Section: Bulgaria
Sergey Lavrov: Western Sanctions Aimed at Toppling Russian Regime
The West does not even conceal its “anti-Russian” sanctions are aimed at toppling down the ones in power, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned Saturday.Lavrov explicitly said Russia was “not going to shoot itself in the leg” by renouncing cooperation with Europe, “but everybody understands that...
Obama Congratulates Borisov on Re-election as Bulgarian PM
In a letter addressed to Boyko Borisov, US President Barack Obama congratulated him on being re-elected for his second term as Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Obama said he was looking forward to continuing his work with Borisov and to deepening the bilateral relationship between Bulgaria and the US, according to the press office of the Bulgarian...
Obama Congratulates Borisov on Re-election as PM
In a letter addressed to Boyko Borisov, US President Barack Obama congratulated him on being re-elected for his second term as Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Obama said he was looking forward to continuing his work with Borisov and to deepening the bilateral relationship between Bulgaria and the US, according to the press office of the Bulgarian...
Ukraine’s Pro-Western Parties Sign Coalition Agreement
The leaders of the five pro-Western parties in the Ukrainian Parliament have signed a coalition agreement. The new coalition formed after the October 26 elections unites 300 out of 450 members of parliament, making it possible to pass amendments to the constitution. The main priorities declared in the coalition agreement include European...
Putin Says Russia Should Prevent ‘Colour Revolutions’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow should prevent the occurrence of a colour revolution and combat extremism in Russia. Putin made the remark at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, where a strategy on countering extremism was approved. Putin said that in the contemporary world extremism is...
Bulgaria C-Bank Governor ‘Likely to Resign end-November’
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov is likely to step down by the end of November, sources in Parliament say.The arrangement has been made after consultations Iskrov held with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the parliamentary groups of parties in the ruling axis, the website Mediapool.bg reports citing the sources....
Germans Divided over Sanctions on Russia – ARD Survey
Twenty-seven percent of Germans believe the current sanctions against Russia imposed by the EU and the US should be scrapped, a new survey has shown. According to the survey, 19% of those polled think that tne current scope of sanctions should be expanded, while 43% consider the sanctions adequate. The poll was conducted among 1,023 Germans by...
Bulgaria C-Bank Governor ‘Likely to Resign in end-November’
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov is likely to step down by the end of November, sources in Parliament say.The arrangement has been made after consultations Iskrov held with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the parliamentary groups of parties in the ruling axis, the website Mediapool.bg reports citing the sources....
Russian Promoter Calls Police to Investigate Klitschko’s gloves
Russian promoter Vladimir Hryunov called for paying more attention to the issue of the gloves used by the reigning heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. According to Hryunov, in the November 15 match for the IBF title between Klitschko and Kubrat Pulev, it became obvious that there was some irregularity with the Ukrainian boxer’s gloves....
Serbia’s EU Membership Tied to Sanctions on Russia – Commissioner
EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Thursday Belgrade would have to join EU sanctions against Moscow if it wants to be part of the European Union.”Serbia has taken a legislative commitment within the EU accession negotiations to bring its positions in line with those of the EU. Harmonization includes the tough issues as well,...
