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Democrats for Strong Bulgaria:"Liberalized Aliens Act Poses Risk to National Security"
June 28 (BTA) - In a position circulated to the media on Tuesday, the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) Party warns that the liberalization of the Aliens in the Republic of Bulgaria Act, approved by Parliament on first reading on June 15, poses a risk to national security.
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General Government's Gross External Debt 20% Up from End-2015
June 28 (BTA) - The gross external debt amounted to 35,379.1 million euro (76.3 per cent of GDP) at end-April 2016, increasing by 1,288.1 million euro (3.8 per cent) from end-2015 (34,090.9 million euro, 77.2 per cent of GDP), the Bulgarian National Bank said. Year-on-year, the g...
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Bulgaria, China Sign Cooperation Agreement in Construction
June 28 (BTA) - Regional Development Minister Liliyana Pavlova and Chen Zhenggao, Chinese Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, signed a cooperation agreement between the two ministries. Minister Pavlova said that the document will provide a good foundation for cooper...
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Foreign Minister Mitov Calls on EU to Become More Integrated after UK's Brexit Vote
June 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria's chief diplomat Daniel Mitov told an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Warsaw on June 27 that the EU needs to reform and become more integrated after the UK's Brexit vote, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday. Mitov said: "It is in our best ...
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Hotel Overnights Spent by Tourists in Sofia Increase
June 28 (BTA) - Hotel overnights spent by tourists in Sofia between January and May 2016 increased by 7 per cent compared with January to May 2015, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova said on Tuesday, citing City Hall data. Fandakova and Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova attended a ...
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BSP Leader Ninova: Bulgarian Socialist Party in Favour of Lifting Sanctions against Russia
June 28 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is against Bulgaria's participation in the maritime initiative of Romania in the Black Sea and Bulgaria's inclusion in regional military formats; also, the BSP is in favour of lifting the sanctions against Russia, BSP leader Kor...
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European Court of Auditors Finds Lack of Will to Combat Roma Discrimination in Bulgaria
June 28 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Court of Auditors (ECA) says in a report that an audit carried out in Bulgaria, Spain, Hungary and Romania has found that the four countries have contributed to Roma integration over the last decade. In the case of Bulg...
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President Plevneliev: EU Needs Reinforcement, New Dose of Trust after UK's Referendum
June 27 (BTA) - The EU needs to be reinforced and get a new dose of trust after the UK's referendum, while the moral crisis, which is the worst, must be avoided, said here on Monday President Rosen Plevneliev, quoted by his Press Secretariat. The Bulgarian head of State is paying...
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Over 100,000 Socialists Vote on How, with Whom BSP Will Participate in Presidential Elections
June 27 (BTA) - An internal party poll was launched nation-wide on Monday among the members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), asking them to express their opinion about how their party should participate in the upcoming presidential elections and with which other parties it...
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Two Men Indicted with Racially Motivated Attempted Murder
June 27 (BTA) - The Sofia City Prosecution Office has indicted two men with the attempted murder of a foreign national acting out of racism and xenophobia.
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NSI Chairman Tsvetarski Does not Exclude Possibility of Hampered GDP Growth after Brexit
June 27 (BTA) - If there is political turmoil following the British referendum about leaving the EU, one can not exclude the possibility that GDP growth in Bulgaria could slow down, the Chairman of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), Sergey Tsvetarski, told BTA Monday. He e...
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President Plevneliev Pays Working Visit to France
June 27 (BTA) - Trade between Bulgaria and France has exceeded 1 billion euro in the past ten years, increasing by 61.2 per cent. French investments have also exceeded 1.3 billion euro, President Rosen Plevneliev said at a meeting with business people which launched his working v...
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Bulgaria-Uzbekistan Business Forum Held in Sofia
June 27 (BTA) - There is a huge untapped potential in Bulgaria's trade and economic relations with Uzbekistan, Bulgarian Deputy Economy Minister Lyuben Petrov told a bilateral business forum in Sofia on Monday. Petrov said his country views Uzbekistan as a priority partner in Cen...
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All Institutions for Orphan Children in Bulgaria to be Closed within Two Years
June 27 (BTA) - All institutions for children without parental care in Bulgaria will be closed within two years, Labour and Social Policy Minister Zornitsa Roussinova told reporters on Monday. About 650 such children are in institutional care now, Roussinova said.
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European Mission Begins Review of Bulgarian Prosecution Service
June 27 (BTA) - An expert European mission which will review the Bulgarian prosecution service has arrived in Bulgaria and has opened a series of meetings, the Justice Ministry said on Monday.
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Flow of Foreign Tourists to Bulgaria This Summer Expected to Increase by 10%
June 26 (BTA) - The flow of foreign tourists to Bulgaria this summer is expected to increase by 10 per cent, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told journalists in the Bozhoura area in Bourgas Region on Sunday. Angelkova added that a more accurate forecast can me made after a ma...
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EU Commissioner Georgieva: Brexit Vote Will Make GovernmentsThink Twice Whether They Are Ready for Outcome in Referendum...
June 25 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - European Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva believes that the British referendum will make governments think twice whether they are ready for the outcome in referendums. Speaking to Bulgarian media in Brussels she said i...
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Carpets from Four Continents Go on Display at Kotel Festival
June 25 (BTA) - The inaugural edition of the festival, "The Live Flame of Traditions", opened in the historic town of Kotel in Eastern Bulgaria. Carpets of four continents are displayed at an exhibition, "The Road of the Carpet", within the framework of the festival.
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Discusses Brexit Vote with British Ambassador
June 24 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met here Friday with the UK Ambassador in Sofia, Emma Hopkins, to discuss the outcome of the UK referendum, the Foreign Ministry said. Mitov said that Bulgaria respects the will of British citizens and yet it cannot but b...
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Migrant Pressure in Bulgaria Subsides, Interior Minister Buchvarova Says
June 24 (BTA) - Migrant pressure in Bulgaria is lower this year, compared to last year, said here on Friday Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova, who took part in a working meeting on crime prevention. Despite the decrease, the Interior Ministry is making all necessary efforts t...
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