Section: Bulgaria
Russia Urges EU to Build Ties with New Eurasian Union
Russia’s ambassador to the EU has called on the bloc to launch talks with the newly formed Eurasian Economic Union despite the Western economic sanctions against Moscow imposed over the Ukraine crisis. EUobserver on Friday quoted Vladimir Chizhov as saying: “I think that common sense advises us to explore the possibility of...
2014: Folklore bonanza
Folklore festivals, competitions, anniversaries… Not forgetting the new voices discovered during the outgoing year. Events throughout 2014 painted a colourful folklore bonanza, as if the difficult times or the bad news never got through to organizers and performers and audiences were able to enjoy some memorable events. Hundreds of regional...
Obama Suggests Putin Made ‘Strategic Mistake’
US President Barack Obama has said Russia’s President Vladimir Putin made a “strategic mistake” when he annexed Crimea, in a move that was “not so smart”. Those thinking his Russian counterpart was a “genius” had been proven wrong by Russia’s economic crisis, he said in an interview for the...
Poroshenko Plans New Talks with Russia, Germany, France to Bring Peace To Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday he is planning to meet with leaders of Russia, Germany and France next month to discuss a peace settlement for his country’s eastern regions. The meeting is planned to be held in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on 15 January. Poroshenko said at a news conference he will urge Russia...
Bulgarian sports victories of 2014 to be remembered
Bulgarian climber Boyan Petrov achieved a true feat despite suffering from diabetes. For a period of 100 days he climbed 3 eight-thousanders – Kanchendzyonga (8586 m), Broad Peak (8047) and fearsome K2 (8611) without using additional oxygen and without helpers. In 2015 Petrov plans to climb two other peaks that have not been climbed by...
Seven Bulgarians Reportedly On Board Ferry Burning in Adriatic
Seven Bulgarian nationals are among the passengers of Italian-flagged ferry Norman Atlantic which caught fire in the Adriatic Sea on Sunday morning, Greek newspaper Vima reported. The Athens-based correspondent of Bulgarian daily 24 Chasa also reported there were seven Bulgarian nationals on board the ferry, adding they were two women and five...
Seven Bulgarians Reportedly On Board Burning Ferry in Adriatic
Seven Bulgarian nationals are among the passengers of Italian-flagged ferry Norman Atlantic which caught fire in the Adriatic Sea on Sunday morning, Greek newspaper Vima reported. The Athens-based correspondent of Bulgarian daily 24 Chasa also reported there were seven Bulgarian nationals on board the ferry, adding they were two women and five...
Conchita Wurst to Co-Host 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
Conchita Wurst will be a presenter at the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The the Austrian drag queen – who won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with “Rise Like a Phoenix” – will interview contestants at the Green Room in Vienna on Saturday, May 23, 2015, according to reports of international news agencies, as cited by...
Konchita Wurst to Co-Host 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
Konchita Wurst will be a presenter at the next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The the Austrian drag queen – who won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with “Rise Like a Phoenix” – will interview contestants at the Green Room in Vienna on Saturday, May 23, 2015, according to reports of international news agencies, as cited by...
Chair of Bulgarian Industrial Association Optimistic about GDP Growth in 2015
Bozhidar Danev, Chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), has described 2014 as a very difficult year for the Bulgarian economy.In a Saturday interview for the BGNES news agency, Danev argued that 2014 had been a year of three governments, with each of them causing disturbances to the business environment in the country.He pointed out...
