Bulgaria
EU chief’s plane affected by alleged Russian GPS jamming
The GPS signal for the plane disappeared as it approached Bulgaria for landing
EU’s eastern members demand import duties on Ukraine grains
THE European Union’s eastern states are demanding that the EU impose import duties on Ukraine grains, citing unfair competition, Hungary’s agricultural ministry said on Monday (Jan 15).
Russia cuts off a major supply of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria
INFURIATED by the West’s supply of arms and other support to help Ukraine resist invading Russian troops, Moscow on Tuesday (Apr 26) took the fight to Europe’s economy, telling Poland and Bulgaria tha...
Stop relying on Russia, Ukraine warns Europe after gas shutoff
EUROPE should stop depending on Russia for trade after Moscow halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for not paying in roubles, Ukraine said, as the shutoff exposed the continent’s weaknesses and ...
EU defies gas ‘blackmail’ as Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine
THE European Union warned Russia on Wednesday it would not bend to “blackmail” over its support for Kyiv, after the Kremlin cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland. The warning came as UN chief A...
Three groups bid to build US$1.6b gas pipeline in Bulgaria
[SOFIA] Three consortiums have submitted bids in a US$1.6 billion tender to build a pipeline to carry Russian natural gas across Bulgaria, state-owned network operator Bulgartransgaz said on Thursday.
Bulgaria edges closer to joining euro
[BRUSSELS] Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest country, moved a step closer to joining the euro on Thursday.
Breathing new life into Bulgaria's Cold War bunkers
[SOFIA, Bulgaria] Every day for the past 20 years, Lyudmil Kutev has lumbered three stories down the crumbling concrete steps of his Sofia apartment, descended into a basement Cold War bunker packed f...
Bulgarian village goes Chinese in yoghurt craze
Momchilovtsi has given its name to a drinking yoghurt that's the rage for Chinese consumers
Bulgaria's jobless rate edges down to 6.7% in July
[SOFIA] Bulgaria's jobless rate declined for a fifth consecutive month in July to 6.7 per cent, down from 6.8 per cent in June and 8.2 in the same month last year, data from the state employment agenc...
