News archive of April 2014

Bulgaria's trade with Germany was EUR 5.3 B in 2013, an unprecedented amount for the last 24 years, according to data published Wednesday.

Exports to Germany have also surpassed imports to Bulgaria for the first time since the two states established bilateral relations.

Ukraine's Interior Ministry reports to have eliminated three roadblocks set up by pro-Russian supporters in Slaviansk, Donetsk region.

"The roadblocks near Slaviansk have been eliminated by antiterrorist center forces in an antiterrorist operation at about 5 AM on April 30", the Interior Ministry said, quoted by Interfax.

Ambassador: Russia had no hand in selecting ministers

BELGRADE -- Aleksandr Chepurin says he is convinced that Serbia's new government is "quite determined to work to further strengthen relations between Belgrade and Moscow."

Bulgarian Development Bank and The Export-Import Bank of China signed a cooperation agreement for investments promotion for Chinese and Bulgarian companies, Wednesday.

The agreement was signed in Beijing during the visit of the Bulgarian delegation to China, led by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Krasin Dimitrov, the Ministry of Economy and Energy informed.

BELGRADE - Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin has expressed his confidence that the new Serbian government is quite resolute to further strengthen relations between Belgrade and Moscow.

BELGRADE - Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic has said that authorities must not allow that the pending reforms result in labor rights violations and that the heaviest burden falls on the shoulders of workers and the poorest citizens.

The iconic US motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson opens an official dealership in Sofia on May 17. 

It is owned and managed by an independent local entrepreneur and is under the jurisdiction of the Harley-Davidson office for South Eastern Europe in Athens.

Bulgaria is the first EU country to be a partner of the international livestock breeding expo SOMMET DE L'ÉLEVAGE, to be held in Clermont-Ferrand on October 1-3, 2014.

The event was presented in Bulgaria's Embassy in Paris, according to the press office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Serbia will remain neutral in the dispute between the European Union and Russia over Ukraine, the newly appointed Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said.

Interest rates on deposits for the businesses are on the rise, according to the latest data of the Bulgarian National Bank.