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Train Carrying LPG Explodes in NE Bulgaria, at Least Five Dead, Dozens Injured
December 10 (BTA) - Tank cars in a freight train carrying LPG exploded in the village of Hitrino in Northeastern Bulgaria in the early morning of Saturday, the Shoumen regional administration's security officer on duty told BTA.
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Train Carrying LPG Explodes in NE Bulgaria, at Least Five Dead, Dozens Injured
December 10 (BTA) - Tank cars in a freight train carrying LPG exploded in the village of Hitrino in Northeastern Bulgaria in the early morning of Saturday, theShoumen regional administration's security officer on duty told BTA.
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Train Carrying LPG Explodes in NE Bulgaria, Victims Reported
December 10 (BTA) - Cars in a freight train carrying LPG exploded in the village of Hitrino in Northeastern Bulgaria in the early morning of Saturday, the security officer of Shoumen told BTA. He said there are victims but there number cannot be confirmed yet. Various reports say...
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Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov Discusses Concern over Bulgaria's Geopolitical Orientation with US Assistant Secretary Vi...
December 9 (BTA) - Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov told journalists on Friday that he discussed the situation in Bulgaria with US Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland on December 2. The meeting was about "concern that Bulgaria's geopolitical orienta...
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Sofia Regional Court Judges Protest in front of Supreme Judicial Council HQ
December 9 (BTA) - Several hundred Sofia Regional Court (SRC) judges protested Friday in front of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) headquarters, demanding the resignation of Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov.
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Fence along Bulgarian-Turkish Border Costs Some Lv 169 Mln - Deputy Interior Minister
December 9 (BTA) - Deputy Interior Minister Filip Gounev said the fence along the Bulgarian-Turkish border has cost 169,309,122 leva so far. The fence alone costs about 145 million leva and the road costs a further 24 million leva.
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NEK Pays Debt to Russia's Atomstroyexport
December 9 (BTA) - On Thursday the National Electricity Company (NEK) wired to Russia's Atomstroyexport the sum which it owes according to the international arbitrage court decision, and it will be in their account by the end of the day, said here on Friday Energy Minister Temeno...
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Reformist Bloc to Return Mandate for Formation of Government
December 9 (BTA) - If the right-wing Reformist Bloc is offered a mandate by the President to form a cabinet within the incumbent Parliament on Monday, the mandate will be returned, Reformist Bloc co-floor leader Naiden Zelenogorski told reporters in Parliament on Friday, emerging...
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Culture Minister Rashidov Pays Visit to France
December 9 (BTA) - France has adamantly supported Bulgarian Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov for the drafting of European regulations relevant to the import and export of cultural goods. The regulation should be completed in 2018 during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of ...
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Defence Minister Asks Prosecutor General Whether Classified Information Was Leaked through Wiretapping against Him
December 9 (BTA) - The Defence Ministry's press office has published an open letter by Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev asking Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov whether he has been wiretapped, and if so, what happened to the information collected in this way
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Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbian Communications Ministers Back Joint Fast Internet Project
December 8 (BTA) - The Communications Ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia are sending a joint letter to the European Commission in support of a project for cross-border Internet access infrastructure in the Northern Balkans, which are one of Europe's least developed areas, ...
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Healthy Migrants from Harmanli Refugee Centre Once Again Permitted to Leave Premises
December 8 (BTA) - The State Agency for Refugees reported on Thursday that migrants who have undergone medical exams and are clinically healthy are now allowed to leave the refugee centre in Harmanli. A total of 1,331 migrants have undergone medical exams, the centre said.
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Parliament Scraps Bridge Holidays by Amending Labour Code on First Reading
December 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Thursday voted, 80-5 with 5 abstentions, to pass Government-proposed amendments to the Labour Code under which, when a public holiday (with the exception of the Orthodox Easter) falls on a Saturday and/or a Sunday, the first one or two day...
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29 Migrants Relocated to Bulgaria under EU Relocation Key
December 8 (BTA) - The European Commission reported Thursday that 29 migrants have been relocated to Bulgaria under the EU relocation key. Bulgaria has accepted these migrants from Greece and promised to take in a total of 831.
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Bulgarian IDs to Contain Biometric Data, E-signature
December 8 (BTA) - Chips will be placed on Bulgarian ID cards, which will contain biometric data, electronic identity certificates and e-signatures, Parliament decided on Thursday by adopting on second reading amendments to the Bulgarian Identity Documents Act. The amendments ...
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Bulgaria Risks Going to Court for Failing to Fully Transpose EU Cybercrime Directive
December 8 (BTA) - The European Commission said Thursday that it has addressed reasoned opinions to Belgium, Bulgaria and Ireland concerning the non-communication of national measures taken to transpose the EU cybercrime directive into national law.
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Patriotic Front to Support Reformist Bloc's Cabinet-forming Mandate if Programme Is Amended
December 8 (BTA) - The Patriotic Front (PF) Thursday said it would support a government-forming mandate of the Reformist Bloc if the latter changed its programme. After meeting with Reformist Bloc representatives, the PF's Co-floor Leader Valeri Simeonov said: "We will absolut...
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Parliament Doubles Speeding Fines
December 8 (BTA) - The National Assembly on Thursday doubled the fines for drivers speeding in or out of population centres. The changes are part of a set of amendments to the Road Traffic Act which passed on second reading.
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Business Representatives Again Urge Bulgaria to Join Eurozone Soon
December 8 (BTA) - Dimitar Brankov, Vice President of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), said that even in the current crisis Parliament could adopt a declaration on Bulgaria's entry in the Eurozone. This matter should not be part of any campaign debate, and the future ...
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January EC Report on Bulgaria to Assess 10 Years' Progress
December 7 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said the European Commission's next report on Bulgaria under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) was due out at the end of January and would assess Bulgaria's progress in the ten ...
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