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Bulgaria Pays 799,595 Euro for Indemnities under ECtHR Rulings in 2017
November 30 (BTA) - This year Bulgaria has paid indemnities worth 799,595 euro under judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, while last year it paid 969,492 euro and Germany, for example, paid 69,369 euro, National Ombudsman Maya Manolova said Thurs...
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Parliament Adopts 2018 Budget Framework
November 30 (BTA) - At a sitting that lasted over 18 hours until the early hours of Thursday, the National Assembly adopted on second reading the budget framework for 2018 and part of the state budget by sectors. The voting on the 2018 State Budget Bill continues at Thursday's si...
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NHIF Unblocks around BGN 108 Mln from Reserve
November 29 (BTA) - The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) unblocked 107,820,000 leva from its reserve. This has transpired from decisions of the most recent meeting of the NHIF Supervisory Board published on the institution's webpage.
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Harmful Emissions Down by Nearly 8,130 Tonnes per Year Thanks to Energy Efficiency Programme
November 29 (BTA) - Harmful emissions have dropped by nearly 8,130 tonnes per year, Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova told a conference at Sofia's Central Military Club on Wednesday. She was presenting the results of the implementation of the BG04 Energy Efficiency and Renewabl...
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Foreign Ministry: Bulgaria Condemns North Korea's Latest Ballistic Missile Test
November 29 (BTA) - Bulgaria strongly condemns North Korea's latest launch of a ballistic missile, the Foreign Ministry said after Pyongyang fired the missile on November 28. "This is a new, serious violation by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of its internati...
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PM Borissov Meets Saudi King Salman
November 29 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, said the government press office on Wednesday. King Salman is quoted as saying that the Riyadh visit by the Bulgarian government leader is a major step in the development...
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Lawmakers Adopt Balanced Budget for Public Social Insurance in 2018
November 29 (BTA) - A balanced consolidated budget for public social insurance in 2018 and a 4 billion leva deficit in the pension scheme were approved conclusively by the National Assembly on Wednesday. Public social insurance budget revenues and expenditures are both projected ...
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Business Climate in Industry, Retail Trade Improves in November
November 30 (BTA) - In November 2017, the total business climate indicator remained largely unchanged from its October 2017 level, the National Statistical Institute reported on Wednesday. The business climate improved in industry and retail trade, was unchanged from October in t...
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Parliament Revises Banking Supervision Rules
November 29 (BTA) - Parliament adopted conclusively revisions to the Lending Institutions Act aiming to improve the regulatory framework for banking supervision. The revisions comply with recommendations from a financial sector assessment and honour commitments made by the centra...
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Bulgarian President Meets Cyprus Parliament Chair, Members of Local Bulgarian Community
November 28 (BTA) - Meeting with the President of the Cypriot Parliament, Demetris Syllouris, on the second day of his visit to Nicosia, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev expressed appreciation for the efforts of Cyprus to provide proper conditions for the Bulgarian nationals livin...
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Justice Minister Tsacheva, MEPs Discuss Bulgaria's Forthcoming Presidency of EU Council
November 28 (BTA) - Visiting Brussels for two days, Bulgarian Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva is having a series of working meetings with MEPs of of the Legal Affairs and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committees of the European Parliament, Tsacheva's ministry said T...
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Gross External Debt Decreases by EUR 1,166.5 Million in Late September from End of 2016
November 28 (BTA) - The gross external debt amounted to EUR 32,879.8 million (65.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product) at end-September 2017, decreasing by EUR 1,166.5 million (3.4 per cent) from end-2016 (EUR 34,046.3 million, 70.7 per cent of the GDP). Year-on-year, the gro...
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Skilled Staff Shortage Hampers Bulgarian Software Business -Survey
November 28 (BTA) - According to a survey on the software industry, 58 per cent of Bulgarians have access to the Internet, but nearly two-thirds of them practically lack basic digital skills to be able to use the enormous opportunities of the web environment, Gergana Passy told a...
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Institute for Market Economics: Bulgarian Economy Sees Overall Revival in 2016, 2017 in Unison with Europe's Upsurge
November 28 (BTA) - An overall revival of the Bulgarian economy is observed in 2016 and 2017, which is in unison with the upsurge in Europe. Sofia continues to have the strongest economy in the country. The regions of Gabrovo, Stara Zagora, Varna and Rousse also enjoy good econom...
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Prime Minister Borissov Departs on Official Visit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
November 28 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko BorissoV Tuesday departs on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A visit of such a high level takes place for the first time in the history of the bilateral relations between Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the gover...
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Trade in Livestock with Turkey to Resume in 2018
November 27 (BTA) - Trade in livestock with Turkey is expected to resume at the start of 2018, Agriculture, Food and Forestry Minister Roumen Porozhanov said Monday, speaking at a joint news conference with Turkish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ahmet Esref Fakibaba,...
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Vows to Assist Establishment of Canonical Status of Macedonian Orthodox Church
November 27 (BTA) - The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Monday said it will help establish the canonical status of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. "Considering that the Macedonian Orthodox Church acknowledges the Bulgarian Orthodox Church as its mother-church, the Bul...
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EC Continues Probe into Suspected Abuse of Dominant Position on Bulgaria's Natural Gas Market
November 27 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission is pressing on with an investigation, launched two years ago against the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) and its subsidiaries over suspected abuse of their dominant position on the natural gas market in Bu...
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Bulgaria to Host 7th Meeting of State, Government leaders of China, CEE Countries in 2018
November 27 (BTA) - Bulgaria will host the 7th meeting of state and government leaders of China and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2018. This was agreed here on Monday during the 6th meeting, Cabinet's press service reported.
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Croatian Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Delegation Pays Visit to Bulgaria
November 27 (BTA) - Representatives of the Croatian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee held a series of meetings in Parliament here Monday to discuss Bulgaria's preparations for the EU Presidency and the Western Balkans as its key foreign policy priority, the Bulgarian Parlia...
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