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Bulgaria's Army to Assist Border Police Officers as of Monday
As of Monday, Bulgaria's Armed Forces will assist police officers patrolling the border with Turkey in a bid to cope with the refugee flows increase.
Bulgaria Has Received No Notice of Termination for South Stream Yet - Minister
Bulgaria has received no notice of termination for the South Stream gas pipeline project so far, according to Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova.
In a Saturday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio she said that the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project, which was proposed as an alternative to South Stream, would be costlier due to the re-routing.
Memories! Marie-Chantal remembers the day she became a "Greek princess"
Princess Marie-Chantal of the Greek Republic, feeling nostalgic, shared a throwback wedding photo to the day she married the former Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece. The photo was taken 20 years ago in London on July 1, 1995, and she doesn't appear to have aged a day. Titled, "My Wedding Picture", the photo shows Marie-Chantal Miller in a Valentino wedding gown?
Russia Bans Re-Export of Crop Products from Bulgaria
Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the re-export of crop products from Bulgaria as of April 25.
Vucic: Relations between three countries never been better
CRAIOVA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Friday that by joining efforts, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria could realize many good projects, adding that relations between the three countries had never been better.
Bulgaria, Romania Move to Set Up Joint Tourist Info Center in China
Bulgaria and Romania will set up a joint tourist information center will in China as part of the initiative of the two countries to develop joint tourist products for distant markets, according to Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova.
MAE: Romanian-Bulgarian joint statement on strengthening regional cooperation in energy area
The Foreign and Energy Ministers of Romania and Bulgaria on Friday, on the occasion of the joint government meeting taking place in Craiova, signed a joint statement on strengthening the regional cooperation in the energy area, which mainly underscores the commitment of the two sides to the European strategic objective of diversifying both the routes and the sources of energy.
Bulgaria, Romania Sign Joint Declaration on Energy Cooperation
The energy ministers of Bulgaria and Romania, Temenuzhka Petkova and Andrei Gerea, and the foreign ministers of the two countries, Daniel Mitov and Bogdan Aurescu, have signed a joint declaration on regional energy cooperation.
Bulgarian PM: South Stream should have been built without third package; I support Nabucco
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, in the joint press conference with the Romanian and the Serbian Prime Ministers in Craiova on Friday, said that South Stream should have been built without the EU's third energy package and that there currently isn't any contract signed by Bulgaria or Russia.
PM Ponta: Bulgaria and Romania have bigger chances to succeed in all projects if together
Prime Minister Victor Ponta stated on Thursday in Craiova, at the beginning of the joint Bulgarian-Romanian government session, that the two countries have better odds at success if they stand together, reaffirming that the possibility of entering the Schengen Area will become a reality if the two states work together.
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Bulgaria's Prosecuting Authority Starts Probe Over Bribe Claims of Defense Minister
Bulgaria's prosecuting authority is launching an inspection in connection with an interview of Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev in which he states that he has been offered a bribe.
Oprea and Bachvarova meet, discuss accession to Schengen Area, police cooperation
Romania and Bulgaria's accession to the border-free Schengen Area, regional and bilateral police cooperation as well as cooperation inside European organisations, joint operative missions in the areas of border security, migrations and asylum, corruption, were the main topics of discussion at a meeting on Friday in Craiova, of Romania's Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea and his Bulgarian counterp
Balkan Trafik Festival in Brussels on April 23-26
BELGRADE - Balkan Trafik!, a music festival promoting the art and culture of the Balkans, kicked off at the Center for Fine Arts in Brussels on Thursday and will close on April 26.
PM meets with Romanian and Bulgarian counterparts
PM meets with Romanian and Bulgarian counterparts
Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania will be able to best protect their interests together, Serbian Prime Minister said on Friday in Craiova, Romania.
He made the comments after his meeting with Bulgarian and Romanian Boiko Borisov and Victor Ponta.
Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia Establish Craiova Group for Cooperation
The respective Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, Boyko Borisov, Victor Ponta and Aleksandar Vucic, established on Friday a Craiova Group for cooperation.
This emerged after the bilateral and trilateral meetings, which were held between government representatives of the three countries in the Romanian city of Craiova.