Just six months in power but under threat: Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov is facing a motion of censure in parliament today over significant disagreements over the war in Ukraine within his government. The election spectrum hovers over the Balkan country of 6.5 million, the European Union’s poorest. Bulgarians have already won three elections in […]
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President of Northern Macedonia accuses Bulgaria of blackmailing and trying to humiliate the country
The President of Northern Macedonia, Stevo Pentarovski, accused Bulgaria on Tuesday of “blackmailing” and trying to “humiliate” his country, constantly making new “unacceptable demands” in order to lift the veto on the opening of the EU accession process. . Stevo Pentarovski, referring to the proposal submitted a few days ago by the French EU presidency […]
Strengthening Greek-Bulgarian defense cooperation – N. Hardalias in Sofia
The strengthening and upgrading of the defense cooperation for the benefit of the Armed Forces of the two countries and the joint management of the challenges and threats facing Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean were at the center of the meeting that took place today, Monday, June 20, the Undersecretary of National Defense Nikos Hardalias […]
Undersecretary of National Defense N. Hardalias is going to Bulgaria tomorrow
Undersecretary of Defense Nikos Hardalias is going to Sofia tomorrow to speak at the “Sofia Economic Forum III”, on Tuesday, June 21, on “The world – Post war in Ukraine: Mapping the New global & Regional Security Order”. Bulgarian Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov will speak on the same topic. Mr. Hardalias will also attend the […]
Bulgaria: The construction of the new Hrabri patrol boat of the P.N.
The carp ceremony for the new Hrabri patrol boat of the Bulgarian Navy took place at the MTG Dolphin shipyard near Varna, in the presence of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Defense Minister Dobromir Zakov, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Rear Admiral Kirill Mikhailov. With this ceremony, the shipbuilding actually began. Construction of a second patrol boat […]
French EU Presidency submits proposal to resolve dispute between Sofia and Skopje
France, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU Council for the current six months, has submitted a compromise proposal to Bulgaria and northern Macedonia to resolve their differences. The content of the proposal has not been made known, and it has been made known in all EU countries. According to media reports from Skopje […]
Bulgaria: Discusses investment opportunities with US companies
Bulgarian Minister of Innovation and Development Daniel Lorer discussed the deepening of trade and investment relations during a meeting with US companies in Washington, his ministry announced in a press release today. Lorer presented the opportunities for investment in high-tech production and research and development activities in Bulgaria, noting the growing interest of American companies. […]
Bulgaria: Parliament Speaker fired
The Bulgarian Parliament today ousted the speaker of parliament, dealing a new blow to Prime Minister Kirill Petkov’s coalition government, which faces a motion of censure next week. Opposition parties and the populist ITN party, which broke away from the four-party coalition last week, voted in favor of ousting Nikola Minchev, a member of the […]
Bulgaria: Petkov goes to Baku in search of Azeri gas
Prime Minister Kirill Petkov said he was going to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, this week to confirm the quantities of Azeri gas to be delivered to Bulgaria. Speaking to reporters today from the town of Veliko Tarnovo in north-central Bulgaria, Petkov stressed that he expects the interconnection pipeline with Greece, which will carry one […]
Bulgaria: Foreign Minister and Energy Minister resign
Foreign Minister Teodora Gencowska and Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov submitted their resignations to the prime minister, the two ministries announced on Monday. Both Genczowska and Nikolov gave their resignation as the reason for the decision of the party There is Such a People (TISP), which proposed them to leave the coalition government. The two outgoing […]
