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Sofia is trying to benefit from Russia-Turkey tensions to restore relations with Moscow, an AFP analysis published by several media outlets reads.
The first session in years held by the Bulgarian-Russian economic cooperation committee, held last week in Sofia, is cited as "a sign of thawing relations".
Another of the "friendly signals", the author opines, is the inclusion of Buffy, Russian President Vladimir Putin's Bulgarian shepherd dog he received as a gift while on a visit to Sofia in 2010, in a 2016 calendar compiled with his images.
The issue of Bulgaria's plans to set up a "gas hub" which would count on Russia as one of the main sources of supply is also touched in the article, after it was discussed at the intergovernmental committee's meeting.
"Balkan", as the gas hub project is named, has been approved by the EU Commission in principle
Russia's Deputy Justice Minister Sergey Gerasimov, who was sent to Sofia for the committee session, is however quoted as sayign that the two countries are now "awaiting the sorting-out of a series of technical questions with the European Commission"
With the tourism industry in Bulgaria hardly hit by a "steep drop in Russian visitors" with the fall of the rouble and slumping oil prices prompting Russians to tighten their belts, the possibility of diverting Russian tourists from Turkey to Bulgaria was also broached during the meeting.
But with Sofia also seeking to maintain its good relations with Ankara, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is quoted as admitting he was subjected to pressure coming from both sides in the recent spat. This is also a reference to recent tensions within the second-biggest opposition party, predominantly ethnic Turk Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS).
AFP's article is available here.
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Brazen Bulgarian gangs "terrorise the elderly and rob them over their life savings with increasingly aggressive phone scams nettling millions of euros," according to an AFP story.
The prospect of US President Donald Trump's moving closer to Russia has scrambled the strategy of "balancing East and West" used for decades by countries like Bulgaria, the New York Times says.
Bulgarians have benefited a lot from their EU membership, with incomes rising and Brussels overseeing politicians, according to a New York Times piece.
German businesses prefer to trade with Bulgaria rather than invest into the country, an article on DW Bulgaria's website argues.
The truth about Bulgaria and Moldova's presidential elections is "more complicated" and should not be reduced to pro-Russian candidates winning, the Economist says.
President-elect Rumen Radev "struck a chord with voters by attacking the status quo and stressing issues like national security and migration," AFP agency writes after the presidential vote on Sunday.
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