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Parliament Passes Conclusively Electronic Identification Bill
May 11 (BTA) - The National Assembly passed conclusively an electronic identification bill at its regular meeting on Wednesday. It enables natural persons to identify themselves through sector digital identification and to have access to e-services in certain sectors of sta...
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President Believes Protection of Constitutional Rights Should Not Result in Fall of Cabinet
May 11 (BTA) - "I do not think that the protection of the constitutional rights of the Bulgarian citizens should lead to a fall of the Government," President Rosen Plevneliev said on Wednesday. He voiced hope that a responsible solution will be found that will be in the intere...
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International Association of Chiefs of Police Representatives Pay Visit to Bulgaria
May 11 (BTA) - The fight against smuggling and corruption was among the highlights of the meeting between Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and representatives of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Cabinet's press service reported Wednesday. IACP First Vice Pre...
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Early Elections Predicted by BSP, Ruled Out by Government Coalition
May 11 (BTA) - The political forces Wednesday opened Parliament's summer session with declarations. The Left predicted early parliamentary elections, while the government coalition ruled them out.
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High-tech Company Offers 1gbps Hyper-fast Internet Connection in Bulgaria
May 11 (BTA) - One gigabit per second hyper-fast Internet connection has become available in Bulgaria, the high-tech company which provides the data transfer rate said.
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Nearly 70% of Municipal Costs Can Be Classified as Failure - Survey
May 11 (BTA) - Nearly 70 per cent of municipality costs can be classified as a failure and a mere 5.0 per cent as a success. One-fourth of the activities whose implementation and results do not allow association with any of the two groups have been defined as "unclassified", a r...
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Cheaper Natural Gas Will Bring Down Price of High-efficiency Electricity
May 11 (BTA) - Ivan Ivanov, Chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC), told journalists that cheaper natural gas will bring down the price of electricity from high-efficiency co-generation by heating utilities and in-house factory power plants.
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GERB Doesn't Intend to Call Snap Elections
May 11 (BTA) - GERB announced that the only elections for which it is preparing in 2016 are the presidential ones and has no intention to call early parliamentary elections. The government is planning to serve out its full term, Floor Leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov said in the traditio...
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BSP-Left Bulgaria Group Elects New Leadership
May 11 (BTA) - The MPs of BSP-Left Bulgaria unanimously elected Kornelia Ninova floor leader on Tuesday. Ninova was elected leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party on Sunday. She proposed changes in the group's leadership, which will have two deputy floor leaders instead of th...
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Deputy PM and Labour Minister Ivailo Kalfin Resigns, ABV Plans on Leaving Government
May 10 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has accepted the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister for Demographic and Social Policy and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Ivailo Kalfin on Tuesday, said the Government Information Service. It transpired earlier in the day that A...
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Ruling Majority Considers New Election Code Revisions amid Ongoing Controversy
May 10 (BTA) - The ruling majority is considering new Election Code amendments to safeguard the constitutional rights of Bulgarian citizens and protect national security. This transpired on Tuesday after a more-than-two-hour meeting in the National Assembly between Prime Minister...
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Foreign Minister Mitov, CoE Deputy Secretary General Battaini-Dragoni Pay Official Visit to Georgia
May 10 (BTA) - Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni paid an official visit to Georgia, Mitov's ministry said on Tuesday. The visit, on May 9 and 10, took place within the framework of the Bulgarian Chairma...
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Bulgaria's Total Exports Down 1.6% in January-March 2016
May 10 (BTA) - In the first quarter of 2016, the value of Bulgaria's exports amounted to 10,590 million leva, down 1.6 per cent compared to the like period of 2015, according to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). March exports totalled 3,677.4 millio...
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Interior Minister: Information Is Future's Most Valuable Resource that People Should Benefit from
May 10 (BTA) - "Information is the most valuable resource the future holds and we would like people to benefit from it," said here on Tuesday Deputy Prime Minister for Coalition Policy and Public Administration and Minister of Interior Rumiana Bachvarova at the opening of a confe...
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Natural Gas Price Can Decrease by 10% in July
May 10 (BTA) - The price of natural gas in the third quarter of 2016 can decrease by 9.97 per cent to 281.08 leva per 1,000 cubic metres, exclusive of excise duty and VAT, distributor Bulgargaz predicted on Tuesday. The decrease is due to an expected fall in supply prices in ...
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50 Dams in the Country Should Be Drained and Repaired
May 10 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova and Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Lilyana Pavlova inspected the condition of the Rogozen 1 and Burzina dams on Monday, both situated in Northwest Bulgaria. Partial state of emergenc...
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President Plevneliev: Creating Obstacles for Bulgarians Abroad to Vote Is Trampling the Constitution
May 9 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev called on political parties to return to the foundations of the democratic State and the Constitution, where it is written that citizens have equal rights. He was answering a question about the restriction of the voting rights of Bulgarian...
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Bulgaria Celebrates Europe Day
The flag of the European Union was raised Monday in front of the Presidency at a solemn ceremony dedicated to Europe Day. Participants included President Rosen Plevneliev, Vice President Margarita Popova, National Assembly Chair Tsetska Tsacheva and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova...
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National Radio Unveils Regional Station in Kurdjali
May 9 (BTA) - Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) on Monday unveiled its ninth regional station, The Voice of the Rhodopes, based in Kurdjali. BNR Director General Radoslav Yankoulov, Kurdjali Mayor Hassan Azis and the programming director of the new station, Krassimir Angelov, cut th...
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Dacian Lynx 16 Exercise Tests Capabilities of Bulgarian, Romanian NFIUs
May 9 (BTA) - A NATO Dacian Lynx 16 (DALX16) exercise will be taking place until May 13 in Sofia and Bucharest. More than 250 military personnel from 11 NATO countries are taking part in the computer-assisted exercise.

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