Russian President Vladimir Putin and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov have discussed on the phone joint projects in the energy sector, the Kremlin press service announced. The conversation was held on the initiative of the Bulgarian side. During the talks Putin and Borissov agreed to intensify cooperation in the framework of the Russian-Bulgarian intergovernmental commission on economic, scientific and technical cooperation. The conversation took place a day after the reply of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on questions by the Bulgarian government regarding the implementation of energy projects, such as the Balkan gas hub, "South Stream", "Burgas-Alexandroupolis," as well as nuclear energy projects. Borissov pointed out that pipes for the construction of the South Stream project have already been stored in the ports of Burgas and Varna.
President Rumen Radev called for the processes of modernization of the navy to continue. On board the frigate Drazki in the Black Sea, the president, the Deputy Minister of Defence Radostin Iliev and the commander of the Bulgarian navy rear admiral..
"It is important for us to stand firm and instill confidence in our European partners, and this frequent change of governments, frequent elections, does not send a good signal", Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth..
President Rumen Radev is to hand the second governing-forming mandate next week. ''I expect We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) to clearly state whether they will be an opposition or will seek support for forming a government'',..
The largest archaeological campaign ever conducted on Perperikon has begun, BTA reports. Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov, head of the research at..
After 17 MPs from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, MRF, were expelled, among them the party’s other co-chair Dzevdet Chakarov, MRF MP Ahmed..
Greece’s Minister of Defence Nikos Dendias announced that Greece, Bulgaria and Romania are to establish a military mobility corridor in NATO’s Eastern..
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