Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Europe should stay away from populism and nationalism: Prime Minister Boyko Borissov
“Crises in Europe in the recent years have clearly suggested the need of systemic parties which do not succumb to either populist or nationalist ideas. We should be careful with our selfish motivation”. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov made this statement one day after the nail-biting European Union summit focused on two fateful issues for the...
Press review
In an interview for Sega, Nikola Kazakov, President of the State Agency for Refugees says that refugees now spend no more than a few hours in Bulgaria. The trafficking rings are functioning flawlessly and practically all foreigners continue West. For months refugee centres have been registering disappearances in large numbers; in the August 2015...
The temple-well at Gurlo village
We found out about the “temple-well” near Gurlo village near Pernik from mountain guide Stanoy Arabadjiev who has been endeavouring to spark interest in Bulgarian antiquities. To enter, we had to clear the thicket that was hiding it from view. The well is said to be a temple to the Sumerian god Enki. It was discovered in 1971 by archaeologist...
Mixed company invests EUR 55 mln. in production and processing of mushrooms in Razgrad
A factory for the production and processing of Oyster mushrooms will be built up on the territory of Razgrad. The Bio-Agro Resource+ mixed company of Bulgarians, Russians and Ukrainians intend to invest some EUR 55 million The company points out that it will use technologies for the production and processing of organic mushrooms, grown on straw....
Bulgaria – winner or loser in the South Stream saga
During the outgoing week we saw the start of the last season of the show called South Stream. After Bulgaria blocked the gas pipeline project in 2014 under pressure from the European Commission and US lobbyists, it will soon be clear whether the country will come out winner or loser in this saga. Since the start of democracy in this country the...
President and Vice-President held press conference on occasion of fourth year in office
On occasion of the fourth anniversary of their inauguration, Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev and Bulgaria’s Vice-President Margarita Popova rendered account of the activity of the Presidential institution during a special press conference. President Plevneliev mentioned in his speech the construction of new motorways and the...
Bulgarian Stream project to balance gas controversies in Europe
The new project for a gas pipeline entitled Bulgarian Stream should reduce the clash of interests among EU countries an attain a certain balance between the planned Nord Stream 2 and the losses from the expected revenues from the suspended South Stream gas pipeline. The statement is made by the private US intelligence and analytical agency...
Minister Nikolina Angelkova: We expect more tourists coming from Germany, Poland and France
Two processes defined the tourist sector in 2015 – the formation of the Ministry of Tourism (it was given independent status at the close of 2014) and the efforts made throughout the year to make Bulgaria an appealing all year round tourist destination. “We achieved a great deal. The Tourism Act adopted in March 2013 is now functioning, without...
Tsvetana Pironkova with successful start in Sydney
Bulgaria’s top tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova was victorious in the first round of the tennis tournament in Sydney. Pironkova who joined the tournament on a “wild card” defeated Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko with 7: 6 (2), 6: 2. The match lasted nearly two hours. It was the third success for Pironkova out of four meetings between...
Beech forests in Central Balkan range are the Bulgarian contribution to UNESCO project
Ancient beech forests in the reserves of the Central Balkan National Park can get worldwide recognition after Bulgaria was invited to join the initiative of UNESCO called “beech forests – a common heritage of Europe”. It covers beech massifs in the Carpathians, in Slovakia and Ukraine, and old beech forests in Germany. The...
