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Nation Celebrates Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slav Letters
May 24 (BTA) - The Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slav Letters was celebrated across the country on Thursday. Speaking at a ceremony outside the National Library in Sofia, President Rumen Radev said: "If we want our children to grow up in a land of knowledge and ed...
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Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia Get Together for May 24 Ceremony in Rome
May 24 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and official delegations led by them paid homage to St Cyril and St Methodius in a joint ceremony at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on May 24, the Day of Slav Letters. It wa...
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PM Borissov and Ambassador Zhang Discuss "16+1" CEEC-China Meeting
May 24 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Chinese Ambassador to Bulgaria Zhang Haizhou discussed an upcoming meeting of leaders of Central and Eastern European countries and China, which will be held in Sofia at the beginning of June, the government information service rep...
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EU-US Ministerial Meeting Reaffirms Long-standing Fruitful Cooperation in Justice, Home Affairs
May 23 (BTA) - On Tuesday and Wednesday the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency hosted a EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting, which reaffirmed the long-standing fruitful cooperation between the European Union and the USA in the areas of justice and home affairs, as wel...
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Defence Ministry Resolves Dispute with Airbus Helicopters
May 23 (BTA) - Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov and Serge Durand, Vice President of Airbus Helicopters on Wednesday signed an agreement to resolve an arbitration dispute with regards to a 2005 contract for the acquisition of Cougar and Panther helicopters, the Defence Mini...
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European Commission Introduces New Requirement for Bulgaria to Accede Eurozone
May 23 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said that Bulgaria must meet an additional requirement for entry into the eurozone. He was speaking at a news conference on Wednesday. "Indeed there is an element of novelty in...
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First Programmes Start from New Programming Period of EEA and Norway Grants 2014 - 2021
May 23 (BTA) - The Ministries of culture, of the interior, of education, and of justice Wednesday signed programme agreements under the EEA and Norway Grants 2014 - 2021, the government's information service said.
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PM Borissov: There Won't Be State Guarantee, Compulsory Purchase of Electricity from Belene N-plant
May 23 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said during Cabinet's Wednesday meeting that negotiations will be held with potential Belene N-plant buyers and investors, only if they do not require guarantees for the compulsory purchase of electricity generated by the N-plant. He a...
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Bulgaria Pursues Balanced Foreign Policy, Maintains Good Relations with All Countries - PM Borissov
May 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria pursues a balanced foreign policy and maintains good and friendly relations with all countries, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said during the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. Borissov said that "the whole world" admitted that the re...
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Parliament Revises Social Insurance Code to Enhance Worker Mobility in EU
May 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament passed conclusively amendments to the Social Insurance Code transposing Directive 2014/50/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility between Member States by improvin...
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Law Amended to Exclude Agricultural Products, Foodstuffs from National Registration
May 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday passed on first reading amendments to the Marks and Geographical Indications Act excluding from national registration agricultural products and foodstuffs falling under the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parlia...
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PM Borissov Confers with EU Commissioner Avramopoulos
May 23 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov conferred here on Wednesday with EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, Cabinet's press service reported.
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Defence Minister Karakachanov: Western Balkan Countries' EU, NATO Integration Will Ensure Lasting Peace
May 22 (BTA) - Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov took part in the 8th To Be Secure Forum in Budva during his official visit to Montenegro, the Defence Ministry reported Tuesday. The EU and NATO integration of all Western Balkan countries will ensure lasting peace, stabil...
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Justice Minister Tsacheva Confers with Austrian Counterpart Moser
May 22 (BTA) - Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva conferred here on Tuesday with Austria's Federal Minister for Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice, Josef Moser, Tsacheva's Ministry reported. The two have agreed on continuity regarding the various dossiers...
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Bulgarian President Radev Confers with Russian President Putin
May 22 (BTA Special Correspondent Asen Boyadjiev) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev conferred with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey Residence here on Tuesday. "The purpose of my visit is to restart political dialogue at the summit level because this dialogu...
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PM Borissov Meets with US Attorney General Sessions in Sofia
May 22 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Tuesday met with US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is paying a visit to Sofia, the Government Information Service said. Their talks focused on the commitment their countries share in the fight against international te...
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Family of Four Needs BGN 585.09 Per Household Member a Month for Normal Living - Trade Union
February 19 (BTA) - The monthly per capita cost of living of a family of four with two dependent children was 585.09 leva in the first quarter of 2018, the Institute of Trade Union and Social Surveys with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) found. Th...
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Bulgaria Needs Accelerated Integration into Common European Defence
May 22 (BTA) - Accelerated integration into the common European defence is without alternative for Bulgaria, Reserve Colonel Assoc. Prof. Zaharin Markov said here on Tuesday. He presented a survey on "Bulgaria in the Common European Defence" at a conference organized by the Centr...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister at G20 Meeting: EU Is UN's Biggest Donor
May 22 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva Monday took part in the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Buenos Aires as head of the EU delegation, her ministry said in a press release Tuesday. Addressing the participants, she said that in order to respond successfu...
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PM Borissov Wants Creation of Mechanism for Paying Delayed Salaries at Two Hospitals
May 21 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has tasked the Finance Minister and the Health Minister with suggesting a mechanism that would guarantee the regular payment of salaries to the doctors and medical personnel at the hospitals in Vratsa and Lovech (Northern Bulgaria), de...