Section: Bulgaria
Trump says Russia is Hurting US Efforts on North Korea Nuclear Issue
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Russia was hurting U.S. efforts to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons while China had been helpful, reports cnbc. In an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said it would be easier to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue if the United States had a better relationship with Russia. “China...
Open Society Foundation: Number of Bulgarians returning to their home country on the rise
The number of Bulgarian citizens returning to their home country has recently increased. Nearly 35,000 Bulgarians returned to Bulgaria in the past 3 years. The number of Bulgarian nationals emigrating abroad is still high and amounts to nearly 25,000 people per year. However, the wave of Bulgarians returning to their country has brought net...
Cyberattack with Virus “Badrabbit”, Bulgaria is Among the Affected Countries
Yesterday transport companies, media and government agencies in Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria and other countries were subjected to cyberattacks with the computer virus “Badrabbit,” said Rosbalt, quoted by DARIK. According to a media release of ESET’s computer security firm, among the attacked computer networks are those at...
NATO has Announced the Creation of Black Sea Forces in Bulgaria and Romania
NATO has announced the creation of new multinational forces in Romania in order to counteract Russia’s influence in the Black Sea region after the occupation of the Crimea, bTV quoted Reuters as saying. The Alliance’s Black Sea Forces will initially have about 4,000 Romanian soldiers backed by forces from nine other countries, as well...
Ukraine and Turkey will Coordinate their Actions to Protect the Ukrainians in Crimea
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko thanked Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for confirming Turkish support for Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, UNIAN’s Ukrainian news agency reported. “Unfortunately, despite all the peaceful initiatives and efforts, including in the Norman format, the aggression of the...
Thirteenth world meeting of Bulgarian media due in October in Moldova
From 4 to 8 October the Moldovan capital Chisinau is hosting the 13th world meeting of the Bulgarian media. The forum is organized again by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) and the Association of Bulgarian Media in the world. Moldova has been selected as a venue, because the region of Bessarabia is the home of the largest and most compact...
President Rumen Radev in UN address: The world is facing enormous challenges
In a speech during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that in times of enormous challenges facing the world, a comprehensive approach was needed from the United Nations to be able to deal with them. He pointed out that Bulgaria supported the “diplomacy for peace” strategy and emphasized...
Legislative changes to ease hiring of highly skilled experts outside EU
Legislative changes are being prepared, aiming to ease the hiring of highly skilled experts from countries outside the EU – the so-called Blue Card, used by such experts to work in Bulgaria. The card is proposed to be available for any occupation and to be issued for four years instead of one, Vice Premier Valeri Simeonov voiced to public. The...
Sofia concerned that education law in Ukraine may affect study of Bulgarian language in schools
We have sent a joint letter with the Foreign Ministers of Romania, Greece and Hungary to our Ukrainian counterpart on occasion of legislative amendments in that country that limit language teaching in mother tongue after the 5th grade, Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva said on Thursday. The Foreign Ministers of...
Bulgarians join NATO exercise in Ukraine
Twenty-five military from the Land Forces of Bulgaria are in Ukraine to take part in the Rapid Trident 2017 NATO exercise. Other countries to have joined the exercise include USA, Canada, Estonia, Italy Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Turkey and Great Britain. The exercise aims to achieve full interoperability between the units...
