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Presidential Candidates of Ruling Party, Opposition In Final Debate before November 13 Runoffs
November 10 (BTA) - The Socialist-supported presidential candidate Roumen Radev and Tsetska Tsacheva, the candidate of the ruling GERB party, met for a final debate Thursday ahead of the November 13 runoffs which will elect the next Bulgarian President. Radev and Tsacheva won ...
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Interior Ministers of Bulgaria, Slovakia Visit Bulgarian-Turkish Border
November 10 (BTA) - "There is a lasting trend of declining migratory pressure," Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on Thursday. Buchvarova and her Slovak counterpart Robert Kalinak were at the Bulgarian-Turkish border for the offi...
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President Plevneliev Calls for Longterm Planning to Boost EU's Competitiveness
November 10 (BTA) - Addressing a high-level panel on reinvigorating growth, competitiveness and investment in Budapest, President Rosen Plevneliev said that achieving higher economic growth and promoting the competitiveness of Eastern Europe call for a common approach across the ...
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Kozloduy N-Plant Unit Back Online Following Routine Repairs
November 10 (BTA) - The operator of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant said its 1,000 MW Unit 6 was reconnected to the grid on Thursday following a routine annual overhaul. The unit was taken offline on October 1.
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Prime Minister Borissov Congratulates U.S. President-elect Trump
November 10 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on his election, the government's information service said. In his congratulatory address Borissov says that he values extremely high the attained level of friendship and strateg...
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Bulgaria Signs Deal for Supply of 10 MiG-29 Engines
November 10 (BTA) - The Defence Ministry said that a contract was signed on Wednesday for the supply of 10 engines for the country's MiG-29 fighter jet fleet. The signed agreement - which covers four new and six repaired engines - would make it possible to restore the air-wort...
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Sarafovo Airport Bus Bombing Trial Fails to Start
November 10 (BTA) - The panel of judges in charge of the trial over the Sarafovo Airport bus bombing did not proceed with the case after a large number of the Israeli nationals that were injured in it were not properly summoned. The prosecutors said they are continuing to try to ...
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President Plevneliev Addresses Danube Rectors' Conference in Austria
November 10 (BTA) - Addressing a conference in Austria on November 9, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that the EU Strategy for the Danube Region has fostered a new culture and a new way of thinking. "It has encouraged dialogue between nation states, local authorities an...
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Q3 Average Wage Down 0.5 Per Cent Q/Q
November 10 (BTA) - The average monthly wage in the third quarter of 2016 fell 0.5 per cent from the previous quarter to 941 leva, the National Statistical Institute said.
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Bulgaria Represented at Logistics Symposium in Berlin
November 10 (BTA) - Bulgaria has, for the first time, set up an information booth at the biggest annual symposium of BVL, the German supply chain and logistics union, underway in Berlin.
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President Plevneliev Congratulates President-Elect Trump, Bulgarian Politicians Comment Americans' Vote
November 9 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has sent a congratulatory message to US President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday, said the Presidential Press Secretariat. He expresses conviction that the only way to successfully counter the present-day challenges and threa...
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United Patriots to Take No Sides in Presidential Run-Off
November 9 (BTA) - The United Patriots coalition issued a statement on Wednesday saying they leave it up to their supporters to decide which of the two presidential candidates to back in the second round of the presidential elections this Sunday.
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Over 70% of Small-, Mid-Sized Businesses Complain of Labour Shortages
November 9 (BTA) - Staff shortages are among the most serious setbacks faced by small- and mid-sized businesses, according to Marieta Zaharieva, head of the Agency for Promotion of Small and Midsized Businesses. Quoting an agency's survey among 400 businesses she addressed a foru...
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EC Upgrades Its Economic Growth Forecast for Bulgaria to 3.1% in 2016 and 2.9% in 2017
November 9 (BTA) - The European Commission has revised its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria to 3.1 per cent in 2016 and 2.9 per cent in 2017. The autumn forecasts were unveiled Wednesday.
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Democrats for Strong Bulgaria Quits Reformist Bloc, Will Start New Right Project
November 9 (BTA) - "After finding a clear-cut difference in positions with the rest of the parties in the Reformist Bloc, Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), as it stated a long time ago and despite the patience we have been showing for one year for the sake of the agreement, wi...
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Parliament Cancels Nov. 9-11 Sittings
November 9 (BTA) - Parliament will not hold plenary sittings between November 9 and 11 before the second round of the presidential elections on November 13. The MPs adopted the motion of the Reformist Bloc and the Patriotic Front by a vote of 107-14, with three abstentions.
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Central Election Commission Denies Manipulation of Sunday's Referendum Results
November 8 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) is working on announcing the final results of the first round of the presidential elections last Sunday and has not discussed the letter of TV broadcaster Slavi Trifonov in which he accused the Commission of manipulating th...
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SJC's College of Judges Will not Probe "Yanevagate" Case
November 8 (BTA) - The Supreme Judicial Council's (SJC) college of judges refused to probe the so called "Yanevagate" case. The proposal to resume the previous probe into the case was rejected with seven votes against and six in favour. Supreme Court of Cassation President Lozan ...
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Supreme Court of Cassation Upholds Acquittal in SAPARD Case
November 8 (BTA) - The Supreme Court of Cassation announced on Tuesday it has upheld an acquittal rendered by the Sofia Appellate Court in the SAPARD case.
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Nearly EUR 54 Mln to Be Distributed under Black Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020
November 8 (BTA) - Close to 54 million euro are expected to be distributed under the Black Sea Basin (BSB) Programme 2014-2020, Deputy Regional Development Minister Denitsa Nikolova said on Tuesday.