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Political Parties and NGOs Sign Fair Elections Agreement
October 28 (BTA) - Parliamentary and non-parliamentary parties, NGOs and presidential candidates have signed a Fair Elections Agreement proposed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). The ruling GERB is the only entity excluded from the deal by default. Ten organizations signed ...
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GERB Wants BSP, MRF to Account for Support for European Parliament Resolution on Migration
October 28 (BTA) - GERB's parliamentary group insists that the MEPs of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) explain why they backed a European Parliament resolution which, according to GERB, encourages migration.
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Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Strongly Condemns Attack against Chairman
October 28 (BTA) - The chairman of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC), the largest organization for the protection of human rights in Bulgaria, was attacked on Thursday morning by two unknown men in downtown Sofia. Krassimir Kanev was hit in the face and stomach, after which ...
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Interior Minister: Turkish Nationals Were Deported Because They Entered Bulgaria Illegally
October 28 (BTA) - The seven Turkish nationals were deported because they had entered illegally Bulgaria, said Interior Ministry Roumiana Buchvarova during Friday's Question Time in Parliament
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October Business Climate Improves Only in Services M/M - Statistics
October 28 (BTA) - In October 2016 the total business climate indicator decreased by 1.3 percentage points from the previous month, the National Statistical Institute said Friday. A more unfavourable business climate was registered in industry and the retail trade, while construc...
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EC Assures Bulgaria in Writing CVM Will Be Lifted by 2019
October 28 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has sent a letter to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov assuring him that the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Bulgaria will be lifted by 2019, the Commission said.
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Ombudsman Manolova Donates Food Vouchers to Bobov Dol Miners
October 27 (BTA) - Bulgarian Ombudsman Maya Manolova donated food vouchers, worth 153,560 leva, to the miners from the Bobov Dol mines on Thursday. "I am here today to fulfil my commitment to the miners and their families and donate the remaining food vouchers from the Easter ...
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Bulgarian Regions Absorb Lv 3.1 Bln Under EU-backed Programme
October 27 (BTA) - Regional Development and Public Works Minister Lilyana Pavlova opened in Pleven on Thursday the sixth sitting of the monitoring committee of EU-back Operational Programme Regions in Growth (2014-2020).
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Bulgaria, Poland Exchange Experience in Support of Families, Young People
October 27 (BTA) - Labour and Social Policy Minister Zornitsa Roussinova and her Polish counterpart, Family, Labour and Social Policy Minister Elzbieta Rafalska discussed labour market trends in Warsaw, Roussinova's Ministry said Thursday.
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Election Code Changes to Raise Slightly Cost of Presidential Vote
October 27 (BTA) - The recently adopted changes to the Election Code will add nearly 250,000 leva to the cost of the November 6 presidential vote, the chief of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), Ivilina Aleksieva, said on Thursday.
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Education Ministry Contribution under Scheme for Roma Pupils Grants Will Go Towards Teachers' Pay
October 27 (BTA) - Some 218,000 euro contributed by the Education Ministry to a scheme that disburses grants to Roma pupils will supplement the salaries of 150 teachers participating in the project. Grants will be paid solely by the Roma Education Fund.
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Expats Call for Proactive Presidential Campaign Abroad
October 27 (BTA) - The election campaign for the November 6 presidential elections should be more active among Bulgarians abroad and should involve debates and ideas, expats told BTA.
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President Plevneliev Says Will Not Veto Election Code Changes
October 27 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev said on Thursday he will speed along the recently approved changes to the Election Code. He added it is far more important to have stability in the election process ahead of the November 6 presidential vote.
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Tourism Industry Expected to Grow by 11% in 2016
October 27 (BTA) - In 2016, 11 million Bulgarian and foreign tourists are expected to have visited the country. 2016 is projected to be a record year for Bulgarian tourism with a growth of 10.2-11 per cent, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told a news conference on Thursday. S...
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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences to Construct Building for Housing Particle Accelerator
October 27 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov visited here on Thursday the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences' Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy. On Wednesday, Cabinet allocated to the Institute 3 million leva for constructing a special building which can house the ...
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Amendments to Promote Employment Passed
October 27 (BTA) - Parliament Thursday passed conclusively amendments to the Employment Promotion Act. One of the new measures promotes the mobility of people without work. When a jobless person has been referred by a Labour Office to work in another town or village which is more...
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Bulgaria Scraps VAT on Food Donations
October 27 (BTA) - The MPs adopted conclusively on Thursday legislative amendments to scrap the payment of VAT on food donations as of January 1, 2017. The combined value of food products donated to food bank operators in the current calendar year should not exceed 0.5 per cen...
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Bulgaria Insists Decision for Additional Military Presence in Black Sea to Be Solely NATO's
October 27 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said here that he expects Bulgaria and Romania to define their positions by December about the additional NATO presence in the Black Sea.
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Finance Ministry Expects 2017 Budget Revenues to Top Lv 21.9 Bln
Sofia, October 26 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Finance Ministry released on Wednesday the draft for the country's budget for next year and the updated medium-term budget forecast for 2017-2019. Real GDP is expected to slow down slightly to 2.5 per cent in 2017 before accelerating to ...
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Defence Minister Nenchev Signs MoU in Cyber Defence Cooperation between Bulgaria, NATO
October 26 (BTA) - Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev signed in NATO headquarters in Brussels a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bulgaria and NATO in the field of cyber defence, Nenchev's Ministry reported Wednesday. The Memorandum becomes effective on the date of its sign...
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