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Health Minister Ananiev Heads Delegation to 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva
May 21 (BTA) - Health Minister Kiril Ananiev is paying a three-day visit to Geneva as head of the Bulgarian delegation to the 71st World Health Assembly, which is taking place in the Swiss city between May 21 and 26, Ananiev's Ministry said in a press release on Monday. This year...
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Famous Opera Singer Angelakova Passes Away
May 21 (BTA) - Famous opera singer Hristina Angelakova has passed away, the Bulgarian National Radio said Sunday.
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Parliamentary Committees on Public Order of Bulgaria, Romania Hold Joint Sitting
May 21 (BTA) - Members of Bulgaria's parliamentary Committee on Internal Security and Public Order and of Romania's Committee for Defence, Public Order and National Security (CDPONS) with the Chamber of Deputies held a joint sitting here on Monday, the Bulgarian National Assembly...
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Russia Has Always Been Strategic Energy Partner to Bulgaria, President Radev Tells Prime Minister Medvedev
May 21 (BTA special correspondent Asen Boyadjiev) - Meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said Russia has always been a strategic energy partner to Bulgaria as a supplier of natural gas, oil and nuclear fuel and a...
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National Ombudsman to Approach Ant-trust Watchdog for Suspected Cartel of Rose Distilleries
May 21 (BTA) - National Ombudsman Maya Manolova will approach the Commission for the Protection of Competition over suspected cartel of rose distilleries, Manolova said at a meeting here with rose growers.
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Bulgarian with European Arrest Warrant Detained at Marseille Train Station
May 21 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said Monday, citing information from the Bulgarian Embassy in Paris, that a 48-year-old Bulgarian national was arrested at Marseille's St. Charles Train Station on Sunday.
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In "Kommersant" Interview, President Radev Discusses Sofia-Brussels-Moscow Relations, Jet Fighters, Natgas, Belene
May 21 (BTA) - Under the title "No Sanctions Are For Ever", "Kommersant" carries in its Monday issue an interview which Bulgarian President Rumen Radev granted in writing to the daily's correspondents on the eve of his two-day visit to Russia.
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May 24 Marked as Sts Cyril and Methodius Day to Become Official Holiday in Serbia
May 21 (BTA spec. corr. Nelly Zheleva) - May 24, the Day of Sts brothers Cyril and Methodius who invented the Slavonic script, will be marked for the first time in Serbia this year, the Secretary General of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Nikola Selakovic told reporters here....
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GERB Will Alert Prosecution, SANS about MP's Water Quality Allegations
May 20 (BTA) - GERB MPs Stanislav Ivanov and Alexander Ivanov will alert the prosecution authority and the State Agency for National Security about a Facebook post by socialist MP Tasko Ermenkov in which he wrote that the water in the capital Sofia is contaminated.
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Supreme Muslim Council Considers Proposed Amendments to Religious Denominations Act
May 20 (BTA) - On May 17 the Supreme Muslim Council considered two bills submitted to the Parliament to amend the Religions Denominations Act.
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No Bulgarians Reported Among Casualties of Cuba Plane Crash
May 20 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Embassy in Havana has received official information confirming there are no Bulgarian nationals among the casualties of the plane crash near the airport in Havana on Friday, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said.
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Rose Growers to Be Compensated with De Minimis Subsidies for Low Purchase Price
May 19 (BTA) - Registered rose growers will be compensated with de minimis subsidies for the low purchase price of rose petals this year, Agriculture, Foods and Forests Minister Roumen Porozhanov said here on Saturday. Porozhanov met with protesting rose growers and discussed the...
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Bulgaria Does Not Have Clear Concept for Work with Expatriate Communities - Deputy Prime Minister Karakachanov
May 19 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Krassimir Karakachanov, who is also leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, part of the power-sharing coalition of the United Patriots, said here on Saturday that Bulgaria still does not have a clear concept about how to ...
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President Radev Cables Condolences to Cuban Counterpart Diaz-Canel after Plane Crash Near Havana
May 19 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev cabled condolences to his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel in connection with the plane crash near Havana on Friday which killed more than 100 people, Radev's press secretariat said on Saturday.
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Vice President Iotova Describes EU-Western Balkans Summit as Both Success and Step Back from EU Enlargement Strategy
May 18 (BTA Special Correspondent Nelly Zheleva) - Speaking here on Friday, Vice President Iliana Iotova described the EU-Western Balkans Summit, held in Sofia Thursday, as a success, but also a step back from the EU enlargement strategy for the Western Balkans. She is in the Cze...
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Bulgarian, Macedonian Defence Ministers Attend Demonstration of Special Forces' Capabilities
May 18 (BTA) - The defence ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia, Krassimir Karakachanov and Radmila Sekerinska, attended a demonstration of the capabilities of elements of their countries' Special Forces. The two officials gave a news briefing after a two-week joint training of Sp...
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Concessionaires to Invest Over EUR 160 Mln in Plovdiv Airport
May 18 (BTA) - The consortium between the Chinese investor HNA Group and Plovdiv Airport Invest will invest double than what was initially planned in the concession, and over a shorter period of time, it transpired from a meeting between Transport, Information Technology and Comm...
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Bulgarian PM Borissov Holds Bilateral Meetings with Western Balkans Counterparts
May 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov held bilateral meetings with leaders of five Western Balkan countries after the opening of the Vienna Economic Forum - Sofia Talks 2018 here on Friday, the Government Information Service said.
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Socialists Submit 200,000 Signatures to Energy Regulator to Stop CEZ Deal
May 18 (BTA) - The parliamentary group of Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for Bulgaria has submitted a subscription of 200,000 signatures at the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) collected over two months by a national civil initiative to stop the sale of CEZ, Deputy ...
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Vienna Economic Forum Takes Place in Sofia under Motto "Politics Meets Economy"
May 18 (BTA) - Vienna Economic Forum - Sofia Talks 2018 took place here on Friday under the motto "Politics Meets Economy" under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council and as an Official Side Event of the EU-Western Balkans Summit.