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PM Borissov Presents Bulgarian EU Presidency Priorities to European Parliament
January 17 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov presented the priorities of the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Among the priorities he presented were a secure and stable Europe, the Wester...
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German Chancellor Merkel To Pay Working Visit to Sofia
January 17 (BTA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay a one-day working visit to Sofia on January 20 at the invitation of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the government information service said Wednesday.
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Borissov Talks with Kosovo President Thaci on the Phone
January 17 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov talked on the telephone with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci following Tuesday's assassination of prominent Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic, the government information service said. Borissov strongly condemned the assassination an...
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Socialists Table No-Confidence Vote in Government
January 17 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on Wednesday tabled a motion of no-confidence in the third Borissov cabinet 'over its failed anti-corruption policies'. The motion was signed by 80 socialist MPs. The motives, set forth over ten pages, involve the sectors ...
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Parliament Amends Bank Bankruptcy Act to Suppress Asset Plundering
January 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday passed on first reading a bill amending the Bank Bankruptcy Act moved by three MPs of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF): Delyan Peevski, Yordan Tsonev and Hamid Hamid. GERB, the MRF and the United Patriots voted in favou...
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Tourism Minister Angelkova Confers with UNWTO Secretary-General Pololikashvili
January 17 (BTA) - Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova held a working meeting with World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General nominee Zurab Pololikashvili, who took office at the beginning of this year. The two conferred in Madrid within the framework of the 3...
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Socialists Call for Opening Up Classified Report on Excise Information System
January 16 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) calls for opening up a classified report by the State Agency for National Security (SANS) on the work of the centralized Excise Information System. Making public the initiative at a news briefing Tuesday, BSP deputy floor lea...
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Condemns Assassination of Kosovo Serb Politician Oliver Ivanovic
January 16 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Tuesday condemned the assassination of prominent Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, who was gunned down outside his party headquarters earlier in the day as Belgrade and Pristina started talks on normalizing ties,...
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PM Borissov Congratulates Macedonian Counterpart on Ratification of Treaty on Good Neighbourly Relations
January 16 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov congratulated his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev on the ratification of the Treaty on Good Neighbourly Relations with Bulgaria by the Macedonian Parliament, the Cabinet's press service said. The two had a telephone talk on Tuesd...
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Environment Minister Withdraws Order which Excluded Two Landplots from Vitosha Nature Park
January 16 (BTA) - Environment and Water Minister Neno Dimov withdrew an order which excluded two landplots from the Vitosha Nature Park just outside Sofia, Dimov's ministry reported on Tuesday.
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Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, Azerbaijan Inaugurate Baku-Sofia Scheduled Air Service
January 16 (BTA Special Correspondent Antoan Nikolov) - Prime Ministers Borissov of Bulgaria and Artur Rasizade of Azerbaijan inaugurated the first ever scheduled air service linking Baku to Sofia at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport on Tuesday.
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Tourism Ministry Launches Procedure for Termination of 118 Tour Operators' Registration
January 16 (BTA) - The Tourism Ministry is launching a procedure for the termination of the registration and removal from the National Tourist Register of 118 tour operators, the ministry reported Monday. The main part of them have an address of registration in Sofia, Plovdiv (So...
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Poland Supports Bulgarian EU Presidency's Plans Concerning Western Balkans
January 15 (BTA) - Poland supports the priorities of the current Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council, particularly its plans to develop the EU's relations with the Western Balkans, Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said in Sofia on Monday. He gave a joint news briefing...
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PM Borissov Begins Two-Day Working Visit to Azerbaijan
January 15 (BTA Special Correspondent Antoan Nikolov) - Bulgarian Prime Minster Boyko Borissov Monday arrived on a two-day working visit to Azerbaijan at the invitation of that country's President Ilham Aliyev. At a meeting with Aliyev, the Bulgarian PM said that the scheduled...
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Health Ministry Extends Lv 28.5 Mln to Municipal Hospitals
January 15 (BTA) - The Ministry of Health will extend 28.5 million leva for activities of municipal hospitals in 2018, the ministry said in a press release Monday. The funds will be provided under a procedure of the Methodology to Subsidize Medical Establishments in 2018.
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Bulgarian President Radev Confers with Japanese Prime Minister Abe
January 15 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev conferred here on Monday with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the head of State's Press Secretariat said. Radev pointed out that Japan is Bulgaria's traditional friend and priority partner and that the two countries ...
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Welcomes Decision of Macedonian Parliament to Ratify Friendship Agreement with Bulgaria
January 15 (BTA)- The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry welcomed Monday the decision of the Macedonian Parliament to ratify the Treaty of Friendship, Goodneighbourliness and Cooperation between Bulgaria and Macedonia. Earlier on Monday the Macedonian Parliament ratified the treaty with...
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European Commissioner Gabriel: Fake News Jeopardizes Media and Democracy
January 15 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, said on Monday that, although fake news is nothing new or illegal, it gets spread very quickly and poses a threat to the image of the media and the values...
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President Radev, PM Borissov Talk to Montenegro's President Vujanovic
January 15 (BTA) - Bulgaria praises Montenegro's efforts along the road to EU integration, President Rumen Radev said meeting his Montenegrin counterpart Filip Vujanovic on Monday. Vujanovic started his official visit to Sofia by laying a wreath to the Monument of the Unknown War...
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Prime Minister Borissov Confers with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Yee
July 24 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov conferred here with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Hoyt B. Yee, who is paying a working visit to Bulgaria, the Government Information Service said on Monday. The head of governmen...