SOFIA, Bulgaria—Police in Bulgaria on Friday discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants, who appeared to have suffocated to death inside a secret compartment under a load of lumber. The Interior Ministry said that according to initial information, the truck was carrying about 40 migrants and the survivors were taken to nearby…
US Sanctions Bulgarian Officials, Firms for Corruption
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions on five current and former Bulgarian officials, as well as five entities accused of illicit personal gain, undermining the country’s democratic institutions and perpetuating “corrosive dependence on Russian energy sources.” Brian Nelson, treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said the United States “supports our NATO ally Bulgaria…
Arms Factory Explosion in Bulgaria Kills 1, Leaves 2 Missing
SOFIA, Bulgaria—An explosion in a weapons factory in southern Bulgaria killed a 55-year-old man and left two women missing Tuesday. Health officials have confirmed the death of the man and said one woman was taken to hospital with a severe brain injury. Regional prosecutor Todor Deyanov said rescue teams expected to find the bodies of…
Bulgaria Nature Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 36
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is one of the most beautiful and peaceful countries in the world. Here are some stunning aerial nature views from Bulgaria’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new calming piano music masterpiece. Relax and let your worries fly away! _ Credit: Simple Happiness – youtube.com/channel/UCSNCAZHyxLYW7e-_WvUNSfw…
Bulgaria Expels Russian Diplomats, Blocks Bank Transfer to Russian Embassy
Bulgaria has blocked a bank transfer worth some $890,000 to the Russian embassy because of EU sanctions, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said on Wednesday, several days after Sofia expelled 70 Russian diplomatic staff from the Balkan country. “There is a bank transfer to the Russian embassy which falls directly under the European Commission sanctions. There are no frozen bank…
3 Dead in Bulgaria as Passenger Train Hits Truck at Crossing
SOFIA, Bulgaria—Three people were killed when a passenger train crashed into a truck at an unguarded railway crossing in northwestern Bulgaria Tuesday, authorities said. The accident occurred near Gara Oreshets, at 1:35 p.m. local time (1135 GMT), police said. According to initial data, the three victims were the truck driver and the two train drivers….
EU Calls Russia Suspending Gas Supplies to Poland and Bulgaria ‘Blackmail’
April 28, 2022
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European leaders have condemned Russia’s move to cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria as “blackmail” after the two NATO members had supplies shut off for refusing to pay in rubles. Moscow’s state-owned energy corporation Gazprom confirmed in an April 27 statement it had fully halted gas exports to Polish gas company PGNiG and…
Bulgaria May Seek Exception to Any EU Sanctions on Russian Gas and Oil
March 8, 2022
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SOFIA—Bulgaria supports sanctions on Russia as a means to halting its invasion of Ukraine, but will likely seek an exception on banning Russian natural gas and oil imports if such a proposal is put forward, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Monday. EU and NATO member Bulgaria is almost completely dependent on gas supplies from…
Official: Human Error Likeliest Cause of Bulgaria Bus Crash
SOFIA, BULGARIA—Human error is believed to be the most likely cause of the fiery bus crash in Bulgaria that killed 44 people, including 12 children, early Tuesday, a Bulgarian official said Thursday. The bus, which officials said had 52 people on board, mostly nationals of North Macedonia, was one of four returning from a trip…
Fire at Nursing Home in Bulgaria Kills 9 People
SOFIA—Nine people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in the eastern Bulgarian village of Royak and some of its elderly residents were gassed, a senior interior ministry official said on Monday. The fire, which broke out from the wooden rooftop of the home late on Monday, has been put out and the…
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