Section: Bulgaria
Inna Eftimova drops out of 60 m. semi-finals in Belgrade
Inna Eftimova dropped out at the 60 m. semi-finals of the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade. She came sixth in the third semi-finals series, clocking 7.42 seconds, thus failing to qualify for the finals. Eftimova finished 17th in the rankings, even though only one week earlier she had covered the same distance in 7.35 seconds,...
Bulgaria Marks 139th Anniversary of Liberation from Ottoman Rule
Bulgaria marks on March 03 its National Holiday, the anniversary of its liberation from Ottoman rule. 139 years ago, in a tiny town near Istanbul named San Stefano, a peace treaty was signed bringing Bulgaria back to the political map. The treaty was a result of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, known in Bulgaria as the Liberation War. Russia...
Bulgaria endorses Serbia’s accession to EU battlegroup HELBROC
The Bulgarian caretaker cabinet has approved Serbia’s accession to the technical agreement among the defence ministries of Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus and Romania for the formation of a multinational EU battlegroup – HELBROC. The group was set up in 2006 by four countries, the leading role in which belongs to Greece. In 2011 it was...
NATO’s presence in Black Sea causes political turbulence in Sofia
This week we have witnessed verbal jousting and pre-election political turbulence on occasion of the increased presence of NATO forces in the Black Sea region. Bulgaria’s former Premier and GERB leader Boyko Borissov opened fire first after caretaker Minister of Defense Stefan Yanev confirmed at the NATO summit in Brussels that Sofia was...
NATO’s presence in Black Sea causes political turbulence in Sofia
This week we have witnessed verbal jousting and pre-election political turbulence on occasion of the increased presence of NATO forces in the Black Sea region. Bulgaria’s former Premier and GERB leader Boyko Borissov opened fire first after caretaker Minister of Defense Stefan Yanev confirmed at the NATO summit in Brussels that Sofia was...
NATO’s presence in Black Sea causes political turbulence in Sofia
This week we have witnessed verbal jousting and pre-election political turbulence on occasion of the increased presence of NATO forces in the Black Sea region. Bulgaria’s former Premier and GERB leader Boyko Borissov opened fire first after caretaker Minister of Defense Stefan Yanev confirmed at the NATO summit in Brussels that Sofia was...
Bulgaria starts working under Balkan gas hub with EU money
Last week the European Commission allotted nearly EUR 1 million to Bulgaria. The money will enable this country to start working on the idea of future construction of the international gas hub Balkan near the coastal city of Varna. The money will be spent on research, studies and analyses and will help Bulgaria find out whether that project is...
EU Grants EUR 18 M in Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine
The European Union has announced that it will allocate EUR 18 M in humanitarian aid for the population that suffered from the war in the eastern regions of Ukraine. At least half of the funds will be used to help residents in the territories outside the control of the Ukrainian government. Together with individual donations by the separate...
New Ceasefire Agreement To Enter Into Force in Ukraine
A new ceasefire agreement must enter into force in Eastern Ukraine as of Monday, reported BNR. It was negotiated by the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine during a meeting at the Conference on Security in Munich. The diplomatic group known as the Normandy Four also agreed to launch a new round of political negotiations as of...
Putin Allows Recognition of Passports from Donetsk, Luhansk ‘Republics’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree which guarantees recognition of passports of nationals of so-called ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ and ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’, TASS news agency reports. According to the Kremlin’s website, both Ukrainian nationals and stateless persons in certain...
