Section: Bulgaria
Ukraine Deputy PM Praises Joint Army Brigade Proposal with Bulgaria, Romania
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko has said the idea to set up a joint army brigade with Bulgarian and Romanian forces sa “very timely and right.” In an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio, he has called Bulgaria “a reliable partner”. “Bulgaria has already gone down the road of reform where Ukraine...
Bulgaria’s Socialists Strike Cooperation Deal with Russian Opposition
Bulgaria’s biggest opposition party BSP on Friday signed an agreement to cooperate with A Just Russia (Spravedlivaya Rossiya), a left-wing party. Mihail Mikov, the head of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is on a visit to Moscow with a party delegation earlier this week and is attending Spravedlivaya Rossiya’s April 22-23 congress....
Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine Discuss Setting up Joint Army Brigade
Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine are discussing the possibility of setting up a joint military brigade. This became clear after a statement by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during his meeting with his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest on Thursday. Poroshenko revealed that the possibility was also discussed during the recent...
Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine Discuss Possibility of Setting up Joint Brigade
Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine are discussing the possibility of setting up a joint military brigade. This became clear after a statement by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during his meeting with his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest on Thursday. Poroshenko revealed that the possibility was also discussed during the recent...
Ukraine Will Not Buy Russian Gas, Coal – PM
Ukraine’s new Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said his country will neither hold negotiations nor purchase fuels from Russia.”We can build relations with any neighbor if they are not aggressors or murderers. If they are… what could we talk about?” UNIAN news agency quotes him as telling TV station 24. “Russia...
European Commission Proposes to Drop Visas for Ukraine Citizens
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to lift visa requirements for the citizens of Ukraine for travel to the Schengen area. The proposal by the EU executive to the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament comes after the Commission said in December that Ukraine successfully met all benchmarks under the Visa...
Dobrudzha, Pirin and the Rhodopes in the second round of the MusicBox chart for authentic folk music
Celebrating its 80th anniversary, Radio Bulgaria welcomes you to monthly voting for music from Bulgaria. Lots will be drawn to select the names of the winners – people who have guessed the winning song or tune – and three of them are going to win CDs with music in the respective genre. To vote, please send us an e-mail at...
Stanimira Petrova qualifies for Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Stanimira Petrova qualified for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after winning the semifinal boxing match against Tetyana Kob from Ukraine at the Olympic qualifier in Samsun (Turkey). Petrova won a convincing victory by points against Kob at the 51 kilogram category contest. All three side referees gave the same result 40:36;...
Bulgaria Seeks Inclusion into Visegrad Group’s Energy Projects
Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev has said his country is looking for Slovakia’s support for its involvement in energy projects currently developed by the Visegrad Group. Plevneliev has made the comment after a meeting with Slovakian counterpart Andrej Kiska in Bratislava. The Visegrad Group, also known as V4, includes Poland,...
Being EU Member Guarantees Prosperity, Security – Bulgarian President
According to Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, being a member of the EU is the only only way forward for achieving prosperity, safety and security. Plevneliev wants Bulgaria to be a proud member of the EU and not subordinate to one of the world powers. The Bulgarian president said this in an interview for Euronews broadcasted on Thursday. The...
