"Bulgaria would hardly be able to find an alternative to Russian natural gas," Radoslav Ribarski, chairman of the Energy Committee in the National Assembly and a member of parliament from We Continue the Change party, told BNR. The options,..
War in Ukraine has affected over 60% of Bulgarian businesses, indicates a survey by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Germany is the most desirable partner for Bulgarian business, followed by Turkey. According to the chamber's..
Because of information that naval mines near Odessa have been swept into the Black Sea by a storm, threatening navigation, the Bulgarian government has announced it has taken all necessary precautions. Bulgaria’s maritime borders are being..
An ammonia leak from a chemicals plant near the battered Ukrainian town of Sumy has contaminated an area with a radius of 5 kms. , the authorities have said. The winds have scattered the ammonia cloud outside the city. People in Sumy are urged to..
According to the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chair of the BSP Kristian Vigenin, a risk to Bulgaria's security was the severe division in Bulgarian society. In an interview with Darik Radio he pointed out that the..
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin is arriving in Sofia and is to hold talks with Bulgaria’s Minister of Defence Dragomir Zakov. In an interview with the BNR Minister Zakov said this was a high-profile visit and went on to explain that the NATO..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda have discussed over the phone the threats the Ukraine war poses to Eastern Europe. Two million people fleeing the war have already sought refuge in Poland. Tens of thousands..
Two of the more than 100 ships stranded in Ukraine’s ports because of the war are Bulgarian. One is in Odessa, the other – in Mariupol. Most of the sailors on board the two vessels are from Varna, for the time being only six members of the two..
“The defence and the sovereignty of Bulgaria can only take place via NATO,” ex-Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky stated in an interview with Nova TV. According to her, closing the sky over Ukraine and supplying it with Polish fighter aircraft would..
Currently, there are over 38,000 refugees from Ukraine residing in Bulgaria, chair of the State Agency for Refugees Petya Parvanova said in the National Assembly. According to her, there were issues like lack of interpreters and..
