Vladimir Varimez, a Bessarabian Bulgarian, is among the 24 Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia off the Crimean coast, Viktor Genchev, mayor of Banovka, Ukraine, the village 26-year old Varimez comes from, has confirmed for the Bulgarian National Radio.
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry confirmed that a Ukrainian citizen of Bulgarian origin, serving in the Ukrainian army, is among the sailors detained on board one of the three Ukrainian ships trying to cross the Kerch Strait on Sunday, and reiterated Bulgaria’s position that all sailors must be released immediately. If further investigation establishes that the Ukrainian citizen of Bulgarian origin detained has Bulgarian citizenship he will be provided consular protection, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry adds.
Public organizations in Bulgaria have announced a second day of boycott of grocery chains for February 20 , after reporting the success of the first such initiative in our country. On the first day of the boycott, according to data from the..
The Bulgaria Parliament will hear today the Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev about a "questionnaire" prepared by the US on topics related to Bulgaria's readiness to participate in a special military..
On Thursday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 14 °C and minus 8°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 12°C. The day will be sunny but frosty. The thermometer values in most places will be negative. Before noon, there will be..
The Vazrazhdane parliamentary party is organizing a protest on February 22 in front of the Bulgarian National Bank against Bulgaria's entry into the..
The agriculture sector in Bulgaria maintains its stability, providing employment to 6% of the population and forming about 4% of the country's GDP. This..
A serious train crash involving a train owned by the Bulgarian company PIMK has occurred near Craiova, Romania. According to initial information, the..
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