Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Macedonia becomes reason for tension between Sofia and Moscow
In the upper house of the Russian parliament, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the West could be wanting to change the government in Skopje in order to create a counterbalance to Russian influence in the region. The opinion that the destabilization of Macedonia was caused by external factors and that there were plans for splitting...
Premier Borissov participates at Eastern Partnership summit
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov attends the fourth summit of the Eastern Partnership held on May 21 and 22 in Riga (Latvia). Presidents, Premiers and Foreign Ministers of the EU member states and the partner countries-Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine take part at the summit. Bulgaria is among the countries...
The world hangs between diplomacy and guns
After close to 10 years as a member of NATO, is the Alliance still a strategic priority for Bulgaria and is the country in a capacity to uphold its interests and to avail itself of the advantages this membership offers? These were questions put to discussion at a one-day conference organized by the Institute for Democracy and Stability in...
Thousands waiting for Bulgarian citizenship by descent
Some 15,000 applications for Bulgarian citizenship have piled up since 2013 for lack of the papers required, said Deputy Justice Minister Petko Petkov at the hearing of the parliamentary committee on policies towards Bulgarians living abroad. “This only concerns the procedure of acquiring Bulgarian citizenship by descent in those cases when the...
Pancho Vladigerov international competition for pianists and violinists
The international competition for pianists and violinists held in Shumen has once again attracted professionals from all over the world. Shumen is the hometown of great Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov. The competition is held once in every two years and the start was in 1986. In the beginning the competition was for pianists only but after...
Tracing Second World War soldiers
The 70th anniversary of the end of World War II has prompted the Archives State Agency to present its new digital collection related to the most devastating world conflict so far. The collection is part of the “Bulgarian Wars” project dedicated to the three major historical events that we mark in 2015: the 70th anniversary of the end of...
Meglena Kuneva: Human rights protection is what makes Europe a unique political entity
“Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity.” These are the words France’s Foreign Minister Robert Schuman addressed to the international media in Paris on 9 May 1950. He presented a declaration addressing France, Germany and the...
President Plevneliev to mark May 9 in Poland
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev will attend in Poland the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of World War 2, informs the office of Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski.May 6-8 Poland will receive UN Secretary General Ban Ki –moon, The President of the Council of Europe Donald Tusk and the presidents of Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech...
Daily webcast
Welcome to Radio Bulgaria’s daily webcast Heartbeat Bulgaria! On the show this Thursday: · RB organizes a roundtable in Sofia on the Ukrainian issues, two experts talk about the Minsk Agreement · Next, we tell you about magnificent artist Iassen Ghiuselev, an illustrator of classics · Then, the creation of a home with the usage of quality...
Implementation of Minsk agreements – best chance of resolving conflict in Ukraine
Full implementation of the Minsk deal is the best chance of reaching a political resolution of the conflict in Donbas, said European Council President Donald Tusk adding that the EU continues to strictly monitor the implementation of the agreement signed in February. Donald Tusk made this statement at an EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev this week, the...
