Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria seems not to be ready for gas crisis again
Several days ago Russia again stopped its gas supplies to Ukraine, as it happened back in 2009, because Ukraine failed to pay a deposit. In return Ukraine banned the imports of Russian gas. However, Russia currently transits gas to the Central and Southeast Europe through Ukrainian territory. The President of Russian Gazprom Alexey Miller warned...
Ten countries including Bulgaria call against expansion of Nord Stream
Ten EU Member States, including Bulgaria, have raised voices against Russia’s plans to expand the Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany. They have sent a letter to the European Commission reading the project was against EU’s interests and could further destabilize Ukraine. The letter calls for the project to be subjected to detailed...
Bulgarian economy: gaining or losing from Russia-Turkey crisis?
When two great powers spoil their relations, smaller countries incur losses as well. Will this turn out to be true about Bulgaria in the context of a major conflict that broke out between Russia and Turkey, old adversaries but in recent years almost brothers? Or will the proverb saying that fish is easily caught in troubled waters turn out as...
Tension between Turkey and Russia reaches Bulgaria
The sharp confrontation between Russia and Turkey over the downed Russian jet bomber over Syria echoed worldwide. In Bulgaria it also provoked tensions and this is understandable. Suddenly the relations between Bulgaria’s biggest neighbour – Turkey, and Bulgaria’s biggest ally from the past and NATO rival – Russia, strained. This is a...
Bulgaria – alluring destination for scuba divers
Tourists have been coming to Bulgaria from abroad eager to see shipwrecks in the country’s territorial waters. Diving and underwater exploration has been growing more and more popular among Bulgarians as well. For example, at the initiative of the Scuba Diving Centre in Varna, in May 2011, the government airplane used by Todor Zhivkov, a...
PM Borissov: pressure along gas pipeline to Bulgaria down
Pressure along the gas pipeline to Bulgaria is down after Russia has cut off gas supplies to Ukraine. A meeting has been called in Sofia to discuss the problem and Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has briefed the meeting about the situation. Premier Boyko Borissov who is on a visit to China has said that Bulgaria has taken precautions to avoid...
No change in Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria
After today Gazprom cut supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine because Kiev failed to provide advance payments for more of the “blue fuel”, currently there is no change in the mode of operation and supply to domestic and transit gas network of Bulgaria, said the Energy Ministry. The requests at the entry point to the national gas...
Russia to cut gas supplies to Ukraine, Bulgaria does not expect gas supply disruptions
Russia is to cut the supplies of natural gas to Ukraine on Tuesday or Wednesday, because that country failed to pay a deposit, Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced. In relation to that announcement, the Chief Executive Director of Bulgarian Bulgartransgaz Georgi Gegov said he was assured by Minister Alexander Novak that the...
World Parliament of Bulgarians underway in Varna
More than 200 ethnic Bulgarians from Moldova, Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, Cyprus Serbia and France have joined the sixth session of the World Parliament of Bulgarians underway in the Black Sea port of Varna. The Speaker of the parliament Prof. Plamen Pavlov was explicit that Bulgaria was not active in its policies towards Bulgarians abroad who...
Bulgaria is not to revise sanctions against Russia
Bulgaria, like all other EU member countries, are engaged with the agreement from Minsk in view of the sanctions against Russia. No revision of these sanctions can be expected on the part of any EU member, Bulgaria included, unless the entire volume of these agreements are fulfilled, said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov for journalists in...
