Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Education policy towards Bulgarian communities abroad, 2016
The National Assembly Committee on Policies towards Bulgarians Living Abroad recently put to discussion several important issues: the education policy towards Bulgarian communities abroad in 2016, the increased number of openings at Bulgarian universities for our compatriots living abroad from 400 to 1,000. Attention also focused on the future...
Sofia stance on Minsk Accords remains unchanged
After the first day of the NATO Foreign Ministerial in Brussels, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said that Bulgaria continued to insist on Russia’s compliance with the Minsk Accords. There is no concession from NATO’s common stance also shared by Bulgaria that Crimea has been annexed illegally and belongs to Ukraine. Unless...
Bulgaria takes over presidency of Black Sea Coast/Border Guard Forum again
A meeting was hosted this week by Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Burgas of the coast/border guard leaders of Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia. The forum represents an efficient regional model for sharing responsibility and for joint action in countering cross-border organized crime and international terrorism in the...
Black Sea border services sign memorandum of cooperation
Heads of border services of the Black Sea countries signed a memorandum of cooperation within the frameworks of their sitting in Bulgaria’s coastal town of Burgas. According to the document, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine will introduce a modernized automated system for information exchange on topics related to...
Bulgaria invites German companies to move business to Bulgaria
During a meeting with representatives of the Eastern Committee of German Economy, Bulgarian Deputy Ministers of Economy, Daniela Vezieva and Lyuben Petrov, presented opportunities for expanding investments and trade between Bulgaria and Germany. A trend exists for German companies who plan to withdraw their investments from China and Turkey to...
Bulgaria needs programmers from third countries to fill deficit in IT sector
A study by the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association shows that in 2020 companies working in the IT industry in Bulgaria will be generating 6% of the gross domestic product of this country, making this sector one of the leading ones in Bulgarian economy. This was what chairman of the association, Stefan Bumov, said in Plovdiv where a business forum...
Musicbox Bulgaria: Three years Folklore Radio channel in the rankings for November
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...
Sofia shows reticence towards future increase of NATO forces near border with Russia
NATO’s Defense Ministers decided that the alliance should launch 4 military battalions consisting of 4,000 soldiers in the Baltic countries in response to Russia’s decision to deploy 330,000 military men along its western border. The USA is to deploy a battalion of 900 soldiers to Eastern Poland, as well as a contingent of tanks and...
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...
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...
