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EU Presidency Minister Pavlova: Bulgaria Won't Bring Up Question of Lifting EU Sanctions against Russia during Presidenc...
January 2 (BTA) - Bulgarian EU Presidency Minister Liliyana Pavlova told Bulgarian National TV on Tuesday that Bulgaria will not bring up the question of lifting the EU sanctions against Russia during the time it hosts the EU Presidency in the first half of 2018.
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President Radev Vetoes Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Asset Forfeiture Act
January 2 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has imposed a suspensory veto on the Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Asset Forfeiture Act, contesting it in principle and in its entirety, the Presidential Press Secretariat said on Tuesday.
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Bulgarian President, First Lady Are Guests of Honour of Austrian President for New Year's Concert of Vienna Philharmonic...
January 1 (BTA) - On the first day of 2018, President Rumen Radev and his wife Dessislava Radeva paid a visit to Vienna on the invitation of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, said the President's Press Secretariat Monday. The Bulgarian head of State and the First Lady ...
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PM Borissov, Serbian President Vucic Wished Prosperity to Western Balkans in 2018
December 31 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic exchanged congratulations for their successful and efficient joint work in the outgoing 2017, the Cabinet Press Service said.
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Bank Profits Reach Lv 1,100 Mln in January-November 2017
December 31 (BTA) - In November, banks' liquid assets increased by 0.4 per cent to 95.9 billion leva, the central bank said. Deposits in the banking system increased by 0.3 per cent or 269 million leva.
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Environment Minister: Hotels and Restaurants Will Not Be Built in Pirin National Park
December 30 (BTA) - At a briefing in the southwestern town of Bansko on Saturday, Environment and Water Minister Neno Dimov and Bansko Mayor Georgi Ikonomov clarified a cabinet's decision about the construction of a second gondola lift in Bansko ski area. Dimov ruled out the cons...
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2017 Saw Major Elections in the Judiciary
December 30 (BTA) - A new Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), a new President of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) and a Director of the National Investigation Service were elected in 2017. Amendments to the Judicial System Act introduced the one magistrate, one vote system in t...
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Finance Ministry:CFP Shows Surplus of Lv 2,385.8 Mln at End-November
December 30 (BTA) - Based on the monthly reports from first-level spending units, the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) on a cash basis as at end-November 2017 was in a surplus of 2,385.8 million leva (2.4 per cent of the projected GDP). This surplus is formed by a national bud...
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Government Approves Lv 51 Mln in Extra Expenditures on Defence Ministry Budget
December 29 (BTA) - Acting without meeting, on December 22 Bulgaria's Council of Ministers adopted a decree approving 51 million leva in extra expenditures and transfers for 2017 on the budget of the Ministry of Defence, the Government Information Service said on Friday.
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Customs Agency Distinguished with European Public Sector Award for 2017
December 29 (BTA) - The Customs Agency has been distinguished in the competition for best "European Public Sector Award - EPSA 2017" of the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), the agency said.
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December Business Climate Worsens in Industry, Construction and Services
December 29 (BTA) - The total business climate indicator lost 1.6 percentage points in December from November, the National Statistical Institute said. The business climate is shown to have worsened in industry, construction and the services sector. In retail trade, it has remain...
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Education Ministry's Thrust Is on Vocational Education, Improving Teaching - Minister
December 29 (Dimitrina Vetova of BTA) - Vocational education and improving the quality of teaching and teaching skills, followed by increasing teachers' pay, will remain in the focus of efforts of the Education Ministry during the new 1918 year, Education Minister Krassimir Vulch...
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Deposits of Non-Government Sector Down by LV 158 Mln over a Month
December 29 (BTA) - Bank deposits of the non-government sector contracted by 158 million leva between the end of October and the end of November, reaching 70.946 billion leva or 72.3 per cent of the GDP. The figure showed an year-on-year increase of 5.3 per cent, the central bank...
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Natural Gas Price Goes Up 2.75% in Q1 of 2018
December 28 (BTA) - The price of natural gas goes up by 2.75 per cent in the first quarter of 2018. The increase was approved by the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission after an application by public gas supplier Bulgargaz EAS.
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Cabinet Okays Modified Management Plan for Pirin National Park, Enabling Concessionaireto Propose Construction of New Sk...
December 28 (BTA) - At its last meeting for the year on Thursday, the Bulgarian Government approved a modification of the Pirin National Park Management Plan, Environment and Water Minister Neno Dimov told a news briefing.
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Bulgaria Moves Up 13 Places in Economic Freedom Index of Heritage Foundation, Wall Street Journal
December 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria has climbed 13 notches in a year to 47th place in the Index of Economic Freedom 2017 published by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. However, this country has slid three notches to 48th place in the Economic Freedom of the World inde...
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Socialists Meet with Relatives of 2003 Iraq Bombing Victims
December 26 (BTA) - High-ranking members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on Tuesday met with relatives of Bulgarian military who were killed in Iraq 14 years ago, the party's press office reported. BSP Chairwoman Kornelia Ninova said: "These people feel forgotten, they fee...
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Pilot Maritime Spatial Plan Being Worked Out between Bulgaria and Romania
December 26 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works is participating in the working out of a pilot maritime spatial plan for the cross-border area between Shabla (Bulgaria) and Mangalia (Romania). This involves the design of a new ship traffic sepa...
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President's Bulgarian Christmas Campaign Raises Lv 2 Mln-Plus for Sick Children
December 26 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Christmas Initiative of the President has already raised more than 2 million leva for sick children, and the effort continues. The news was reported after a fundraising show at the National Theatre in Sofia on Christmas, which proceeded under the...
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Lv 237 Mln Allocated to Upgrade Public Transport Systems in 39 Larger Towns
December 25 (BTA) - A total of 237 million leva has been earmarked under Operational Programme "Regions in Growth 2014-2020" to upgrade the public transport systems in 39 larger cities and towns in Bulgaria, the Regional Development and Public Works Ministry said.
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