The Patriotic Front (PF), one of the parties backing the coalition government, announced that it is not going to support the ratification of the contract for the issue of new BGN 16 B debt.

Business » Finance | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 13:37

Bulgaria Has Been Living on Borrowed Money since 2009 – Finance Minister

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov has insisted that the new borrowing of up to BGN 16 B is inevitable.

Business » Finance | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 13:22

Westinghouse Optimistic about EU Energy Union

The new strategic framework for the creation of a Energy Union was deemed ''crucial'' to EU future in a Westinghouse report published Wednesday.

Business » Energy | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 15:22

Bulgaria’s Chiren Gas Storage Has Enough Gas for 3 Months

Bulgaria’s Chiren underground gas storage contains enough gas to meet the country’s needs for three months with some restrictions, according to a media statement of the Energy Ministry.

Business » Energy | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 07:43

Merkel: Security in Europe Needs to be Built with Russia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that security in Europe needs to be built in alignment with Russia.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 17:06

European Commission to Present Energy Union Blueprint

The European Commission is to present Wednesday a blueprint for the future Energy Union.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 09:29

Sofia Appellate Court Acquits Former Interior Minister on Embezzlement Charges

The Sofia Appellate Court has confirmed the innocence of former Internal Minister of the first center-right GERB cabinet, Tsvetan Tsvetanov on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 16:29

Tolls Will Only Be Levied on Trucks – Road Infrastructure Agency Head

Lazar Lazarov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Roads Infrastructure Agency, has assured that tolls will only be levied on heavy goods vehicles.

Politics » Domestic | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 11:52

Bulgarian Opposition Parties Organize Protests Against New BGN 16 B Debt

Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the nationalists from Ataka organized protests on Wednesday regarding the proposal made by Financial Minister Vladislav Goranov on a new BGN 16 B debt.

Politics » Domestic | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 11:45

Bulgarian MP, Ex-Military Hospital Chief, Voted Out of Office

Bulgaria’s Parliament terminated the term in office of Stoyan Tonev, MP from center-right ruling party GERB.

Politics » Domestic | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 11:03

The Symphonic Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio to Play at The Godfather Screening

The Symphonic Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) has accepted the invitation to accompany the screening of The Godfather (1972) on November 7 in the National palace of Culture in Sofia.

Society » Culture | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 14:29

Munich Police Help Ski Queen Lindsey Vonn Fly to Bulgaria for World Cup Event

Munich airport police have helped Lindsey Vonn board a plane to Bulgaria for a World Cup event after the US ski queen realized she had forgotten her passport, the AP reported on Wednesday.

Sports | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 18:19

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic in Acapulco

Bulgaria’s top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has defeated Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic 6:3, 5:7, 6:0 in a match of the first round of the ATP Acapulco 2015.

Sports | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 08:00

Amnesty International Notes Bulgaria's Mixed Record on Human Righs in 2014

Amnesty International released its annual report on Wednesday, which documents the state of the human rights during 2014 in 160 countries, including Bulgaria.

Views on BG | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 10:05

Greek Fin Minister Varoufakis Criticizes EU Asuterity Policies in Charlie Hebdo Interview

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis stated in an interview for the French magazine Charlie Hebdo that Europe can only benefit from the policies implemented by progressive governments like the one of SYRIZA.

World | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 13:29

Lithuania Considers Reintroducing Military Conscription

Lithuania considers reintroducing military conscription in view of the changed geopolitical situation.

World | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 11:15

EU Commission Concerned by Asylum Abuse by Western Balkans Citizens

Asylum abuse by citizens of the visa-free countries in the Western Balkans remains a considerable concern for the EU, the European Commission said in a report on Wednesday.

World » EU | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 16:05

EU Commission Adopts Strategy on Energy Union

The College of Commissioners adopted its strategy on the Energy Union on Wednesday, which focuses on achievement of sustainable energy union and forward-looking policy on climate change.

World » EU | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 16:03

Russia and Cyprus Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides signed a memorandum on naval cooperation Wednesday.

World » Southeast Europe | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 18:15

Former Greek FinMin Faces Falsification Charges over Lagarde List

Giorgos Papakonstantinou, a former Greek finance minister in the George Papandreou government between October 2009 and June 2011 has appeared in court in Athens Wednesday.

World » Southeast Europe | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 12:51

Russia Yet to Decide on Potential Halt in Gas Supply to Ukraine

Russia hasn’t decided yet whether to halt gas sales to Ukraine, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday.

World » Russia | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 17:32

Ukraine’s C-Bank Curbs Foreign Currency Buying to Stem Hryvnia’s Decline

Ukraine's central bank on Wednesday banned all foreign exchange purchases by companies through banks for the rest of the week in a bid to stem a sharp fall in the national currency, the hryvnia.

World » Ukraine | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 21:32

Ceasefire Seems to Be Holding in Eastern Ukraine

A long-awaited ceasefire seems to have taken hold at last in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday.

World » Ukraine | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 19:49

Normandy Group Calls for Reinforcement of OSCE Mission to Ukraine

The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany met in the so-called “Normandy format” on Tuesday, calling for the reinforcement of the OSCE monitoring mission to Ukraine.

World » Ukraine | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 12:42

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Prof. Hanke: ‘Ukraine’s Brutal Inflation’

The collapse of Ukraine’s hryvnia currency, which has lost half of its value against the US dollar since the start of 2015, has resulted in a surge of inflation, Economics Professor Steve Hanke wrote in a recent blog.

Novinite Insider » Expert Voices | February 25, 2015, Wednesday // 20:17