Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
FBI director’s visit to Bulgaria: what’s new?
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey paid an official visit to Bulgaria earlier this week – the third one of its kind for the past 14 years. All three visits of FBI directors occurred during rightwing governments. The first, of Louis Freeh in 2001 during the term of the Ivan Kostov cabinet, coincided with a...
Resurrection of dead Nabucco project?
Bulgaria’s ambitions to play a key role on the European energy market wouldn’t cease, despite the latest unfavorable developments in the sphere. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov contracted on Wednesday in Sofia their new strategic partnership. Its focal point will be the implementation of the joint...
BRC to leave for Ukraine by end of the month
By the end of the month humanitarian aid of the Bulgarian Red Cross will be leaving for Ukraine, announced for Radio Focus BRC chairman Hristo Grigorov. He further informed that many Bulgarians voice their will to help people in the regions of Ukraine affected by military actions. Grigorov expressed his hope that the aid will reach all who need...
Rossen Plevneliev conducts consultations with MRF and BSP
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev continues his talks with the parliamentary forces within the so-called month of political consultations. Today he is to meet with representatives of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms and with the Bulgarian Socialist Party, to discuss the priorities of the two formations during the current year. During the...
Strandja International Boxing Tournament: We are proud of Bulgarian Amazons
The 66th edition of the traditional Strandja International Boxing Tournament for amateurs this year marked a great interest, also being a checkpoint before the start of the Baku 2015 European Games in June. The tournament is the oldest one in Europe and has been taking place since 1950. The first international presence at the event was marked in...
1878 Liberation opened doors for European development of Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, National Day March 3 is Liberation Day. This day finally dawned following five centuries of Ottoman domination in the Bulgarian lands and after many years of spiritual revival and national-liberation struggles. Those struggles peaked in the 1876 April Uprising. It was not an isolated act of despair but part of a deep crisis in...
Hungary and Russia ahead of Bulgaria for Turkish Stream
While Bulgaria and other Balkan countries have been trying to turn back time by resuscitating South Stream, Hungary has taken a stride into the future. The Associated Press comments that “Little Putin” met Putin in Budapest. A nickname that speaks for itself given to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who appeared on the international scene in...
Balkan Developments
Turkish Stream to cost nearly USD 19 billion The project cost of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline between Russia and Turkey is to the tune of USD 19 billion. 50 billion cubic meters of gas out of all 63 billion cubic meters are to be supplied to the new gas hub at the Turkish-Greek border. 910 kilometers of the gas route will cross the bottom of...
Donald Tusk and Rossen Plevneliev discuss conflict in Ukraine and effect on the Balkans
The conflict in Ukraine and its effect on the Balkan region and the rest of Europe were in the focus of attention during the talks between Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk. The two are of the opinion that the changing situation presupposes that EU countries are united and talk in one and...
Port Burgas endangered by decline in cruises
Several cruise operators don’t feel safe across the Black Sea due to the complicated situation in Ukraine and Russia, which will lead to a decline in this type of voyages. That is why it is essential for Burgas and particularly for its harbor to attract operators, currently cruising across the Mediterranean, said CEO of Port Burgas Diyan...
