A representative survey conducted in 8 countries of Central and Eastern Europe by the Bratislava-based GLOBSEC has registered an increase in pro-western sentiments in the region. Bulgaria is an apparent exception in some respects. This was stated..
The European Commission has backed Sofia's introduction of transit fees for Russian natural gas received by Serbia and Hungary through the TurkStream pipeline, which crosses Bulgarian territory. "We welcome these recently introduced measures and are..
“We are not passive. The alliance is responding very proactively to such attacks.” said US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith, asked about NATO’s response to hybrid and cyber-attacks. She was speaking at the Winning the Peace in Ukraine..
Litasco, the trade branch of the Russian Lukoil, registered in Switzerland, has not received offers for the sale of Neftohim Burgas refinery and is not conducting negotiations on the sale of the refinery, Litasco, the company which manages various..
“What those in power must have as their aim is the defence of the national interest, security and the welfare of our society, not the pursuit of any clique interests,” President Rumen Radev told reporters, and went on to say that behind the pretty..
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, almost twice as many Bulgarians prefer the country to be in alliance with NATO and the EU - 45% , than those who chose an alliance with Russia - 22%. This is according to a nationally representative..
The increased pressure of the Bulgarian government on the Russian companies operating in Bulgaria has caused Lukoil to start a procedure for the sale of its Burgas-based oil refinery , Bulgarian Finance Minister Assen Vassilev told the Financial Times...
The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has spread the assurance of Minister Asen Vassilev that gas for consumers in Serbia and Hungary will not become more expensive due to the tax introduced by Bulgaria on the transmission and transit of Russian natural gas..
The Ministry of Defence has drafted a new defence strategy of Bulgaria, and the document has been published for public discussion. Bulgaria’s defence is pursued in the context of NATO’s collective defence and within the frameworks of the EU’s..
After in June of last year Bulgaria declared 70 diplomats and employees of the diplomatic missions of Russia as persona non grata in Bulgaria and the consulates in Varna and Ruse were left without staff, the one in Varna finally closed its doors. The..