Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, who is visiting Sofia, today called on Bulgaria to provide military assistance to his country as soon as possible, and blamed the Bulgarian government for refusing to hand over any equipment. Authorities “know perfectly well what our demands are,” the minister, who arrived by car Monday night after a 20-hour […]
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Bulgaria, Switzerland, Amazon and Google invest in Computer Science Institute in Sofia
The Institute of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) was inaugurated today in Sofia. It was founded in collaboration with the two largest institutes of technology: the ETH of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL). Google, Amazon and DeepMind have invested in this project. The inauguration was attended by […]
Moscow announced the deportation of 45 Poles and two Bulgarian diplomats
Russia today announced the deportation of 45 Polish diplomats and two Bulgarians in retaliation for similar measures taken by Warsaw and Sofia in recent days. “Based on the principle of retaliation, 45 associates of the Polish embassy and consulates general in Irkutsk, Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg have been identified as undesirable,” the foreign ministry said […]
Separately from Northern Macedonia, Albania will seek EU membership
Albania will seek the European Union to continue its bid for membership separately from its neighbor Northern Macedonia, which still faces a Bulgarian veto, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday. Northern Macedonia and Albania were due to start accession talks with the bloc in late 2020, but Bulgaria blocked the start of formal […]
Bulgaria has announced the deportation of a Russian diplomat accused of espionage
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced tonight that it had described a Russian diplomat as an “undesirable person” and had given him 72 hours to leave the country, accusing him of espionage. The ministry said it had been informed by the country’s prosecutors that the first secretary of the Russian embassy was involved in an espionage […]
Bulgaria disputes census results in northern Macedonia over small percentage of Bulgarians
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry expressed surprise and doubt at the recent results of the census in Northern Macedonia, according to which only 3,504 citizens, or 0.19% of the country’s total population, identified themselves as Bulgarians. “The Republic of Bulgaria has repeatedly stressed that it is very important to create the conditions for the free self-determination […]
Bulgaria: Moscow’s demand for ruble payments violates contracts
Russia’s demand for gas payments in rubles violates contracts and should not be accepted, a government spokesman for gas supplies to Bulgaria said today as the European Union-Moscow dispute over energy supplies escalates. “Bulgaria’s position, which has also been coordinated at European level, is that such a breach of existing conventions, which clearly states that […]
The share of RES increased by 21.57% in the transmission network and by 20.17% in the distribution network.
The share of renewable energy sources (RES) in Bulgaria’s energy balance increased in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the country’s Energy Regulatory Authority. The share of RES increased by 21.57% in the transmission network and by 20.17% in the distribution network. In particular, […]
Bulgaria: Sofia recalls ambassador to Moscow
LAST UPDATE: 15:53 Bulgaria has announced the recall of its ambassador to Moscow in protest of the Russian ambassador to Sofia’s insulting remarks about the war in Ukraine. “We will recall our ambassador to Russia for consultations,” Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov had previously announced. “We will recall our ambassador from Russia for consultations … […]
Brussels loosens restrictions on pork trade from most of Bulgaria
The European Commission has eased restrictions on African swine fever (ASF) in the production and trade of pigs and pork in / from most of Bulgaria, with a few exceptions in several municipalities in four regions: Blagoevgrad and Pazar Plovdiv to the south, and Varna to the north coast. The amendment entered into force on […]
