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Burgas Airport Will Be Closed in November and December due to Construction Activities
October 1 (BTA) - Burgas Airport will invest more than 12 million leva in the reconstruction of its taxiways. Construction will begin on October 31. The airport will stay closed until December 31.
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Interior Minister Reports Dropping Crime Rates, Increasing Clear-up Rate
September 30 (BTA) - Addressing a national meeting of the Interior Ministry leadership on Friday, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said that statistics shows the crime rates to have dropped by 9.9 per cent at the end of September and the clear-up rate to have increased by 8....
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Bulgarian, Portuguese Justice Ministers Discuss E-Justice
September 30 (BTA) - Portugal hails the impressive progress of the judicial reform in Bulgaria and the efforts of Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva toward introduction of e-justice, the Justice Ministry said Friday making public the details of a meeting between Zahar...
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Parliament Outlaws Clothing Fully or Partly Covering Person's Face
September 30 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Parliament adopted on second reading a bill that outlaws clothing which covers a person's face fully or partly in public. The penalty was set at 200 leva, with repeat offenders facing a fine of 1,500 leva.
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EUR 65 Mln to Go to Innovative Businesses in Bulgaria and Slovakia under EIF-CIBANK Agreement
September 30 (BTA) - The European Investment Fund (EIF) and CIBANK have signed a guarantee agreement to enhance access to finance to innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in Bulgaria and Slovakia, the European Commission said Friday.
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Border Police Officers Find 56 Illegal Immigrants Attempting to Enter Bulgaria on Train from Turkey
September 30 (BTA) - Border police officers have found in the early hours of Friday some 56 illegal migrants, who attempted to enter Bulgaria on a freight train from Turkey, the Border Police said in a press release.
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Azeri Firm SOCAR Eyes Expansion of Bulgaria's Chiren Gas Storage
September 30 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Energy Ministry said Azeri state energy company SOCAR is interested in the expansion of the capacity of the Chiren underground gas storage facility.
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Circular, Low-Carbon Economy, Resource Efficiency on Eco Ministry's Priority List during Bulgaria's EU Presidency
September 30 (BTA) - Developing a more circular and low-carbon economy and boosting resource efficiency will be the priorities of the Environment and Water Ministry during Bulgaria's upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Ministry quoted Deputy Environment Minister Ata...
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Names of Likely Presidential Candidates of GERB Confirmed Officially
September 30 (BTA) - Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Deputy Chairman of GERB - the main partner in the ruling coalition, Friday officially confirmed the names of the persons mulled for presidential candidates of the party: National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva, Deputy Prime Minister ...
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Eleven Parties, Five Coalitions, 14 Nominating Committees Registered for Presidential Elections
September 29 (BTA) - Eleven parties, five coalitions and 14 nominating committees. The deadline for the registration of presidential candidates is by 5 pm on October 4, said Kamelia Neikova, a spokesperson for the Central Election Commission on Thursday. Twenty-one parties, on...
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Interior Minister Buchvarova Confirms Arrest of French Citizen for Contacts with Jihadists
September 29 (BTA) - Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova Thursday confirmed reports that a French citizen has been arrested on suspicions of contacts with jihadists. She said the arrest was "an act of most professional work and cooperation with the French colleagues" and specif...
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Medical Association Chair: Third of Bulgarian Physicians Over 60
September 29 (BTA) - One in three Bulgarian physicians are over the age of 60, while close to 55 per cent are over 55, Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) Chairman Dr Ventsislav Grozev told journalists here on Thursday. He took part in the 23rd Symposium of the Central and Easter...
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Interdepartmental Commission Discusses Promotion of Cooperation between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan
September 29 (BTA) - The possibility for increasing the commodity exchange and promotion of bilateral economic cooperation between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan topped the agenda of the fourth meeting of the Bulgarian-Azerbaijani Intergovernmental Commission in Baku. The forum was pres...
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PM Seeks Options for Appealing Arbitration Award for Belene N-plant Equipment
September 29 (BTA) - Bulgaria's National Electricity Company (NEK) has been advised by its legal counsel against appealing an international arbitral award concerning the Belene N-plant project due to the possible cost and as interest on the original award would continue to run du...
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Socialists Mull No-confidence Vote over Cabinet's Foreign Policy
September 28 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is considering to move for a no-confidence vote against the government over its foreign policy, it emerged on Wednesday. In a statement BSP leader Kornelia Ninova said: "Arguments for a no-confidence vote against the gov...
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Bulgaria Nominates EU Commissioner Georgieva to Replace Bokova in Race for United Nations Chief
September 28 (BTA) - The government Wednesday decided to nominate European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva to replace Irina Bokova in the race for the post of United Nations Secretary-General, the government's Information Service said.
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Parliament Passes Conclusively State Aid Bill to Pay for Belene N-plant Equipment
September 28 (BTA) - Parliament on Wednesday approved a loan to the National Electricity Company (NEK) in order to pay Atomstroyexport for the equipment produced for the Belene N-plant following a judgment of the International Court of Arbitration. The aid is to be repaid and the...
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Bulgarian Politicians Express Condolences on Death of Former Israeli President Peres
September 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian politicians have expressed condolences to Israel and its people in connection with the passing away of former Israeli president Shimon Peres.
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January-September Tourists in Bulgaria to Exceed 10.3 Mln
September 28 (BTA) - By the end of September, the number of tourists serviced in Bulgaria since the beginning of the year will exceed 10.3 million people, including 5.7 million Bulgarians, Roumen Draganov, Director of the Institute for Analysis and Assessments in Tourism, told B...
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UK Ready to Help Bulgaria Upgrade Its Armed Forces
September 27 (BTA) - The United Kingdom is ready to help Bulgaria upgrade its Armed Forces, British Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon said in Sofia Tuesday, emerging from a meeting with Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev. The two officials discussed bilateral military c...
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