish-Bulgarian border
Since January 1, when Russian gas sales to Turkey and Europe started, the Turkish Stream pipeline has delivered 1 billion cubic meters of gas. About 54% of this volume was aimed for the Turkish market, and about 46% was delivered to the Turkish-Bulgarian border, Russian Energy Company Gazprom has informed. Turkish Stream is planned to replace the...
6.4% More Foreigners’ Visits to Bulgaria in December 2019
In December 2019, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 673.4 thousand or by 8.6% more in comparison with December 2018. An increase in the trips with all observed purposes was registered: ‘others’ (including as guest and passing transit) – by 9.9%, ‘professional’ – by 8.0% and ‘holiday and...
