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PM Borissov, European Council President Tusk Discuss Belene Arbitration, Migration, Brexit Referendum in Phone Talk
June 22 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister and European Council President Donald Tusk had a conversation by telephone, the Government Information Service said on Wednesday. Borissov familiarized Tusk with the Geneva Arbitration Court award in a commercial dispute between Bulgari...
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Bourgas Court Orders 25-Day Detention for Man Wanted by Turkish Authorities for Terrorism
June 21 (BTA) - The Bourgas District Court Tuesday ordered 25-day detention in custody for Mikail Almis, the Prosecution Service said in a press release. Almis, 42, is wanted by the Turkish judicial authorities to face criminal charges of participating in the terrorist organiz...
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International Economic Forum Held in SE Bulgaria
June 21 (BTA) - Speaking at an International Economic Forum held here on June 20 and 21, Agriculture and Food Minister Dessislava Taneva Tuesday said that the last years have seen many investments in the sphere of agriculture and manufacturing in the region of Yambol mainly due t...
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Some 59 Per Cent Plan to Vote in Presidential Elections, Opinion Poll Finds
June 21 (BTA) - As many as 59 per cent of adult Bulgarians intend to vote in the presidential elections due this coming autumn, Alpha Research found in its regular quarterly opinion survey, conducted between June 8 and 14. The lack of official candidates just three months before ...
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No EC Sanctions Have Been Imposed to Reduce Funding Available to Bulgaria
June 21 (BTA) - During the 2007-2013 EU programming period the managing authorities of EU-backed operational programmes detected irregularities worth 446 million leva, which were deducted from project payments and transferred to other measures of support. This is contained in a ...
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Judicial Authorities in Migration-Afflicted Border Areas Need Support
June 21 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov asked the Plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to provide urgent financial and personnel support to prosecution offices and courts in migration-afflicted border areas, the Prosecution of Bulgaria reported on Tuesday.
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Government Allocates Lv 135 Mln in Funding for Northwestern Bulgaria's Infrastructure
June 21 (BTA) - The government has allocated 135 million leva in funding for the infrastructure of Northwestern Bulgaria, and 30 million leva of it will go into Vidin Region, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Tuesday. Borissov was in Dimovo, Vidin Region, together with Region...
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Bulgarian President Offers Condolences after Mass Drowning of Children in Russia
June 21 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev offered his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin after Saturday's mass drowning of children in Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Plevneliev's Press Secretariat reported on Monday.
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Foreign Minister Mitov Calls on EU to Adopt Comprehensive and Balanced Approach to Migration
June 21 (BTA) - Addressing an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg on June 20, Bulgaria's chief diplomat Daniel Mitov said it is essential for the EU to have a comprehensive and geographically balanced approach to migration, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry reported. Mitov s...
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German-Bulgarian Fruit Processing Company Unveils New Production Facility
June 20 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev unveiled a new production facility of a German-Bulgarian fruit processing company in Letnitsa on Monday. Plevneliev said: "We should never forget that Bulgaria is a traditional food producer in the world. We should never give up our drea...
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National Ombudsman, Trade Associations Urge for Scrapping VAT for Donated Food
June 20 (BTA) - National Ombudsman Maya Manolova, the trade associations in the food processing industry, the National Food Bank, the Bulgarian Agency for Food Safety, and the Bulgarian Red Cross urge for scrapping the VAT on donated foods as of January 1, 2017.
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Prime Minister Borissov Comments Situation with Readmission Agreement with Turkey
June 20 (BTA)- Approached by reporters on Monday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that the situation along the Bulgarian-Turkish border is calm, security has been strengthened further, and diplomacy talks are being conducted with Turkey. Borisssov was asked whether Turkey was...
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3.1 Points Quake Registered 4 km South of Petrich
June 19 (BTA) - An earthquake measuring 3.1 points on the Richter Scale, epicentred 4 km south of Petrich (Southwestern Bulgaria), was registered at 8:54 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to data on the website of the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography wit...
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Teachers to Get 10 Per Cent Pay Rise, Effective January 1, 2017
June 19 (BTA) - "After the end of today's National Teachers Convention, the collective agreement in secondary education will be signed, according to which we all will be working for a 10 per cent increase of teachers' salaries, effective January 1, 2017," Bulgarian Deputy Prime M...
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ABV Insists on Joint Declaration that Bulgaria Would Not Allow to Be Source of Hostile Policy towards its Neighbours
June 19 (BTA) - "ABV insists on a joint declaration stating clearly and categorically that Bulgaria would not allow hostile policy and actions in respect of its neighbours to originate from its territory," ABV leader Georgi Purvanov said here on Sunday.
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Bulgaria for the Citizens Movement Certain that Reformist Bloc Must Have Single Runner in Autumn Presidential Elections
June 18 (BTA) - Leader of the Bulgaria for the Citizens Movement Meglena Kuneva told a news conference Saturday that the Movement is absolutely certain that the Reformist Bloc, where the formation is one of the members, must have a single runner in the presidential elections in t...
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Foreign Minister Mitov: Bulgaria Has Always Championed Idea about Stronger Presence, Exercise in Black Sea but under NAT...
June 18 (BTA) - Speaking to reporters on Saturday Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said that Bulgaria has always championed the idea for a stronger presence and a training exercise in the Black Sea, but under the flag of NATO. Mitov's words came after on June 16 Sofia firmly refu...
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Poland Offers Bulgaria Further Help with Border Protection
June 17 (BTA) - Poland has offered to send more officers to help Bulgaria patrol its border, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova and Poland's Interior and Administration Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told journalists at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint on the border with Turkey on ...
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Bulgarian, Russian Agriculture Ministers Meet in St Petersburg
June 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Agriculture and Food Minister Dessislava Taneva met with Russia's Agriculture Minister Aleksandr Tkachev on the sidelines of the 20th St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Agriculture Ministry said.
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Day Two of EU Commissioner Corina Cretu's Visit to Bulgaria
June 17 (BTA) - Security plays an important role in the choice of tourist destinations, EU Commissioner Corina Cretu said Friday. People want to spend their holidays nicely and relax. Cretu, who is paying a two-day visit to Bulgaria, delivered a speech at the high-level conferenc...
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