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Workers' Rights Top Agenda of Meeting between GERB Leader Borissov, General Secretary of European Trade Union Confederat...
May 2 (BTA) - The rights of workers and the need of government protection of working people were at the top of the agenda of a working meeting between GERB leader and prime minister to be Boyko Borissov, Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confeder...
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Trade Union Sets Goals of Having 1,700 Leva Average Wage, 800 Leva Minimum Wage in 2022
May 1 (BTA) - The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) has set it as its goals to have an average wage of 1,700 leva and a minimum wage of 800 leva by 2022, CITUB President Plamen Dimitrov said Monday, speaking at a national conference on work pay and pr...
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Rhythmic Gymnastics: Neviana Vladinova Takes Gold in Baku World Cup Ribbon Finals
April 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Neviana Vladinova took gold in the ribbon finals of the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup 2017 in Azerbaijan's capital on Sunday. She scored 17.600 points, followed by Arina Averina (Russia) with 16.900 points, and Alina Gornosko (Belarus) with 16.800 ...
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President Radev Expects Difficult Talks on Financial Matters with London
April 29 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - President Rumen Radev Saturday said financial matters could be the hardest part of the future talks on the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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Kubrat Pulev Defends WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title against Kevin Johnson
April 29 (BTA) - Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KOs) defeated former world title challenger Kevin Johnson (30-8-1, 14 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Arena Armeec in Sofia.
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Banks' Q1 Profit at Lv 288 Mln, Down Lv 18 Mln Y/Y
April 29 (BTA) - In the first quarter of 2017, the banking system posted an increase in deposits, assets and balance sheet capital. The banks' high liquidity was preserved. Total liquid assets stood at 30.9 billion leva as at the end of March, up by 539 million leva (1.8 per c...
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Finance Ministry Posts January-April Report
April 29 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry has posted a January-April report on its activity and initiatives during the caretaker cabinet's term.The Finance Ministry drew up a mid-term budget forecast for 2018-2020, and updated the 2017 National Reform Programme and the Convergence Pr...
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US Air Force F-35A 5th Generation Fighter Makes First Ever Bulgarian Landing
April 28 (BTA) - As part of exercise Thracian Eagle 2017, US Air Force crews and aircraft demonstrated their capabilities at Graf Ignatievo Air Base in the presence of President Rumen Radev, Defence Minister Stefan Yanev and the Chief of Defence, Lt. Gen. Andrei Botsev.
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MRF Releases Declaration on Turkey Referendum
April 28 (BTA) - The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) is closely following with concern the opinions, analyses and comments related to the referendum held in the Republic of Turkey on April 16, 2017, the party's press centre said Friday. It released a declaration after Turk...
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EC: Bulgaria Can Ask for Derrogation from Directive on Pollution from Coal-Fired Plants
April 28 (BTA correspondent Nickolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission said Friday that Bulgaria can ask for derrogation from the directive concerning pollution from coal-fired plants and called speculative allegations that it demands closure of such plants and an increase of...
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Sofia Concerned over Situation in Macedonia
April 28 (BTA) - Sofia expressed strong concern Friday over the situation in Macedonia where clashes in and outside Parliament on Thursday night left many injured, including deputies and police officers. The Bulgarian Parliament adopted a declaration condemning the violence and c...
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Caretaker Tourism Minister Baltova Reports 20% Increase in Foreign Tourist Visits in January-March
April 28 (BTA) - Caretaker Tourism Minister Stela Baltova reported a 20 per cent increase in the number of foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria between January and March 2017, compared to the same period of last year. There was also a 16 per cent increase in revenue from interna...
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Court Reopens High-Profile Official Malfeasance Case against Former Judge
April 28 (BTA) - Following an appeal by the anti-corruption prosecution unit, Sofia Appellate Court reopened an official malfeasance case against former judge Roumyana Chenalova, said the prosecution service. In December 2016, Chenalova was charged with malfeasance in office a...
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Supreme Judicial Council Refuses to Probe "TZUM-gate" Scandal
April 27 (BTA) - The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) will not investigate what is popularly known as the "TZUM-gate" scandal. On Thursday, the majority of the SJC members refused to look into the case.
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Bulgarians are Highly Alienated from Government Institutions, Study Shows
April 27 (BTA) - Bulgarians are highly alienated from their government institutions, shows a study conducted by the Institute of Politics and the Institute for Population and Human Studies with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The alienation level is 4.36 points out of a maximu...
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GERB Leader Boyko Borissov Accepts Mandate to Form Cabinet
April 27 (BTA) - Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB and of the largest group in Parliament, accepted a mandate to form a cabinet from President Rumen Radev on Thursday. The prime minister designate has seven days to propose the cabinet's structure and composition. Earlier in th...
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GERB Leader Boyko Borissov Accepts Mandate to Form Cabinet
April 27 (BTA) - Boyko Borissov, leader of the largest group in Parliament, accepted a mandate to form a cabinet from President Rumen Radev on Thursday. The prime minister designate has seven days to propose the cabinet's structure and composition.
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Bulgaria Has Much Higher Share of SMEs than EU - Study
April 27 (BTA) - At about 98 per cent of the total, Bulgaria has a much higher share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) than the EU, according to a study entitled "State, Dynamics and Prospects of Lending in Bulgaria" conducted by the Economic Research Institute of the ...
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Bulgaria Is Becoming Attractive Business Destination in Spite of Problems, AHK Bulgarien Says
April 26 (BTA) - Bulgaria is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for investments in spite of the continuing problems about which investors have been alerting for years and which have not been resolved for years, the Deputy Manager of AHK Bulgarien (German-Bulgarian Ch...
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Cabinet Approves Bulgaria's Position on EU-UK Brexit Talks
April 26 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers Wednesday approved Bulgaria's positions for the April 27 EU General Affairs Council and the April 29 European Council in an EU27 format (without the UK). The two forums are to adopt the guidelines for the Brexit talks.
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