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Bulgarian Population Shrinks by 48,414 Persons in 2015
April 15 (BTA) - As at December 2015, the Bulgarian population totalled 7,153,784 persons, down by 48,414 persons or 0.7 per cent from 2014, said Magdalena Kostova, Director of the National Statistical Institute's Demographic and Social Statistics Directorate. She presented the d...
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About Lv 500 Mln to Be Invested in Road Projects in 2016 - Regional Development Minister
April 15 (BTA) - Regional Development Minister Liliyana Pavlova said that this year's increase in vignette prices will bring an extra 68.8 million leva, which will be invested in road projects in Northern Bulgaria, especially in the Northwest. Until now vignette revenues were an ...
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Supreme Cassation Court Challenges Legal Provision Leading to Suspension of Indicted Magistrates
April 15 (BTA) - The Supreme Court of Cassation has asked the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutinal provisions in the Judiciary Act whereby a judge, prosecutor or investigator who have been indicted, are suspended for the duration of the criminal procedure.
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Strong Wind Closes Varna, Balchik Port
April 15 (BTA) - Strong wind closed the Ports of Varna and Balchik on Friday morning, said the maritime navigation authority. All navigable channels are closed for manoeuvres. The wind intesity was measured at 12 mps with gusts reaching 18-19 mps.
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Bulgarian Business Shows Growing Interest in Iranian Partners
April 15 (BTA) - Meeting with Mohsen Jalalpour, Chairman of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture on Thursday, Deputy Economy Minister Lyuben Petrov said that developing mutually advantageous trade and economic relations with Iran is an important component...
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev Talks by Telephone to Macedonian President Ivanov
April 14 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev held a telephone conversation with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov in connection with the complicated political situation and the escalation of tensions in Macedonia, the head of State's Press Secretariat said on Thursday.
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria Is Handling Migration Crisis Well
April 14 (BTA) - Approached by journalists on Thursday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that Bulgaria is handling the migration crisis well, regardless of how others are "trying to say that we are not handling it because of three or ten migrants". "Given the Government's or...
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Parliament Passes Gender Equality Act
April 14 (BTA) - Parliament passed conclusively the Gender Equality Act on Thursday. According to it, the state policy on gender equality is based on the principles of equal opportunity in all spheres of public, economic and political life, equal access to all public resources, e...
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France Shares Its Expertise with Bulgaria as EU Presidency Holder
April 14 (BTA) - A conference in the framework of Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva's European Debates Initiative was held in Sofia Thursday to highlight France's expertise as a holder of the rotating Presidency of the EU. The head of France's General Secretariat for European ...
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Consultative Council on National Security Discusses Cyber Security amid Intensive Cyber Attacks
Bulgaria has recently become the target of intensive cyber attacks against national information structures, including critical infrastructure and state departments, President Rosen Plevneliev said after a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) here Thurs...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Calls on Political Leaders in Macedonia to Seek Common Solutions to Political Crisis
April 14 (BTA) - "Democracy and the legal state require from politicians to live up to their responsibilities. This implies, among other things, refraining from actions that could undermine the legal order in the State," reads a statement by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mito...
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Information from Persons with Experience in Bank Bankruptcy Investigations, Activity Reports Will Be Public
April 14 (BTA) - Information from the contract of a trustee in bankruptcy of a bank in insolvency with persons having international experience in the investigation of bank bankruptcies', as well as from the report on their activity, will be public, the National Assembly decided p...
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US Department of State: Marginalization of Romani Minority Remains Bulgaria's Most Pressing Human Rights Problem
April 14 (BTA) - The marginalization of and societal intolerance towards the Romani minority remained Bulgaria's most pressing human rights problem in 2015, according to the annual Human Rights Report released by the US Department of State on April 13.
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Supreme Judicial Council Splits into College of Judges and of Prosecutors
April 14 (BTA) - The Supreme Judicial Council was officially divided into a college of prosecutors and a college of judges during a meeting on Thursday in accordance with recent amendments to the Constitution and the Judicial System Act. It was a major step in a much anticipated ...
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Foreign Ministers Mitov, Steinmeier Meet
April 13 (BTA) - During his official visit to Berlin, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said. The two chief diplomats discussed bilateral relations, the migrant crisis, EU-Turkey rel...
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PM Borrisov: "Nobody Has Right to Arrest Beyond the Law"
April 13 (BTA) - "Nobody has the right to arrest beyond the law," Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said during the regular Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, referring to the so-called citizen's arrests of illegal migrants. "I have not called on anybody to go and beat, tie or b...
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Foreign Ministry: UN Informal Dialogues with Secretary General Candidates Confirmed Bokova's Leading Position
April 13 (BTA) - The Tuesday hearing at the UN of the Bulgarian candidate for the job of UN Secretary General, Irina Bokova, took place amid strong interest and attention among the UN member states, which was evidenced in the large number of delegations participating in the discu...
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Cabinet Adopts National Defence Strategy
April 13 (BTA) - The Cabinet adopted the National Defence Strategy, which is a result of the 2015 interim review of the 2011 strategic document, the government information service said. The main changes reflect the new strategic security environment and the resulting consequen...
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Bulgarian Exports to EU Down by 1.4% in January, Exports to Non-EU Countries Up by 0.3%
April 13 (BTA) - Exports from Bulgaria to other EU countries in January 2016 amounted to 2,262,700,000 leva, decreasing by 1.4 per cent compared with January 2015, according to early estimates published by the National Statistical Institute on Wednesday.
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Transport Ministry Overhauls Automobile Administration, Legislation After Corruption Scandal
April 13 (BTA) - The Transport Ministry is overhauling the automobile administration and the applicable legislation after a corruption scandal earlier in April led to several arrests, including that of the head of the Automobile Administration Agency. This transpired from remarks...
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