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Competition Watchdog Finds MUSICAUTOR Abused Dominant Position in National Radio Dispute
June 26 BTA) - The Commission for Protection of Competition announced on Monday that collective rights management society MUSICAUTOR has abused its dominant position in terminating its contract with the Bulgarian National Radio.
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V4 Countries, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia Share Common View on Future CAP
June 26 (BTA) - The Visegrad Four together with Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia share a common view on Europe's future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Farmers from the these countries want the current schemes and measures to stay in place and administrative procedures to be ease...
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Interior Ministry Sets Out Measures for Countering Contraband Trade, Reducing Administrative Burden
June 26 (BTA) - The Interior Ministry's leadership held a national meeting here on Monday, attended by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, during which measures were set out for countering contraband trade and reducing the administrative burden.
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Interior Ministry Employees to Stage National Protest Rally on July 5
June 26 (BTA) - Police officers, firefighters, lifeguards and persons employed in every other occupation in the Interior Ministry system will gather for a national protest rally outside the St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia on July 5.
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Vice President Iotova Takes Part in International Counterterrorism Seminar
June 26 (BTA) - Vice President Iliana Iotova said on Monday that the challenges facing us both domestically and internationally show that a country cannot fight terrorism successfully on its own. Iotova spoke during an international counterterrorism seminar in Varna.
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GERB Wants Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee in Connection to Parliament's Decision to Finance Armed Forces' Rearmament
June 25 (BTA) - GERB demanded the establishment of an ad hoc committee for everything connected to Parliament's decision to provide financial resources for the Bulgarian Army's rearmament, said here at a news conference on Sunday GERB Floor Leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov.
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Bulgarian Politicians Greet Muslims for Ramadan Feast
June 25 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and National Assembly Chair Dimiter Glavchev greeted Muslims in Bulgaria for the Ramadan Feast, their institutions reported.
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Police Detain Sofia Airport Bomb Hoax Caller
June 25 (BTA) - Sofia police officers have detained a 42 year-old male, who made called a call to the 112 emergency phone number Friday evening to make a false report of a bomb at Sofia Airport, which led to its evacuation, the Interior Ministry reported Saturday.
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Socialists Want to Use Mount Bouzloudja Memorial for 10 Years
June 24 (BTA) - The National Council of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) decided that the party will ask for the right to use the Mount Bouzloudja Memorial for 10 years, BSP Chair Kornelia Ninova told a news conference on Saturday after a party plenum earlier in the...
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President Calls for Setting Up Single Body with Clear Powers to Fight High-level Corruption
June 24 (BTA special correspondent Asen Boyadjiev) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev believes that a genuine judicial reform requires simultaneous efforts in all directions, but most importantly, it is necessary to set up a single body with clear powers to fight high-level corrup...
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Armed Forces Personnel Shortage Can Be Overcome by Raising Wages, Defence Minister Says
June 24 (BTA) - There are 5,600 vacant positions for career servicepersons in the Bulgarian Armed Forces, Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said on Saturday. He said the worst problem is that 30 to 40 per cent of the people applying for such jobs prove unfit for reasons of ...
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Bulgaria and Greece to Speed Up Gas Interconnector Project
June 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria and Greece will speed up the activities necessary for the completion of the natural gas interconnector project between the two countries. The commitment was confirmed during a meeting between Bulgaria's Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova and Greece's Env...
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Bulgarian President Radev Attaches Special Importance to Greece's Support for Bulgaria's Schengen Entry
June 23 (BTA special correspondent Asen Boyadjiev) - "Your support for our admission to the Schengen area is particularly important because this is the only way to guarantee effective suppression of human trafficking and terrorism in the region," Bulgarian President Rumen Radev t...
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Defence Minister Karakachanov: "Bulgaria Has Turned Down F-16 Bid as Non-Conforming to Payment Terms"
June 23 (BTA) - "Bulgaria has turned down the F-16 bid because it does not conform to the terms for payment," Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov explained in Parliament's lobby on Friday. In his words, the bid required a first installment ...
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Estonia, Austria, Bulgaria Present Priorities of EU Council Presidency Trio
June 23 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Prime Ministers Juri Ratas of Estonia and Boyko Borissov of Bulgaria and Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern presented the 18-month programme of their countries' EU Council Presidency Trio here on Friday, Bulgaria Minister for the Bu...
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Bulgaria, Sweden to Begin Negotiations on Gripen Fighter Deal in Coming Weeks
Brussels, June 23 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - "Sweden's Gripen fighters have been ranked first, followed by Italy's Eurofighters, while the F-16s were declassified. In the next couple of weeks we'll begin negotiations," Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told Bulgarian...
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Prosecutor General Asks Parliament to Lift Immunity of Three Volya MPs
June 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has approached the National Assembly with a request to lift the immunity of Volya MPs Vesselin Mareshki, Krustina Taskova and Plamen Hristov, the prosecution service said in a press release on Friday.
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Bulgarian Culture Minister Banov Confers with UNESCO Director-General Bokova
June 23 (BTA) - On the first day of his official visit to Paris, Bulgarian Culture Minister Boil Banov had working meetings with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and her team, Banov's Ministry said in a press release on Thursday.
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At Economic Cooperation Problem, German Business Outlines Its Problems in Bulgaria
June 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria has a lot more to do about the judicial system, transparency, countercorruption, the education reform, and the State's domination in several big economic sectors. All this continues to impede the attraction of foreign investors to the country and stands i...
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PM Borissov Comments on Brexit, Migration Ahead of EU Summit in Brussels
June 22 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - "The nearer the UK's withdrawal from the EU approaches, the more I wish that it would not happen," Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told Bulgarian journalists upon arrival for the European Council meeting in Brussels on Thurs...