Section: Bulgaria
New Batch Of EU Sanctions Against East Ukraine Separatists Come In Effect
The new batch of EU sanctions against 13 representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics in eastern Ukraine and five organisations come into force on Saturday. They were published in the Official Journal of the EU, with immediate effect. The sanctions includes asset freezes and travel bans within the EU. The...
Putin to Target Boost to Trade, Economic Links in Turkey Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday boosting bilateral trade and cooperation in nuclear energy and space industry will be high on the agenda of his visit to Turkey next week. Implementation of strategic joint projects in the energy sector, improvement of trade turnover structure through increasing the share of high-tech products and...
Putin Targets Boost to Trade, Economic Links with Turkey Ahead of Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday boosting bilateral trade and cooperation in nuclear energy and space industry will be high on the agenda of his visit to Turkey on December 1. Implementation of strategic joint projects in the energy sector, improvement of trade turnover structure through increasing the share of high-tech products...
Bulgaria MPs’ Appointments to Permanent Committees Get Mixed Reception
Lawmakers in Bulgaria’s Parliament set up twelve permanent Committees on Thursday and are to create the remaining ten on Friday, amid controversy over how seats are allocated.Most party group Chairmen remained ordinary members of committees.The senior coalition partner GERB is currently heading nine committees, while the junior partner...
Press review
The budget of the National Health Insurance Fund for next year is doomed to failure and it is clear even now that the money will not be enough, Capital writes. It is evident even now that there will be a shortage of around BNG 450 million which means there will be no payments for hospitals or medicines. There is another option – to update the...
Arseny Yatseniuk Elected As Prime Minister Of Ukraine
Ukraine’s parliament elected Arseny Yatseniuk for a new term as prime minister at its opening session on Thursday. President Petro Poroshenko and a newly-formed coalition in the assembly supported his appointment during the first session of the parliament, which was elected in October. A total of 341 deputies in the 450-seat parliament...
Arseny Yatseniuk Elected For Prime Minister Of Ukraine
Ukraine’s parliament elected Arseny Yatseniuk for a new term as prime minister at its opening session on Thursday. President Petro Poroshenko and a newly-formed coalition in the assembly supported his appointment during the first session of the parliament, which was elected in October. A total of 341 deputies in the 450-seat parliament...
International project to develop regional cultural tourism
The Union of the Bulgarian Black See Local Authorities /UBBSLA/ is a partner at an international project, named ALECTOR – Collaborative Networks of Multilevel Actors to advance quality standards for heritage tourism at Cross Border Level, executed under the CBC Black Sea Programme. The goal of the project, which is to end next year, is the...
Tony Blair Urges West-Russia Cooperation Against Islamic Extremism
The West should cooperate with Russia in confronting Islamic extremism, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. In an interview for the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Blair pointed to Islamic extremism as presenting the largest long-term threat to security. Despite the strained relations over Ukraine, the West should be ready to seek...
French President Suspends Delivery of First Mistral Warship to Russia
France’s President Francois Hollande has announed the delivery of a Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia is now suspended until further notice. Paris has cited the ongoing unrest in Ukraine’s east as a reason. “The President of the Republic considers that the situation in eastern Ukraine still does not permit the delivery of the...
