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Gen. Rumen Radev Resigns as Air Force Commander
August 2 (BTA) - Major General Rumen Radev has resigned as Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. He cited having met the retirement requirements as the reason for his decision. Tuesday's newspapers write that Gen. Radev retired in protes...
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Bulgarian and Greek Ministers Meet
August 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian and Greek ministers Monday held bilateral meetings during the third joint meeting of the two governments, known as the High-Level Cooperation Council.
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Socialists Urge Resignation of BDZ Management
August 1 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on Monday warned about the suspension of over 70 train services and urged for the resignation of the management of the national BDZ rail carrier. At a news conference the BSP demanded that a prompt selection was opened for the ...
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Greek PM: 'Bulgaria, Greece Set Example for Constructive Cooperation'
August 1 (BTA) - Cooperation in the field of energy, transport, tourism and prevention of disasters featured on the agenda of the third joint meeting between the governments of Bulgaria and Greece, called the High-Level Cooperation Council, held at the Boyana Residence in Sofia o...
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Fire in Southeastern Municipality of Madzharovo Contained, State of Emergency Remains in Effect
August 1 (BTA) - The fire in the municipality of Madzharovo, located in the East Rhodope Mountains, has been contained. An area of 800 ha was affected, said the head of the task force and Regional Governor, Stanislav Dechev. The fire has affected 250 ha of deciduous forest. Th...
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Turkey to Request from Bulgaria Extradition of Person Suspected of Ties with Gulen's Organization
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that his country will send a delegation to Bulgaria to ask for the extradition of a person suspected of ties with what the Turkish government refers to as Fethullah Gulen's Terror Organisation (FETO).
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Socialist Party Alerts Prosecution Authority on Interrupted Live Broadcast from Bouzloudja Mount
uly 31 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the television, contracted to broadcast live the BSP national gathering at Bouzloudja Peak on Saturday, sent an alert to the Prosecutor General to establish why the event could not be aired and who stands behind this act. Thi...
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Socialist Leader Ninova: There Will Be Joint Leftist Presidential Nominee
July 30 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova is certain that her party and the leftist ABV Movement will come up with a joint candidate for the November 6 presidential elections. Ninova spoke to reporters before the start of a national gathering of the B...
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Bulgaria to Receive Six Million Euro from European Commission to Cope with Situation along Borders
July 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria is to receive six million euro from the European Commission to cope with the situation along its borders, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said here on Saturday, adding that the aid is to be received next week.
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Governments of Bulgaria, Greece to Hold Joint Meeting August 1
July 29 (BTA) - The governments of Bulgaria and Greece are holding a joint meeting in Sofia on August 1. It will be the third joint meeting of is called the High-Level Cooperation Council of the two governments, said the government press office.
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Bulgaria, Russia Set to Work towards Fast Solution of Belene Case
July 29 (BTA) - Bulgaria and Russia are setting up a working group to consider possible solutions to issues connected with Bulgaria's abandoned Belene N-plant project, the Bulgarian Energy Ministry said Friday. An agreement to this effect was made in Moscow Friday by the visiting...
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Prime Minister Borissov Solicits Support for Irina Bokova's Bid to Head UN
July 29 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has sent letters asking support for Bulgaria's candidate Irina Bokova for the post of UN Secretary General, the government's information service said Friday. Borissov has approached the prime ministers of the UK - Theresa May, of S...
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Parliament Votes Down Referendum Proposal of Businessman Mareshki
July 29 (BTA) - Parliament voted down a motion for a national referendum submitted by businessman Vesselin Mareshki, after a check found that the referendum petition was not supported by the required number of signatures.
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Supreme Court of Cassation Registers DOST Party
July 29 (BTA) - The Supreme Court of Cassation has registered the Democrats for Responsibility, Freedom and Tolerance (DOST) party, repealing the judgment of Sofia City Court to refuse registration.
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Four Police Officers Arrested for Alleged Involvement in Human Trafficking
July 29 (BTA) - Four police officers have been arrested in a special operation on Thursday night in the Western town of Slivnitsa, Prosecutor General Spokesperson Roumyana Arnaudova said on Friday. According to investigators, the four suspects were taking bribes from migrant t...
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Nationalist Parties Support Krassimir Karakachanov and Yavor Notev as Candidates for President, Vice President
Sofia, July 29 (BTA) - The National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) и Атака support Krassimir Karakachanov (IMRO) and YavorNotev (Ataka) as the common patriotic candidates for president and vice president.
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Parliament Re-elects Biser Petkov as National Social Insurance Institute Governor
July 29 (BTA) - Parliament re-elected on Friday Biser Petkov to serve a new term as Governor of the National Social Security Institute. He was unanimously supported by 151 MPs. Vessela Karaivanova-Nacheva was re-elected as Petkov's Deputy by 152 MPs.
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Parliament Schedules Presidential Elections for November 6
July 29 (BTA) - The elections for Bulgaria's president and vice president will be held on November 6, a Sunday, Parliament decided Friday by adopting a decision proposed by MPs from GERB, the Reformist Bloc, the Patriotic Front, ABV, Bulgarian Democratic Centre - National Union,...
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Bulgarian PM, German Chancellor Discuss Migrant Crisis and Complex Situation It Creates
July 28 (BTA) – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov talked over the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the migrant crisis and the increasingly complex situation it creates, the government press office said. The conversation was initiated by Borissov.
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Constitutional Court Declares Anti-constitutional Three, Out of Six, Questions of National Referendum Moved by Team of T...
July 28 (BTA) - The Constitutional Court ruled that three questions of national referendum on election-related questions moved by the team of TV talk show host Slavi Trifonov contravene the Constitution, sources from the Court said on Thursday.