Section: Bulgaria
New EBRD Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria
Mark Davis has been appointed the new EBRD Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria and will assume his new role in Bucharest on 1 April 2019. He follows Matteo Patrone who has become Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. In his new position as Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria, Mark Davis will lead EBRD operations in...
Three British Clubs Interested in Emerging Bulgarian Football Star Despodov
Elite Welsh Cardiff City and the teams from Championship Aston Villa and Middlesbrough have a serious interest in CSKA Sofia striker Kiril Despodov, the local press reports. According to the information, the clubs will try to attract the £ 5 million rated 22-year-old Bulgarian national in the January transfer window. Cardiff City struggles...
Russia Arrests American in Moscow Over Suspected Spying
Russia has arrested an American citizen on suspicion of spying in Moscow, its domestic security service (FSB) has said, quoted by Aljazeera. The FSB, which took the American into custody on December 28, said in a statement on Monday that a criminal case has been opened against the suspect. The statement, issued in Russian, identified the American...
Hurriyet Daily News: Bulgaria Likely Option for TurkStream 2nd Route
Turkey will transform from an end user to an intermediate user with the commissioning of the second line of the TurkStream natural gas project, while eliminating transit risks through Ukraine, Volkan Özdemir, head of the Ankara-based Institute for Energy Markets and Policies (EPPEN), said in an interview with Anadolu Agency, quoted by Hurriyet...
European Council Adopts 2019 Catch Limits for Black Sea Fisheries of Bulgaria and Romania
Next year Bulgarian and Romanian fishermen in the Black Sea will be able to continue fishing at the same levels as in 2018. The Council today adopted a regulation setting the 2019 catch limits for the commercially most important fish stocks in the Black Sea. The regulation affects Bulgaria and Romania. In particular, the Council decided to...
Bulgaria-Russia relations in complicated situation due to relations of EU and USA with Moscow
The US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan has been touring Central and Eastern Europe in the recent days. His visit in the region coincides with the renewal of the economic sanctions against Russia, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine near the Kerch Strait and the resolution of the European Parliament against the Nord Stream 2 gas...
Premier Boyko Borissov: Russia Must Release Ukrainian Sailors
Russia must release the Ukrainian sailors who were the detained at the Kerch Strait, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov said within the frameworks of the European Council in Brussels, reported the Bulgarian National Radio. This act will help a lot to resolve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, Premier Borissov said and called on the two...
Former Deputy PM Simeonov receives Ukrainian nomination for “Man of the Year – 2018”
Former Deputy Prime Minister Valeriy Simeonov has been nominated for the “Man of the Year – 2018” prize of the Association of Bulgarians in Ukraine. Simeonov was nominated by the Odessa Regional Bulgarian Association on behalf of the Bulgarian cultural and educational societies in Besarabia. The award will be given to him...
Premier Boyko Borissov: Russia must release Ukrainian sailors
Russia must release the Ukrainian sailors who were the detained at the Kerch Strait, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov said within the frameworks of the European Council in Brussels. This act will help a lot to resolve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, Premier Borissov said and called on the two countries to sit at the negotiation...
Bulgaria to Seek Binding Bids for New Gas Link by Jan 16
Bulgaria’s state gas network operator Bulgartransgaz plans to seek binding bids from shippers by Jan 16 for a new gas link to transport mainly Russian gas from the TurkStream pipeline to central Europe, company documents showed on Thursday, reports Reuters. Bulgartransgaz plans to take a final investment decision and spend 1.4 billion euros...
