On May 6th, Bulgaria celebrates the Day of Courage and the Armed Forces, which is traditionally marked by a military parade. However, this year the parade will not take place. Instead, there will be demonstrations of the capabilities of the Armed Forces across the country, Defense Ministry spokesman Mitko Dimitrov was quoted as saying by […]
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Ukraine is asking Bulgaria to repair heavy military vehicles
Ukraine has asked Bulgaria to repair some of its heavy military equipment at its arms factories, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov said after a meeting in Kyiv today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Bulgaria, a member of the European Union and NATO, has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine but has not yet decided whether […]
Bulgaria’s first regional working group on EU Energy Market Platform
The European Commission and Bulgaria have agreed to set up a first regional working group in Sofia, as part of the EU Energy Market Platform, according to a Commission statement. This pilot project will look at gas and electricity needs, prices and flows, as well as infrastructure aspects. It should be noted that after Gazprom […]
Bulgaria: Country Can Cover Gas Received From Russia From Other Sources
LAST UPDATE: 19:11 Bulgaria can cover the Russian gas it receives from other sources and will not face shortages next winter, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Asen Vasiliev said today. Russian giant Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday because the two countries refused to pay in rubles. Bulgaria […]
Agreement between Ukraine and Bulgaria on grain exports through the port of Varna
Ukraine has reached an agreement with Bulgaria to export its grain through the Bulgarian port of Varna, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov on Thursday. Zelenki did not mention the timing of the agreement, nor did he provide details on the volume of grain that Ukraine will export […]
Bulgarian PM: Europe must be stronger and find alternatives to Russian gas
Europe must be “stronger” and find “alternatives” to no longer use Russian gas, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov said today from Ukraine. Moscow cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland yesterday. “For a few months now, we would never have thought we would be without Russian gas, but now we have alternatives,” said Kirill […]
BTA: International Armored Group invests 20m leva in armored car factory in Bulgaria
Leading armored vehicle maker International Armored Group (IAG) is starting preparations for the construction of a factory in the coastal city of Burgas, IAG announced today in a press release. The future plant in Burgas is IAG’s second direct investment in the Bulgarian defense industry, after in 2021 the company chose a training field to […]
Von der Leyen: Poland, Bulgaria now receive gas from neighboring countries
Poland and Bulgaria are now receiving gas flows from neighboring countries, Commission President Ursula von der Layen said hours after supplies to the two countries were cut off by Russia’s Gazprom. “The Kremlin blackmail is not a surprise to us. It is something the Commission has been preparing for. Our response will be immediate, common […]
Gazprom: Closes the tap for Poland, Bulgaria – ‘Jump’ 4% in gas prices
LAST UPDATE: 16.20 Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday morning because they did not pay the energy giant in rubles. According to Reuters, Poland and Bulgaria are the first countries in which Europe’s main energy supplier has cut off gas supplies since Moscow invaded Ukraine. The Dutch futures were found […]
Kuleba in Bulgaria: It’s time to make a decision
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba today called on Bulgaria, a NATO and EU member state, to provide military assistance that his country desperately needs to survive the Russian invasion. Bulgaria has condemned the Russian invasion, voted in favor of European Union sanctions against Russia and has accepted more than 90,000 Ukrainian refugees, but the four-party […]
