Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Bulgaria on the way of migration flow from Africa and Asia
“April turned out to be the hardest month for those trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe with regard to the huge death toll and Bulgaria stands on the way of this refugee flow,” said Bruce Burton, Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Bulgaria. He is taking part in a seminar “Migration and Refugees: Issues...
For the first time in 2015 tourist liner docks in Varna
The first for this year tourist liner Princendam with 800 tourists onboard, docked at Port Varna on the Black Sea coast. For the many cruise ships that were expected to dock there but did not, there one single reason – the crisis in Ukraine, comments Vladimir Karadzhov, cruise ships operator for Bulgaria. This year there will be only 8 liners...
Authorities tighten grip on tax evasion in real property deals
In the time of the real estate boom from 2006 to 2008 many nationals of UK, the Scandinavian countries and Russia bought vacation homes in Bulgaria. Demand from nationals of Ukraine and Russia continued even after that. There is no precise statistics about the real properties of foreign nationals in this country, because a few of them –...
Port Burgas registers canceled cruise visits
Port Burgas administration has received cancellations of12 out of the total 31 visits of cruise ships through the current year. The reason the shop owners put forth, is the lack of possibility for these ships to visit the following destinations along the Black Sea cruise programme, namely the ports of Odessa, Yalta, Sochi. Big cruise companies...
Italy’s Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova visits Bulgaria
The Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Benedetto Della Vedova is paying a visit to Sofia today. The programme of the visit envisages consultations with his Bulgarian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Rumen Alexandrov. The two are to discuss illegal immigration; Bulgaria’s joining the Schengen...
Minister Daniel Mitov: Potential drop in number of Russian tourists in Bulgaria will be due to reduced purchasing power
The assertion that the number of Russian tourists coming to Bulgaria will go down because of the EU sanctions on Russia is part of the widespread misinformation on the matter, said Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov for the Bulgarian National Radio, adding that there is no prohibition on Russian nationals visiting Bulgaria. If there is a drop in the...
Ours are fake moral principles
For 150 families this Easter will be a sad one. The reason – the air crash covered by the media in the world down to the minutest details, often breaching all moral norms. Journalists were torn between providing maximum information and refraining out of deference. Whereas it makes sense that the crash on 24 March continues to be at the focus of...
Decline in number of foreign tourists expected in Bulgaria during summer season
A very difficult summer season is expected as the trend will be last-minute bookings and individually organised holidays, Bulgarian Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova has said. She added it was too early for a specific forecast to be made, as not all of the international tourism exhibitions have ended. However, she said that a 30-percent...
Bulgaria in NATO – 11 years on
Eleven years after Bulgaria’s accession to NATO, the question of the future of the alliance and of Bulgaria as a member is once again on the agenda. The country joined NATO on 2 April, 2004 after efforts stretching over 10 years; in becoming a member the country was guided by the consideration that the organization was Bulgaria’s...
US armored vehicles arrive at the airport of Burgas
Stryker machines of the US army were unloaded from transport planes at Sarafovo Airport in Burgas and arrived at the Novo Selo training ground, the BGNES agency informs. The military equipment will take part in the NATO military exercises as part of the Operation Atlantic Resolve. Nearly 350 US military are to take part in the drill as well as US...
