Section: Bulgaria
Bulgaria MPs See Syria Crisis, Migrants as Top Threats to National Security
Bulgaria’s Parliament on Thursday approved the yearly report on the state of national security for 2015, highlighting the conflict in Syria and the migrant crisis. The documents says terrorist and unconventional threats to Bulgaria have been rising throughout the year. Challenges to Bulgaria’s national security stem mainly from the...
Bulgaria MPs See Syria Crisis, Migrants as Threat to National Security
Bulgaria’s Parliament on Thursday approved the yearly report on the state of national security for 2015, highlighting the conflict in Syria and the migrant crisis. The documents says terrorist and unconventional threats to Bulgaria have been rising throughout the year. Challenges to Bulgaria’s national security stem mainly from the...
Bulgarian Parliament adopts security report for 2015
The Bulgarian National Assembly has adopted an annual report on the national security of Bulgaria for 2015, which shows growth of security threats to this country and Europe as a whole. The report points out the actions and measures taken by the Bulgarian government to address foreign risks to national security. In 2015, these challenges and...
Bulgarians and foreigners join 65th International Cycling Tour of Bulgaria
The 65th International Cycling Tour of Bulgaria takes place in the period August 28 – September 2. It started in Sofia and the final is scheduled for the town of Troyan, central North Bulgaria. The overall length of the tour is 899 km, which are to be covered in 6 stages. 16 teams will join the contest – 3 of them Bulgarian and 13 from abroad – 2...
Irish Revenue Seize over 18,000 Smuggled Cigarettes Originating from Bulgaria, Ukraine
The Irish authorities have seized more than 18,800 smuggled cigarettes which originated from Bulgaria and Ukraine. The cigarettes with an estimated retail value of more than EUR 9,400 were first detected in two mail centres, according to Irish media reports. The illicit cigarettes have been seized during searches by Revenue officers at a house in...
Bulgaria’s Nevyana Vladinova Scores 7th in first ever Olympic Finals
Bulgaria’s athlete Nevyana Vladinova gave an excellent performance at her first ever participation in Olympic games. She managed to secure the 7th position out of 10 world-class gymnasts. She was standing strong on the 5th spot after a number of her competitors made mistakes in the first three routines, but several mistakes in her ribbon...
Bulgaria Issues Travel Warning for Ukraine
The foreign ministry in Sofia has advised Bulgarian citizens travelling to Ukraine to avoid sites of public gatherings in view of “heightened public tensions” and protests in major Ukrainian cities. The ministry on Wednesday recommended to Bulgarian citizens visiting Ukraine to carry always their passports with them and by no means leave...
Bulgarians to avoid public places in Ukraine, foreign ministry recommends
The foreign ministry recommends to the Bulgarian citizens, traveling to Ukraine, to avoid public places there, remaining careful and cautious due to the raised level of public tension and worsened criminogenic situation. The travelers are advised to register in advance on its website or at the Bulgarian diplomatic missions by showing the period...
Bulgaria’s Trade with Third Countries Plummets in 1st Half of 2016
Both imports and exports of Bulgaria with non-EU countries fell considerably over the first two quarters of 2016, preliminary statistics suggest.Exports for that period decreased by 15.1% compared to the period of January-June, 2015, amounting to BGN 7.0157 B.Main export partners were Turkey, China, Macedonia, Serbia, Russia and the United...
Putin, Erdogan to Meet for 1st Time after Russian Warplane Incident
The Presidents of Russia and Turkey are due to meet in St Petersburg for the first time after the downing of a Russian fighter-bomber by the Turkish Air Force in November.The incident severed bilateral relations, halted cooperation in energy and trade and decreased the flow of Russian tourists to Turkey.But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
