Section: Bulgaria
South Stream ‘No Longer A Priority’ for Italy
Italy’s Economic Development Minister Federica Guidi has said the South Stream gas pipeline project is no longer a priority for her country. “This is useful infrastructure, but is maybe not on the list of our priorities,” Guidi told reporters on Wednesday.The TAP (Trans-Adriatic Pipeline) project, on the other hand, us now...
Ukraine Opposes Direct Talks with Pro-Russian Rebels
Ukraine has turned down Moscow’s suggestion to talk directly to pro-Russian rebels to put an end to the conflict in the eastern part of the country. In an address to the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday called for the establishment of stable contacts between the government in Kiev and...
Bulgaria to Grant Ukraine Humanitarian Aid of EUR 50 000
Bulgaria’s government will grant Ukraine humanitarian aid of EUR 50 000. The funding will be provided from the official development aid allocation under the central budget. The aid aims to alleviate the difficult social and economic and humanitarian situation in the country The funding will be provided via the International Committee of the...
Bulgaria to grant EUR 50 thousand worth of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The government of Bulgaria will grant Ukraine humanitarian aid to the cost of EUR 50 000, which will be transmitted through the International Committee of the Red Cross. The aid will be officially pronounced during the Donors’ Conference for Ukraine to be held in December. This step is testimony of Bulgaria’s sustainable policy and...
Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev meets in Brussels NATO Deputy Secretary-General Alexander Vershbow
Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev attended the Foreign Affairs Council’s sitting with the participation of defense ministers of the EU member-states. The event accentuated on the budget of the European Defence Agency, the military operations of the EU and the situation with the expanded neighborhood /Ukraine, the Middle East, Libya/. In...
Germany Trying to Revive Faltering Ukraine Ceasefire Deal
The foreign ministers of Germany and Russia will discuss renewed tensions in Ukraine on Tuesday in a bid to prevent further esclation of the conflict. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is travelling to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov following a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev earlier...
Kubrat Pulev: Klitscko Does Not Deserve My Respect
Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev returned to Bulgaria late on Sunday evening following his November 15 encounter with Wladimir Klitschko, in which the Ukrainian successfully defended his IBF title. Despite his defeat, which had occurred in the 5th round through a knockout, The Cobra was greeted at Sofia airport by supporters and...
German Chancellor Warns of Russian Impact in Moldova, Serbia, Georgia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested that President Vladimir Putin has called peace in Europe into question through Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Speaking after the G20 Summit in Brisbane, she declared that the West had to act decisively or Putin’s power politics would pose a threat to other countries too. She condemned...
German Chancellor Warns of Growing Russian Impact in Moldova, Serbia, Georgia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested that President Vladimir Putin has called peace in Europe into question through Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Speaking after the G20 Summit in Brisbane, she declared that the West had to act decisively or Putin’s power politics would pose a threat to other countries too. She condemned...
After losing in the dispute for the world boxing title, Kubrat Pulev continues to look ahead
With the first defeat in Kubrat Pulev’s career late last night ended the long-awaited match for the world title against Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko, holder of four champion’s belts of IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO. 38-year-old Klitschko defended his title for the 17th time and now he has the possibility to attack the last great belt that he...
