Democratic Bulgaria co-chair Christo Ivanov told Darik Radio today that Sofia should help Ukraine in the war against Russia in any way it can, including through the supply of weapons, the three-party coalition’s press office said. (“Yes, Bulgaria!”, “Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria” and “The Greens”). “It is absolutely ridiculous to say that the supply […]
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Bulgaria: Will not renew gas contract with Gazprom
Bulgaria will not renew its gas supply contract with Russia’s Gazprom amid the war in Ukraine and will consider alternative supplies and a future joint European Union contract to avoid shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vasilev said on Saturday. Bloomberg. The Balkan country supplies almost all of its natural gas through a 10-year contract with […]
Bulgaria: Former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov released
Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of corruption, was released today, state television reported. “It was brutal and frustrating, we went back to communism,” he said, adding that he had not been prosecuted. “They came to my house while we were having dinner. They found nothing and when […]
BTA: The Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector will start operating on July 1st
The construction of the gas pipeline between Bulgaria and Greece will be completed by the end of June, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told reporters today during an inspection of the construction of the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector from the village of Malko Cantievo near the town of Santa. in southern Bulgaria, together with the Minister of Energy. […]
Bulgaria deports 10 Russian diplomats on charges of ‘incompatibility’
LAST UPDATE: 15:25 The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced today that it had declared 10 Russian diplomats “personae non gratae” and given them 72 hours to leave the Balkan country due to what it claimed were actions that were deemed inconsistent with their diplomatic status. In a statement on its website, the Foreign Ministry said that […]
Bulgaria: Former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov arrested
Bulgaria’s former prime minister and leader of the center-right GERB (Citizens for Bulgaria’s European Development) party was arrested today in a police operation linked to an investigation by the EU Prosecutor’s Office, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said. Borisov served as Bulgaria’s prime minister for almost a decade, until last April when he lost the election […]
Bulgarian President: Nothing justifies violation of national integrity and victims
“Whatever the background, whatever the pretext for the war in Ukraine, nothing can justify the attack on the country’s national sovereignty, the losses, the destruction and the enormous suffering,” President Rumen Radev said today. during a press conference with his Romanian counterpart Klaus Johannes in Bucharest, where Radev is paying a working visit. The head […]
BTA: Zelensky asks for ‘any kind of help’ Bulgaria can provide to Ukraine
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov told reporters today that he had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend and that he had asked for any help. The Bulgarian Prime Minister said that Zelensky had asked him to assist in talks with the European Union on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The Ukrainian President […]
Borrell welcomes Macedonia’s decision to join EU sanctions against Russia
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell welcomed Northern Macedonia’s decision to align with EU sanctions against Russia. Northern Macedonia has been fully aligned with the EU’s common foreign and security policy, as well as with the EU sanctions package against Russia following the latter’s invasion of Ukraine. “The decision to […]
Bulgaria will receive up to 8 Dutch fighters and 200 soldiers
Bulgaria, a NATO member, will host up to eight Dutch warplanes and 200 troops to assist it in airspace policing missions amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a government decision today. From April 1 to May 31, the Netherlands will deploy two warplanes on a 24-hour air policing mission, in line with NATO’s comprehensive […]
