ARCHIVE - 6 May 2016

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Business

China to Invest EUR 20 M in Bulgaria’s Burgas Port to Facilitate Trade with Europe

China will invest about EUR 20 M to make Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas a logistics hub for trading in goods with partners in Central and Eastern Europe, the port executive director has said.

Business | May 6, 2016, Friday // 17:33

IMF Projects 2.3% GDP Growth for Bulgaria in 2016

Bulgaria's economic growth is expected to slow down to 2.3% in 2016 from 3.0% in 2015 reported last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday..

Business » Finance | May 6, 2016, Friday // 16:53

US Energy Envoy: New Gas Projects ‘Are Little More Than Distractions’

New proposals and MoUs for new gas projects sometimes “have little more than the goal of distracting from the good projects that are underway”, Amos Hochstein, US Special Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, said on Friday.

Business » Energy | May 6, 2016, Friday // 18:45

Bulgarian Tourists Stuck on Santorini by General Strike in Greece

About 500 Bulgarian tourists remain stuck on Greece’s Aegean island of Santorini due to a strike of ferry companies, Sofia-based bTV broadcaster bTV reported on Friday.

Business » Tourism | May 6, 2016, Friday // 10:59

Politics

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov to Meet with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will meet on Friday with Deputy U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a working visit to Sofia.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 6, 2016, Friday // 11:18

Car Crash Hampers Traffic on Bulgaria’s Trakia Motorway

A car crash partially blocked traffic on Bulgaria’s Trakia motorway linking Sofia and Plovdiv, NovaTV reported on Friday,

Politics » Domestic | May 6, 2016, Friday // 15:25

Bulgaria Holds Military Parade to Mark Army Day

Bulgaria marked its Army Day on May 6 with a military parade involving about 1,300 servicemen and 35 tanks, howitzers, APCs, armoured cars and artillery pieces.

Politics » Domestic | May 6, 2016, Friday // 11:51

World

Almost 185,000 Migrants Entered Europe by Sea so far in 2016: IOM

An estimated 184,887 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea between January 1 and May 5 this year, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said in Friday.

World | May 6, 2016, Friday // 14:09

J?n Fige? to Serve as EU Commission Envoy on Freedom of Religion

Former Education and Culture Commissioner J?n Fige? was appointed as the first Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced on Friday.

World » EU | May 6, 2016, Friday // 14:56

Turkey Won’t Amend Anti-terror Laws in Return for Visa Deal, Erdogan Tells EU

Turkey won’t change its anti-terrorism laws to win visa-free travel to the EU for its citizens, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

World » Southeast Europe | May 6, 2016, Friday // 18:43

Stagnant Eurozone Economy to Hamper Growth in CESEE Region, IMF Says

The strongest impediment to growth of the economies of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) this year and next would be stagnation in the euro zone, which is the largest trading partner for many of them, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

World » Southeast Europe | May 6, 2016, Friday // 13:33

Russia Still Ready to Build Gas Pipeline to Southern Europe, Lavrov Says

Moscow hasn’t given up on its plans to build a pipeline to carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe across the Black Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has confirmed.

World » Russia | May 6, 2016, Friday // 12:39
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