Section: Bulgaria
Russian PM: Bulgaria ‘Worse Off’ after Joining EU
Bulgaria is a negative example in terms of economic development after its EU accession, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev believes.”After entering the EU in 2007, in 6 years unemployment has increased from 6.9% to 11.8%. Foreign investment has shrunk nine times within the same period (from EUR 9.051 B to EUR 1.092 B). And are...
Ukraine Has No Interest in Restoring Its Nuclear Status – President
The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that he never had interest in restoring his country’s status as nuclear power. Poroshenko said in an interview for Australian television channel ABC that such a move will be “absolutely irresponsible”. The Ukrainian President stated that the buildup of nuclear power, which was a technology...
Over five thousand foreigners have taken Bulgarian citizenship in 2014
5,527 foreigners have received Bulgarian citizenship from January 1 to December 1, 2014, the Ministry of Justice reports. The largest is the share of Macedonians – 1,721 people. A total of 1,092 are of Moldovan origin, 899 of Ukrainian and 261 of Russian origin. Since the beginning of the year, 21 persons of Syrian origin have received Bulgarian...
Over 4600 People Killed in Eastern Ukraine Since Start of Conflict
More than 4600 people were killed since the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine this spring, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). According to the OCHA report, released on Friday, as of December 7 at least 4634 people were killed and 10 243 were wounded. Around 5.2 million people still live in the...
Bulgarian PM, German Chancellor to Meet, Discuss Energy Matters
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is to meet the German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting scheduled for December 15 in Germany. This was announced by the administration of the German Chancellor, which also revealed that Borisov is to be welcomed with military honours. It is expected that the two are to discuss their countries’...
South Stream project remains in the past, the future lies in local gas deposits
According to Russia’s authorities, Bulgaria can not rely anymore on the South Stream gas pipeline project. After the short bewilderment and disappointment of the Bulgarian authorities which followed the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin who announced the cancellation of the gas project, Bulgarian Premier Boyko Borissov reacted...
Ukraine President Says ‘Real Ceasefire’ Being Upheld
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asserted a “real ceasefire” which entered into force on Tuesday is now being observed.While on an official visit to Australia, Poroshenko asserted a truce had been registered “for the first time in seven months in Ukraine.””You cannot imagine how important this is to me. This...
UN Reports Record Number of Migrants Crossing Seas
The United Nations Refugee Agency warned that the international community was faced with increasing difficulties to respond to the growing number of people making dangerous sea journeys in search of asylum or migration. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that some governments were increasingly...
Kiev, Separatists to Extend Ceasefire as `Day of Silence` Mostly Observed
The Ukrainian army is planning on extending the ceasefire with the pro-Russian separatists, following a one-day truce on Tuesday during which the warring sides largely abstained from attacking each other. The military spokesman Andriy Lysenko announced that although government positions have been attacked, there was a serious decrease in the...
Slovakia intends to build gas pipeline to Bulgaria
The Slovak gas transmission system operator Eustream is planning to build a gas pipeline from Slovakia to the Bulgarian-Turkish border to the tune of EUR 750 million, the Slovak Internet Media vEnergetike informs. According to the preliminary plans, the Eastring gas pipeline will start from the Slovak gas compression station in Velke Kapusany at...
