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European Commission Raises Bulgaria Economic Growth Forecast for 2018 and 2019
May 3 (BTA) - The European Commission expects real GDP growth in Bulgaria to reach 3.8% in 2018 before tapering off to 3.7% in 2019, according to the Commission's Spring 2018 Economic Forecast which was published on Thursday. This implies an improvement on the Winter 2018 Forecas...
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Volya to Campaign for Referendum on Bulgaria Exiting NATO
May 3 (BTA) - "We will go ahead with the idea of a referendum on Bulgaria's withdrawal from NATO," Volya Party leader Vesselin Mareshki said on Bulgarian National Radio on Thursday.
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Public Works Minister Nankov: "Government Has Launched Lv 1,400 Mln Worth of Road Projects since May 5, 2017"
May 3 (BTA) - Since taking office a year ago, the Government and, respectively, the Road Infrastructure Agency, have given the go-ahead to road projects worth approximately 1,400 million leva and have contracted building and civil-engineering works for nearly 500 million leva, Bu...
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EBRD to Present Projects for Connectivity, Infrastructure in Western Balkans at Sofia Summit
May 2 (BTA) - Talking with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on the telephone, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), briefed him on the bank's projects for the Western Balkans, the government information service said. Chakraba...
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Borissov, US Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell Discuss Western Balkans Countries' Progress
May 2 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has talked on the telephone with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell, the government information service said on Wednesday. Mitchell praised highly the leadership of Borissov and of Bulgaria's...
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New Counter-Corruption Commission Supersedes Defunct Services
May 2 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers designated the Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Commission to take over the assets, liabilities, archive, database, rights and obligations of the Conflict of Interest Commission, the Centre for Preventing and Coun...
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British Ambassador Thanks Bulgarian Special Services for Cooperation
May 2 (BTA) - British Ambassador to Bulgaria Emma Hopkins on Wednesday thanked the Bulgarian special services for their cooperation in the fight against smuggling and the prevention of trafficking in people.
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Business Climate Index Rises in All Sectors in April
May 2 (BTA) - Bulgaria's general business climate index rose by 2.8 points in April 2018 compared with March 2018 as a result of an increase of all index components, the National Statistical Institute reported.
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Rearmament Projects Expected to Make Agenda of Next Cabinet Meeting
May 1 (BTA) - Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov told a news briefing on Tuesday that two projects for the acquisition of a new armoured vehicle and fighter jets are undergoing a two-week interagency assessment. "If the ministries are ready with their assessments, the projec...
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Socialist Party Holds Protect March in Sofia to Mark Labour Day
May 1 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on Tuesday held a march and a rally to mark Labour Day and protest against corruption and poverty. Thousands from across the country marched from Alexander Nevsky Square to the building of the Council of Ministers.
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Over 30% of Key Cadres in Bulgaria's Machine Building, Electrical Engineering Are at Retirement Age
April 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria's machine building and electrical engineering are highly competitive on the international markets and mark a serious growth. However, over 30 per cent of their key cadres are at a retirement age, Vassil Velev, head of the Governing Board of the Bulgarian...
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EU Justice Commissioner Says Istanbul Convention Does Not Propose Risky Measures
April 30 (BTA) - The European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Vera Jourova, believes that the Istanbul Convention does not propose any risky measures for society and should be ratified. Speaking at a discussion on violence against women, hosted by Sofia's...
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Average Wage in Highest-Paid Sector Is 5.5 Times the Level in Lowest-Paid Sector
April 30 (BTA) - The average wage in the highest-paid sector of the Bulgarian economy is 5.5 times the level in the lowest-paid sector. The average wage is highest in information technology, at 3,150 leva per month, and lowest in the restaurant business, at 580 leva, Confederatio...
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High-level Forum Puts Issue of Double Standards on Foodstuffs on EU Agenda
April 30 (BTA) - The Minister for the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency, Liliyana Pavlova, Monday opened a high-level forum entitled "Time to Table the EU Double Standards on Foodstuffs". She stressed that this is a key problem as evidenced by the latest study of 53 samples taken i...
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Key Procedure Starts Pertaining to Actual Start of Construction of Gas Interconnector with Greece
April 30 (BTA) - ICGB AD, the project company developing the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, has announced a public procurement procedure for the design, delivery and construction of the facility, the company said on Monday.
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Commissioner Jourova: Problem of Dual Standards in Food Quality Could Be Resolved Very Soon
April 30 (BTA) - Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Commissioner Vera Jourova Monday told a news conference it was possible to solve the problem of dual standards in food quality very soon. She shares Bulgarian Ombudsman Maya Manolova's view that the problem should be solved ...
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Regional Minister: Archaeological Site Could Delay Strouma Motorway's Construction by Two Years
April 29 (BTA) - The Strouma Motorway's construction could be delayed by two years if the route is changed because of the ancient settlement of Skaptopara near the villages of Pokrovnik and Zelen Dol, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Nikolai Nankov told journalists ...
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BSP Organizes Protest against Corruption, Poverty on May 1
April 29 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is organizing a protest against corruption, misery and poverty in Sofia on May 1. Thousands are expected to gather in front of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral at 11:00 am on Tuesday in order to express their demands for dece...
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Vice President Yotova Attends National Meeting of Thracian Refugees
April 28 (BTA) - Vice President Iliana Yotova on Saturday attended the ninth national meeting of the descendants of Thracian refugees in Nessebur. Yotova said: "We have to raise the issue of compensation for Thracian refugees at every meeting with the Turkish authorities. Pres...
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Nationalist Party Hits Back at MRF after Anti-Serbian Statement Criticism
April 28 (BTA) - In a statement on Saturday, IMRO-BNM deputy leader Angel Dzhambazki said the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) is an anti-Bulgarian unconstitutional party which has no right to say who has a place in the government and who hasn't.
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