Bulgaria
Romania seems to have EU Commission’s support to join Schengen
February 10, 2012Romania and Bulgaria have more support from Brussels on their way to join the Schengen zone. During a recent speech, the European Commissioner responsible for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmström emphasized the importance of safeguarding the Schengen...
Hillary Clinton will travel to Europe for official meetings
January 28, 2012Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make an official visit to Bulgaria and Germany, announced on Friday Victoria Nuland, the secretary’s spokesperson. Hillary Clinton will participate in the 48th Munich Security Conference. “This...
Germany opposes Schengen membership for Bulgaria, Romania
January 20, 2011Germany opposes their entry to Europe's visa-free Schengen travel zone, saying the two countries need to do more to fight corruption Germany stands opposed to Bulgaria and Romania joining Europe's visa-free Schengen travel zone, saying the two countries...
Moldovan acting president meets Bulgarian finance minister
July 01, 2010Acting President Mihai Ghimpu today met Bulgarian Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Simeon Deankov, who is on a working visit to Chisinau. The sides discussed bilateral cooperation, the launch of investments projects in Taraclia district and other regions...
Bulgarian government disavows three Russian energy projects
June 15, 2010by Vladimir Socor Bulgarian government statements on June 11-12 have conclusively disavowed Russia’s projects to build the South Stream gas pipeline, Burgas-Alexandropolis oil pipeline, and Belene nuclear power plant, on Bulgaria’s territory...
Moldova to borrow Bulgaria's experience of society's participation in decision-taking
April 28, 2010Moldova will borrow Bulgaria's experience of ensuring transparency in the decision-taking process at the local level. The statement was made today during a visit to Moldova by an official delegation of the Bulgarian public administration. Meeting the...
Moscow criticizes Obama’s Afghan strategy
April 06, 2010By Roger McDermott Moscow ties “reset button” policy to Afghanistan On April 3, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Andrey Denisov, noted the generally positive change in the atmosphere between Moscow and Washington, but remarked that the relationship...
Moscow goes ballistic again over U.S. missile defense
February 24, 2010By Richard Weitz Just when it looked like Russia and the United States were about to finalize the terms of a bilateral nuclear arms reduction agreement to replace the START I Treaty that expired last December, their longstanding bilateral missile defense...
BBC: Moldova's Trans-Dniester region offers Russia to host missiles
February 16, 2010By Nick Thorpe Moldova's breakaway region of Trans-Dniester has reacted to US plans for a missile defence shield by offering to host new Russian missiles. The US wants to base elements of its missile defence shield in neighbouring Romania and Bulgaria...
Over 15K Moldovans received Bulgarian citizenship in 2002-2009
January 19, 2010According to data released by Bulgarian authorities, Sofia granted 47,891 citizenships. Most of them - 46,874 - were given to people who claimed to have Bulgarian origins. More than 20,000 Macedonians received citizenship during this period, followed...