Bulgaria
Romania and Bulgaria create hub to counter Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea
The countries are developing the concept of a joint security hub in the Black Sea, in particular, for monitoring the routes of the shadow fleet and demining the water area.
Bulgaria and Serbia may nationalize Russian refineries due to sanctions
Russian oil refineries in Bulgaria and Serbia, which have been hit by sanctions, may change owners.
Belgium and the Netherlands will transfer seven minesweepers to Bulgaria, provided that Ukraine supports it
Belgium and the Netherlands have agreed to transfer seven Tripartite-class minesweepers to Bulgaria free of charge — four Belgian and three Dutch.
Bulgarian farmers are still using Russian shelling of Ukrainian ports to push up grain prices
A Bulgarian trader shared the opinion that some local farmers are still relying on events like the shelling of Ukrainian ports to push up grain prices.
Ukrainian company launches regular ferry service between Bulgaria and Georgia
On January 14, Ukrferry launched a ferry service from Varna to Batumi. It is planned that the Vilnius ferry will operate weekly flights.
Bulgaria will lead NATO mine countermeasures group in the Black Sea
For the next six months, the leadership of the Mine Action Task Force in the Black Sea has passed from Turkey to Bulgaria.
Lukoil denies plans to sell refinery in Bulgaria
Lukoil denied information about the possible sale of its Lukoil Neftokhim Burgas refinery in Bulgaria.
Lukoil is preparing to sell its refinery in Bulgaria to a Qatari-British consortium
The Russian company “Lukoil” plans to sell its largest asset in the Balkans – the “Lukoil Neftohim Burgas” refinery in Bulgaria by the end of this year.
Sea Breeze training with the participation of Ukrainian divers took place in Bulgaria (photo)
During the exercises, the participants exchanged experience in detecting, identifying and neutralizing mines in water. In Bulgaria, the Sea Breeze 2024.2 series training was successfully completed. This is reported by “Army Inform”. The diving teams of the participating countries demonstrated their professional skills and had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the unique experience of…
Bulgaria is interested in importing grain from Ukraine, – Vysotskyi
In particular, Bulgaria is ready to facilitate the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products to the country’s seaports. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy discussed the topic of export of Ukrainian agricultural products with the temporary charge of the Bulgarian embassy, Mykolai Nenchev. During the meeting acting Taras Vysotskyi, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine,…