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Boyko Borissov Discusses Bulgarian EU Presidency with Ex-Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti
October 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov briefed former Italian prime minister Mario Monti on the priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2018, the government press service in Sofia reported on Tuesday. Monti, who has much e...
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Health Ministry to Provide Additional 300,000 Lv to Hospitals in Lovech, Vratsa
October 10 (BTA) - The Health Ministry will provide additional 300,000 leva to the hospitals in Lovech (North Central Bulgaria) and Vratsa (Northwestern Bulgaria), Health Minister Nikolai Petrov told journalists Tuesday. He took part in a conference on innovation and good practic...
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President Vetoes Amendments to Defence and Armed Forces Act
October 9 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev has returned recent Defence and Armed Forces Act amendments to the National Assembly for further consideration, the President's press secretariat reported on Monday. The changes, adopted by the legislature on September 27, introduce high...
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President Cuts Short National Security Council Meeting due to Absence of Quorum
October 9 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev cut short a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) on Monday due to absence of quorum and scheduled another meeting on October 17. Monday's gathering was intended to discuss legislative measures against corruption. ...
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CITUB: Intended Increase of Salaries in Budget Sector Is Insufficient
October 9 (BTA) - Addressing journalists here Monday, the President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), Plamen Dimitrov, said that the intended increase of salaries in the budget sector next year, as announced by Finance Minister Vladislav Gorano...
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Tourism Minister Angelkova Sees No Reason to Submit Requested Resignation
October 9 (BTA) - The Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova told journalists Monday that she sees no reason to submit her resignation as requested by the Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents (ABTTA).
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Bulgarian Accreditation Service Produced 610 Assessments in One Year
October 9 (BTA) - Over the past year, the Bulgarian Accreditation Service Executive Agency (BAS) has produced 610 assessments and held 223 meetings of the accreditation committees, Deputy Economy Minister Luchezar Borissov said here Monday. He was speaking at the start of a regul...
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PM Borissov Receives Workers of Emco Ordnance Factory
October 9 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov received Monday representatives of the protesting workers of the Emco ordnance factory at their request, the Government's Information Service said. The protestors' position was presented by the company's owner Emilian Gebrev and mem...
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Next State Budget Will Have Lower Deficit than Planned - Finance Minister
October 8 (BTA) - The next state budget will have a deficit lower than the targeted one, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said at a news conference in GERB's HQ. In the next state budget, which the Government will propose, the personnel costs will be higher by more than 700 mil...
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Confederations of Trade Unions Are Considering Protests
October 7 (BTA) - The leadership of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and the Podkrepa Confederation of Labour have decided to convene their national protest committees on Monday because of the existing willingness to protest, CITUB President Plame...
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13th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media Ends
October 7 (BTA) - Speaking at the closing of the 13th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media here on Saturday, BTA Director Maxim Minchev said that all possible efforts will be made to continue organising this annual event because it has remained the only forum that brings the guild to...
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Deputy PM Simeonov, GERB MP Todorov Threaten TV Journalist during Live Broadcast - Nova TV
October 6 (BTA) - GERB MP Anton Todorov and Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov allowed themselves on Friday morning to evaluate the work of TV morning show host Viktor Nikolaev, who asked them questions about the purchase of new fighter aircraft for the Bulgarian Air Force...
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Defence Industry Interagency Council Reinstates Weapons Manufacturer Emco's Trading License
October 6 (BTA) - The interagency council on the defence industry has unanimously decided to reinstate weapons manufacturer Emco trading license, said here Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov at a Friday news conference.
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PM Borissov Presents Bulgarian EU Presidency's Priorities to Supreme Political Consultative Board
October 6 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Friday presented the draft programme and priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council to the Supreme Political Consultative Board (SPCB), the Council of Ministers' press service said.
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Parliament Adopts on First Reading New Anti-money Laundering Law
October 6 (BTA) - Parliament adopted Friday on first reading a new Measures Against Money Laundering Act, submitted by the Council of Ministers. Of the 175 MPs who voted, 166 were in favour, one was against and eight abstained. The deadline between the two readings has been exten...
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Deputy PM Simeonov to Petition Prosecutor General on Arbitration Court Decision about NMB
October 6 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov will alert the Prosecutor General on alleged unlawfulness of the decision of the Arbitration Court with the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) on the case for amending the agreement for the privatization of Na...
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Bulgaria Joins Tallinn Declaration on E-Government
October 6 (BTA) - State E-Government Agency Chair Rossen Jeliazkov signed a Tallinn Declaration on E-Government here Friday, the agency said in a press release. The declaration is the concluding document of a EU ministerial e-government meeting in Tallinn organised by the Estonia...
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Defence Industry Interagency Council Reinstates Weapons Manufacturer Emco's Trading License
October 6 (BTA) - The interagency council on the defence industry has unanimously decided to reinstate weapons manufacturer Emco trading license, said here Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov at a Friday news conference.
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Taraclia State University, Two Bulgarian Universities Set up Education Consortium
October 6 (BTA) - Two Bulgarian universities and the Grigore Tamblac Taraclia State University set up a Bulgarian-Moldovan education consortium on Thursday. The agreement was signed here by Angel Kanchev University of Rousse Rector Velizara Pencheva, St. Cyril and St. Methodius U...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Participates in Meeting with Counterparts of Albania, Greece and Macedonia
October 5 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister for Justice Reform and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva took part in a working meeting with the foreign ministers of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia. The challenges before the security in the region, migration issues, the Scheng...