Section: Bulgaria
Kiev Forces, Donbass Rebels Agree ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ in Ukraine’s Debaltseve
A temporary truce is in force in the Ukrainian city of Debaltseve, both Kiev officials and pro-Russian forces have confirmed. The move, which follows a meeting of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, is aimed at allowing civilians to evacuate. They have time to do so...
Bulgarian President Plevneliev among Main Speakers at Munich Security Conference
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will participate in the opening of the 51st Munich Security Conference on Friday. Chairman Wolfgang Ishinger, Germany’s Federal Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Jens Soltenberg are also going to be a part of the ceremony. On Saturday, Mr. Plevneliev will also participate...
EU Leaders Visit Ukraine and Russia to Propose New Peace Plan
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to travel to Ukraine and Russia on Thursday and Friday in order to propose a new peace plan. Hollande revealed at a pressconference on Thursday that the new peace proposal is based on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which could be acceptable to all, the BBC reports....
Merkel, Hollande to Duscuss Ukraine with Putin after Kiev Visit
Hours after meeting Ukraine’s head of state Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are set to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The meeting is aimed at finding a solution to renewed tensions in the east of Ukraine, with the two European leaders determined to discuss...
EU, US Reaffirm Urgent Need for Peaceful Solution to Ukrainian Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and US State Secretary John Kerry all visited Ukraine on Thursday in an effort to seek an urgently needed peaceful solution to the conflict ravaging the country. Speaking at a pressconference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Kerry assured that the US was seeking a...
President Plevneliev to make working visit to Munich
President Rosen Plevneliev will join the 51st security conference in Munich. For the first time a Bulgarian head of state will take part in the conference as a keynote speaker. The summit in Munich will be discussing current challenges to European security following the terrorist attacks in France, the crisis in Ukraine, energy security,...
EU Leaders Visit Ukraine, Russia to Propose New Peace Plan
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to travel to Ukraine and Russia on Thursday and Friday in order to propose a new peace plan. Hollande revealed at a pressconference on Thursday that the new peace proposal is based on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, which could be acceptable to all, the BBC reports....
Marin Lessenski: Bulgaria is now factor in EU foreign policy
Due to its isolation in terms of foreign policy over most of 2014 Bulgaria was mainly placed within the passive supporters’ category, regarding common European politics. The freezing of the South Stream project and the difficulty for this country to maintain that decision, unlike other member-states have turned Bulgaria into a leader at the...
Bulgarians find any topic on military actions inappropriate
The Bulgarian people loves peace and any subject on war is not appropriate, said PM Boyko Borissov in parliament. He answered this way a question on whether Bulgaria had agreed to deploy permanently NATO heavily armed equipment on its territory due to the Ukrainian conflict. In the words of the premier he had stated firmly during his meetings...
Weak ruble results in decline of Russian tourists
We are concerned about some trends and data on a decline expected of Russian and Ukrainian citizens in the summer of 2015. We work to ease the visa regime, Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova said before MPs. We have taken measures for advertisements of Bulgaria as a year-round tourist destination. In March the minister will participate in a...
