Section: Bulgaria
Bulgaria Seeks EU Aid For Dairy Producers
Bulgaria will demand measures in support of all dairy producers in the EU at the official meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council to be held on 26 January. This course of action was approved on Wednesday by the Bulgarian government.At the Council meeting the European Commission will present information on the Russian import sanctions...
Bulgaria to Spend BGN 5.5 M on Advertising Tourism in 2015
Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has presented plans to emphasize cultural and historical routes as a key point in the advertisement of Bulgaria as a tourist destination. Speaking at a press conference Tuesday after the first sitting of the National Tourism Board for 2015, she noted that winter tourism and ski runs in Bulgarian resorts...
Ukraine Signs Gas Link Deal with Poland
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz and Polish pipeline operator Gaz System have signed a deal for the construction of a gas interconnector, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has said. Speaking at a joint news conference with Poland’s Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz in Kiev on Monday, Yatsenyuk said the...
Bulgaria hopes to remain part of Russian gas transit route
PM Boyko Borissov announced that on 21 February Sofia would be hosting a high-level meeting of the European Union energy ministers and Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic. In the context of Russia’s decision to suspend the South Stream project Borissov voiced hopes that Bulgaria would remain part of the Russian gas transit route to Europe....
Bozhidar Lukarski: We rely Ukraine to replace Russia in trade
At the moment Bulgarian exporters suffer serious losses from Russia’s current economic policy of restrictions of the access of Bulgarian production to Russian markets, said Bulgarian Minister of Economy Bozhidar Lukarski during a meeting with Ambassador of the Ukraine to Sofia Mykola Baltazhy. Minister Lukarski pointed out that this country...
Bulgaria Continues to Back Russia Sanctions despite Disadvantages for Exporters
Although Bulgarian exporters are seriously injured by the sanctions on Russia, the country will not back away from its current stance and will seek new markets, according to Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski. Bulgaria’s Economy Minister met Monday with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Mykola Baltazhy. Lukarski pointed out that...
Protecting EU’s External Border Boosts Bulgaria’s Chances of Joining Schengen – Minister
The need for enhanced protection of the EU’s external borders increases Bulgaria’s chances of joining the Schengen Agreement, according to Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov. Speaking after a summit of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Mitov made clear that Bulgaria would most probably seek EU aid to cope with the influx of refugees and...
EBRD Cuts 2015 GDP Growth Forecast for Bulgaria to 0.8%
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has downsized its 2015 GDP growth forecast for Bulgaria to 0.8% from a rate of 2% in September 2014. If the forecast of the EBRD is fulfilled, 2015 will be a year of substantial slowdown in economic growth, following GDP growth rates of 1.1% in 2013 and 1.5% in 2014, according to the...
Kiev Launches Counter-Attack, Reclaims Donetsk Airport
There has been heavy fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk as government forces have launched a counter-attack on the pro-Russian separatists. Government spokesman said that the army has retaken most of the area surrounding the airport, which is of highly symbolic and strategic value, the BBC reports. On Sunday Ukrainian President...
EU Foreign Ministers Meet to Discuss Rising Terrorist Threat
The foreign ministers of the 28 European Union (EU) member states are meeting in Brussels on Monday to discuss the increasing terrorist threat Europe is faced with. The meeting comes after anti-terrorist raids were carried out in Belgium, Germany and France last week during which twenty people were arrested, the BBC reports. The talks will also...
