(Bloomberg) — Bulgaria’s plan to adopt the euro in 2025 faces new hurdles as the European Central Bank said the country still doesn’t meet the conditions — mainly because inflation has far exceeded the necessary threshold over the past year amid the fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Most Read from Bloomberg “Limited progress has […]
Romania and Bulgaria have partially joined Europe’s identity check-free travel zone, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union. After years of negotiations to join the so-called Schengen area, there is now free access for travellers arriving by air or sea. Land border checks will remain in place, however, due […]
Bulgaria has enacted a complete ban on the import of Russian oil into the country effective today, 1 March. Source: Bulgarian news outlet BGNES Details: “A complete ban on Russia’s oil imports to our country comes into effect today, following the ban on exports of products made from Russian raw materials on 1 January,” the […]
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated during a press conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov that Kyiv is interested in joint military production with Sofia. Source: Interfax-Ukraine, as cited by European Pravda Quote: “Ukraine is very interested in joint military production with Bulgaria. And with other states – first and foremost, with those states that […]
While plowing his field in Bulgaria, a farmer hit a large stone with his tractor. He stopped to check the area and discovered some exposed human bones. The farmer in Nova Varbovka reported the remains to police who brought an archaeologist with them to investigate, Kalin Chakarov, an archaeologist with the Veliko Tarnovo Regional Museum […]
Bulgaria will inform Ukraine about violations of the licensing regime by specific companies for exporting sunflower seeds, rapeseed, corn, and wheat, said Bulgarian Agriculture and Food Minister Kiril Vatev during an online meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Mykola Solskyi, the official website of the Bulgarian Agriculture Ministry reported on Feb. 9. The names of companies […]
The Bulgarian authorities are preparing amendments to the country’s criminal code that will allow the Kremlin regime to be prosecuted for its war of aggression against Ukraine. Source: Bulgarian Justice Minister Atanas Slavov in an interview with Euractiv, reported by European Pravda Quote: “Our goal is for Bulgaria to be able to launch criminal proceedings, […]
Bulgaria has begun sending 100 armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine from the warehouses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The agreement on delivering them was signed last year. Source: European Pravda referring to Bulgarian Defence Minister Todor Tagarev Details: The photos of the APCs were signed by the Minister: “The operation is ongoing. The Ministry […]
The 100 armored personnel carriers (APCs) Bulgaria promised to donate to Ukraine in July 2023 are yet to be delivered, Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said on Jan. 17, Bulgarian National Radio reports. The vehicles were in surplus to the needs of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry. In 2023, the national parliament voted to transfer them […]
On 17 January, Todor Tagarev, Bulgarian Defence Minister, has said that the shipment of 100 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from the Ministry of Internal Affairs warehouses to Ukraine, as agreed last year, has not yet begun. Source: European Pravda with reference to the BNR Details: At a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, Tagarev […]
Most of the weapons produced in Bulgaria are sent to Ukraine, Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said in a Jan. 15 interview with Voice of America. The ammunition, small arms, and light weapons produced by Bulgaria are crucial for the war effort, according to Tagarev “Bulgaria specialized in this type of production even in Soviet times, and this specialization is preserved,” he said. “The defense industry thus works almost 24/7, and the main part of […]
ISTANBUL — Defense leaders from Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania formalized a pact Jan. 11 aimed at protecting Black Sea shipping from mines laid in the course of Russia’s attack against Ukraine. Turkish defense minister Yaşar Güler, Bulgarian deputy defense minister Atanas Zapryanov and Romanian defense minister Angel Tîlvăr signed a memorandum of understanding to that […]