Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Hans-Gert Poettering: We are united for the better
“I welcome the German government’s willingness to resume talks with Bulgaria on the country’s accession to Schengen,” said former President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering in an interview for Radio Bulgaria after the presentation of his book We Are United for the Better. My European Way on the Bulgarian market. Its...
Conflict in Ukraine changes Bulgarians’ attitude to Russia
A survey of the Alpha Research Agency on public attitudes in view of the conflict in Ukraine and the stand Bulgaria has taken shows that nearly one third of Bulgarians (29.6%) have changed negatively their attitude towards Russia. The Bulgarians still like Russia but are of the opinion that it cannot be a model for development nor can it offer...
Is Bulgaria mother or wicked stepmother to Bessarabian compatriots?
Just some twenty years ago Bulgarians used to live with the thought that war in Europe had remained in history books. However, in 1999 the bombing of neighbouring Yugoslavia came. Earth slowly absorbed the Slavic blood, as silent witnesses remained the jagged buildings in the center of Belgrade. It seemed that everything went quiet but artillery...
EU is to face big challenges, Steinmeier says in Sofia
Germany is a key partner to Bulgaria and the political and economic cooperation between the two countries testifies on that. The federal republic is a leading investor here with over 5,000 companies and a record turnover of more than EUR 6 billion per year. Both countries are looking for opportunities for an even broader cooperation not only in...
Summer season will be disaster, Bulgarian tourism industry say
The coming summer season in Bulgaria will be the weakest in the past 10-15 years. This is what tour operators expect, as it became clear from a round table on the topic of “Problems and Challenges before Summer 2015”, that was held in Varna. The most problematic is the situation on the Russian and Ukrainian markets. So far, hotel...
Language of hatred issues should be discussed openly, president says
The ethnic and religious groups in Bulgaria have lived peacefully together for centuries and the saving of the Bulgarian Jews during WWII is the brightest proof of that. This has been said by President Rosen Plevneliev, who has received the delegation of the American Jewish Committee, headed by its Executive Director David Harris. The head of...
Sofia looking for viable Russian gas alternative, prospects still unclear
Last week Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, while on an official visit to Slovakia, discussed Slovakia’s so-called Eastring proposal for creating an infrastructure that would supply natural gas to Southeast Europe from Europe’s North and West. The infrastructure in question would have been connected to the Turkish hub that is...
Bulgaria ready to support new group of sanctions against Moscow
The two-day meeting of EU foreign ministers dedicated to compliance with the peace agreements in Eastern Ukraine ends today. Bulgaria will support a new round of sanctions against Moscow if it is established that the Russian Federation violates the peace agreement reached in Eastern Ukraine. This was stated by Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign...
No refugee wave in Bulgaria yet, Nikola Kazakov says
According to latest data, 62 percent of the refugee accommodation centers’ capacity is used, as 3,735 people live there. The current increase of the refugee flow is negligible, but its expansion is expected with spring. Despite all these forecasts however, there is no data on a refugee wave here so far, said for Radio Bulgaria Chair of the...
Crisis PR or how to save the season
In the recent days the Ministry of Tourism has reported the results from the campaign of Bulgaria’s promotion as a tourist destination that closed in December 2014. Financing for the campaign has been provided through European funds and come to approximately 3.5 million euro. No one however has made any comments so far about the...
