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Bulgaria won't lift veto on N. Macedonia's EU plans yet, wants EU guarantees - PM

Bulgaria has set conditions for lifting its veto blocking North Macedonia's European Union accession talks and is working to see if Brussels can guarantee those terms are met, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Thursday.

Reuters

Bulgaria faces risk of political instability as PM loses majority

Bulgaria's prime minister pledged to lead a minority government on Wednesday as the populist ITN party quit the government over disagreements on budget spending and whether Bulgaria should back North Macedonia's European Union accession.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin's space chief issues wild Satan-2 hypersonic missile threat

Dmitry Rogozin - the head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency - threatened Bulgaria, Romania and Montenegro with a 208-ton, 16,000mph Sarmat "Satan 2" missile

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Russia Says Ban on Lavrov’s Plane a ‘Hostile Action’

The Kremlin on Monday said airspace closures by three eastern European countries which prevented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from traveling to Serbia were a "hostile action." Countries surrounding Serbia - Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro - closed their airspace to an official plane that would have carried Moscow's top…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Back on the road: Ukrainian refugees have to vacate Bulgarian seaside hotels

Anastasia Zaitseva waits with her two young children outside the Black Sea resort hotel she has called home since March to board a bus for another journey to an unknown destination after fleeing war in Ukraine.

Reuters

No, Ukrainian refugees were not banned from shops in Prague

A photoshopped picture is circulating online of two shops in Prague that allegedly refused entry to Ukrainians. The owners of the shop has denied these claims. Meanwhile, some social media users claim that Ukrainian refugees were evicted from a hotel in Bulgaria. We tell you more in this edition of…

France 24

EU to send more than 200 firefighters to Greece for the summer season

More than 200 firefighters and equipment from Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Romania and Norway will be stationed in Greece to provide immediate support in the event of major wildfires during the summer, the European Commission said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Denmark becomes latest country to have gas taps turned off by Russia

Denmark joins Bulgaria, Finland, Poland and the Netherlands in having supplies cut

The Independent UK

Gazprom to Cut Gas Supplies to Denmark’s Orsted, Germany via Shell Deal

Russia's Gazprom said on Tuesday it would cut off gas flows to Denmark's Orsted and to Shell Energy for its contract to supply gas to Germany, after both companies failed to make payments in roubles. The cuts will be effective from June 1, Gazprom said. Russia has already cut off…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Irish fighters Dylan Eagleson and Gabriel Dossen both into European finals

The two rising stars came through their semi-finals in Armenia on Sunday in flying style

Irish Mirror

Rights group: Bulgaria uses police dogs in migrant pushbacks

An international rights group says that Bulgarian authorities are attacking Afghan and other asylum-seekers, using police dogs and other violence to illegally push them back over the border into Turkey

The Independent UK

Italy's Draghi discussed with Bulgarian PM Ukraine situation, food crisis

Italy's prime minister Mario Draghi met his Bulgarian colleague Kiril Petkov in Rome, where they discussed the Ukrainian situation, the prime minister's office said on Monday.

Reuters

Beqa earns national call-up

NEWCASTLE Jets' player of the year Beqa Mikeltadze has capped a breakout first season in the A-League with a recall to the Georgian national team.

Newcastle Herald

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland as payments row with the west escalates

Russia cut off gas to Bulgaria and Poland last month amid an energy payments dispute sparked by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

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Italy to lead NATO combat unit in Bulgaria, to send up to 800 troops

Italy will take over the leadership of a new NATO combat unit that is being set up in Bulgaria to bolster the alliance's defences on its eastern flank amid the war in Ukraine, the Bulgarian government said on Wednesday.

Dublin Live

Dublin Airport: Underrated sunny destinations to fly to from Dublin

There are a number of pretty underrated places to travel to from Dublin Airport this summer

Chronicle Live

Five European countries that have no Covid-19 vaccination entry requirements

British tourists can travel without having to prove they are vaccinated, or recovered from Covid, or have tested negative

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Ukraine war speeds Greece’s transition to EU energy gateway

As Europe attempts to abandon Russian energy, Greece is becoming a gateway for LNG because it is surrounded by sea.

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Bulgaria says will veto EU oil sanctions on Russia if it does not get derogation

Bulgaria will not support European Union's new set of sanctions against Russia if the Balkan country does not get a derogation from the proposed ban on buying Russian oil, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev said late on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine

Rising energy prices in Europe are testing the resolve of those caught between a dependence on cheap Russian energy and their revulsion at Moscow’s war in Ukraine

Reuters

Bulgaria approves repairs to Ukrainian military equipment, not military aid

Bulgaria's parliament voted on Wednesday to allow repairs of Ukrainian heavy military equipment and seek ways to help Ukrainian exports of grains and electricity, sidestepping proposals to provide direct military aid to Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Which countries are most dependent on Russian gas imports?

Gazprom decision to stop supplying gas to ‘unfriendly’ Poland and Bulgaria denounced as ‘blackmail’

Al Jazeera

Bulgaria, where some are pro-Russian, divided after gas cutoff

Moscow’s move amid its war on Ukraine has fortified a growing separation between the long-standing allies.

The Independent UK

Slovakia, Hungary won't back EU sanctions on Russian energy

Slovakia and Hungary say they will not support sanctions against Russian energy that the European Union is preparing over the war in Ukraine

Radio France Internationale

EU energy ministers 'close' to deal on ridding Europe of Russian gas

Energy ministers from the European Union gathered for crisis talks Monday to discuss the bloc's energy supply, days after Russia cut gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for their refusal to pay in roubles.

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