The Bulgarian crew of the Maltese-flagged ship Rozhen are stranded on their vessel as result of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. The crew of 17 Bulgarians are trapped in the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk. They cannot go out to sea because..
Employers will be able to hire Ukrainian refugees, if they have refugee or humanitarian status. Refugees may register with the labor offices and benefit all social rights, Maria Mincheva, Vice President of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA)..
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Kornelyia Ninova met with employers to discuss the impact on the Bulgarian economy of the sanctions imposed on Russia, possible counter-sanctions and the consequences they will have for Bulgaria, the..
Bulgaria closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft as of midnight last night, the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport has announced. Aircraft operating on a licence issued by the Russian Federation will not be allowed to enter the sovereign..
“It looks obvious that Russia will win this war, but it will be hard-pressed to win peace. You cannot win with aggression,” said Bulgarian President Rumen Radev after the meeting of the Bucharest 9 (the Eastern European NATO members – Poland,..
The Council of Europe has announced it is suspending Russia’s rights of representation in the organization, BTA reports. Earlier t he Ukrainian army announced that armoured vehicles are entering the capital city Kyiv to defend it from the..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska is taking part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council special meeting in Brussels on the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. “Bulgaria strongly supports severe sanctions in response to..
Bulgaria is ready to provide timely support for the transportation and accommodation in Bulgaria of our compatriots who are being evacuated from Ukraine , regardless of whether they have Bulgarian citizenship. This was stated by President Rumen Radev in..
Dozens of Ukrainian and Russian nationals protested in front of the Russian Consulate General in the port city of Varna . Demonstrators held up banners, one of which read "War is a disgrace! Putin - out of Ukraine". They sang the Ukrainian anthem..
"Russia is waging a full-scale war against Ukraine," Ukrainian Ambassador to Bulgaria Vitaly Moskalenko told BNR . According to him, no aggression of the dictator is the last one, that is why Europe and Bulgaria cannot be at peace. The diplomat believes..
