Section: Bulgaria
Controversy over EU, NATO Flags Desecration at Russophile Gathering
The socialist-backed presidential candidate, Maj Gen Rumen Radev, attended on Sunday a gathering of the “friends of Russia” and addressed the crowd. Radev spoke of the “hard time in relations between EU and Russia” and argued Bulgaria’s role would be to cooperate in overcoming the problem. “It is high time for...
Bulgaria’s Exports Grew 4% in 2015 – Final Data
Bulgaria exported BGN 44.949 M worth of goods last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI)’s final data shows. The figure constitutes an increase of 4% compared to the previous year. The highest growth in exports was observed in March (24.4%), the largest fall having been in September (7.5%). Imports went slightly up, having been at...
Bulgaria takes part in meeting on gas interconnectivity in Central and Southeast Europe
A meeting of the High Level Working Group on gas interconnectivity in Central and Southeast Europe took place in Budapest, Hungary. A major accent in the talks was the strengthening of regional cooperation and also the guaranteeing of security and diversification of gas supplies in the electricity sector too. A Declaration was signed for the...
Russian tourists return to Bulgaria
In preliminary estimates the number of Russian tourist in Bulgaria this year is set to reach 550 – 600,000 compared to 484,000 in 2015 и 681,000 in 2013. This has become known after a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Albena of business delegations from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation with Bulgarian companies....
Brussels supports Bulgarian gas hub, Moscow refuses to deliver gas through Black Sea
The gas routes will not go round Bulgaria, Premier Boyko Borissov said convincingly several days ago at the international investment round table about his favorite infrastructure project – the Balkan Gas Hub which is expected to be built on the Black Sea coast. The future of the project is not that clear, although it has been in the focus...
Orban hails whoever supports Bulgaria against migration
At a forum in Krintsa Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban praised the countries which assist Bulgaria for the protection of its borders from illegal migration in Southeastern Europe. With the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine attending Orban demanded protection of EU borders from uncontrolled migration and once...
Bulgaria Wouldn’t Back Waiver of EU Sanctions on Russia
Russia disregarded international law and Bulgaria will not support an end to sanctions imposed by the EU, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said.Mitov has told Reuters in an interview that Russia’s actions with regard to the Ukraine crisis “can’t be left without consequences and the only peaceful instrument is...
Bulgaria will not support abolition of EU sanctions against Russia
Bulgaria will not support abolition of the EU sanctions against Russia, Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov said in an interview for Reuters. In Minister Mitov’s view, Russia violated the international law and order during the Ukrainian crisis, which can’t be left without consequences and sanctions are the only...
Bulgarian FM Daniel Mitov takes part in meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov takes part in an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), held in Potsdam, Germany, at the initiative of the current German presidency of the OSCE. The focus of the meeting was security challenges, the conflict in Ukraine, migration crisis, the...
14th International Fair of Traditional Crafts at Etar, Gabrovo
In the period September 2 – 6 the Etar Ethnographic Open-Air Museum near the town of Gabrovo, Central North Bulgaria will host the 14th International Fair of Traditional Crafts. “The event is a museum product and has the task to educate and not just entertain the visitors, which makes it different from other initiatives of that kind,” says...
