Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Russia abandons South Stream pipeline, blames Bulgaria
Speaking during a visit to Turkey last night, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russia was dropping plans for the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline that was supposed to enter EU territory from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The statement by Gazprom’s Chief Executive Alexei Miller was even more scathing. The two laid the...
Russian deputy foreign minister visiting Sofia
Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has spoken with Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexey Meshkov at a meeting, closed for media. According to the message of the foreign ministry the Bulgarian minister has stated on the Ukrainian crisis that the most dangerous thing is when someone starts to believe his own propaganda. In his turn...
Press review
The budget of the National Health Insurance Fund for next year is doomed to failure and it is clear even now that the money will not be enough, Capital writes. It is evident even now that there will be a shortage of around BNG 450 million which means there will be no payments for hospitals or medicines. There is another option – to update the...
International project to develop regional cultural tourism
The Union of the Bulgarian Black See Local Authorities /UBBSLA/ is a partner at an international project, named ALECTOR – Collaborative Networks of Multilevel Actors to advance quality standards for heritage tourism at Cross Border Level, executed under the CBC Black Sea Programme. The goal of the project, which is to end next year, is the...
Technical University of Gabrovo hosts large traditional forum
Scientists from 17 countries present a total of 257 reports with scientific and applied works in the technical field at the Unitech Conference held at the Technical University of Gabrovo which organized this scientific forum for the 14th consecutive year. The forum this year is dedicated to the 50th anniversary since the foundation of the...
Bulgaria to grant EUR 50 thousand worth of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The government of Bulgaria will grant Ukraine humanitarian aid to the cost of EUR 50 000, which will be transmitted through the International Committee of the Red Cross. The aid will be officially pronounced during the Donors’ Conference for Ukraine to be held in December. This step is testimony of Bulgaria’s sustainable policy and...
Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev meets in Brussels NATO Deputy Secretary-General Alexander Vershbow
Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev attended the Foreign Affairs Council’s sitting with the participation of defense ministers of the EU member-states. The event accentuated on the budget of the European Defence Agency, the military operations of the EU and the situation with the expanded neighborhood /Ukraine, the Middle East, Libya/. In...
After losing in the dispute for the world boxing title, Kubrat Pulev continues to look ahead
With the first defeat in Kubrat Pulev’s career late last night ended the long-awaited match for the world title against Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko, holder of four champion’s belts of IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO. 38-year-old Klitschko defended his title for the 17th time and now he has the possibility to attack the last great belt that he...
Kubrat Pulev knocked out by Wladimir Klitschko in a match for one of the world titles of the Ukrainian boxer
Late last night the Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev lost to Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in the Hamburg match for the world boxing title for professionals under the International Boxing Federation. The match ended 49 seconds before the end of the fifth round after Klitscko knocked out his opponent. …read more Source: Radio...
EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva: “Bulgarian government should implement reforms to the end”
The new Bulgarian cabinet should show the courage to implement the politically tough reforms, postponed for years, to the end, Vice President of EC Kristalina Georgieva called on. She pointed out the healthcare system, the retirement one and the administration as priorities. In an interview for BNR she explained that the EC might not start a...
