Section: Bulgaria
NATO Undertakes Largest Deployment Around Russia Since Cold War End
At the meeting of the defence ministers of NATO countries on Wednesday, the UK undertook the obligation to send fighter jets to Romania in 2017, while the USA promised Poland military forces, tanks and artillery – the biggest deployment of the alliance at Russia’s borders since the end of the Cold War, reported Reuters. Germany,...
Case Against Ukrainian Logvinenko for Attempted Murder of Petrov Returned to Prosecutor’s Office
Via a ruling of judge Nikolay Nikolov, the Sofia City Court (SCC) has terminated and returned to the Prosecutor’s Office the case against Ukrainian Roman Logvinenko who has been charged with the attempted murder of former employee of Bulgaria’s domestic security service (DANS) Alexei Petrov. The case concerns the attack carried out on...
Constitutional Court to play role in outcome of presidential elections
According to sociologist Antoniy Galabov, the outcome of the presidential elections will be decided in the Constitutional Court and not at the ballot boxes. He sees targeted efforts behind controversial texts in the Electoral Code, aimed at creating the impression that the vote was compromised. The Constitutional Court has no reasons to refute...
Number of Russians Buying Property in Bulgaria Dwindles in 2 Years
A threefold decrease in the number of Russian nationals buying property in Bulgaria has been registered since 2014, data shows. Russian-speaking candidates have dwindled after the events in Ukraine, news website Dnevnik.bg reports, citing a report of Green Life Development and Resorts. However, the property market has retained s stable level...
Europhilia Doesn’t Mean Russophobia – Bulgaria’s Opposition Presidential Candidate
Socialist-backed presidential candidate Rumen Radev has said Bulgaria “should not look on Russia as an enemy.” Radev, who is expected to face the candidate of ruling GERB party in a runoff following November 06’s presidential elections, has told Reuters he would pursue a balanced foreign policy, based on national interest while...
PM Borissov inclined to accept fresh sanctions against Russia over Syria
Ahead of the EU summit in Brussels, PM Boyko Borissov said that Bulgaria was ready to support fresh sanctions against Russia over the situation in Syria provided this would result in resumption of negotiations. Shortly before Borissov made this statement, in Sofia the presidential contender of the ruling party Gerb Tsetska Tsacheva called for...
Bulgaria’s Presidential Elections: DOST Party Endorses GERB Candidate
DOST head Lyutvi Mestan has announced his party will back the candidacy of Tsetska Tsacheva, the nominee of Bulgaria’s main ruling party, in the presidential elections.Mestan’s announcement comes to no surprise, as he earlier indicated the Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity and Tolerance (DOST) may endorse GERB’s candidate...
Bulgaria’s Main Presidential Candidates Back Waiver of Sanctions on Russia
The two main opponents in Bulgaria’s presidential elections, Tsetska Tsacheva and Rumen Radev faced each other on Thursday for the first time since campaign began earlier in October. In a televised debate devoid of fervent personal rhetoric and strong-worded mutual attacks, the candidates of the main ruling party GERB and the main...
Bulgaria’s Presidential Candidates Back Waiver of Sanctions on Russia in First Debate
The two main opponents in Bulgaria’s presidential elections, Tsetska Tsacheva and Rumen Radev, have held their first debate. In a debate devoid of fervent personal rhetoric and mutual attacks, the candidates of the main ruling party GERB and the main opposition BSP have substantially differed not only in views, but in style. Tsacheva, the...
Turkey’s Erdogan Statement on Western Thrace Angers Greece
The Greek Foreign Ministry has warned Turkish President Erdogan that he should respect international agreements. The reason for the warning is the statement of the Turkish head of state that Ankara “cannot ignore” its compatriots in Western Thrace, Cyprus and the Crimea. According to the Greek Ministry, the statement could undermine regional...
