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Parliament Passes on First Reading Amendments to Bank Bankruptcy Act Prompted by Corpbank Case
March 11 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Friday passed on first reading amendments to the Bank Bankruptcy Act, moved by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), obliging the trustee in bankruptcy of a failed bank to publish the report on the state of the credit institution's ass...
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Bulgaria Must Be Able to Return Migrants to Turkey, Just Like Greece - Interior Minister Buchvarova
March 10 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria asked to be able to return to Turkey migrants who have crossed the border illegally, just like Greece will be if the agreement between the EU and Ankara is adopted, said here on Thursday Deputy Prime Minister and Interior ...
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Reformist Bloc, GERB Disagree on Draft Provisions for Introduction of Electronic Chip in Identity Cards
March 10 (BTA) - At a briefing in Parliament Thursday, MPs of the Reformist Bloc insisted on keeping the texts in the bill on electronic identification that envisage the possibility to introduce an electronic chip in identity cards. Nayden Zelenogorski, Dimiter Delchev and Antoni...
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MPs Adopt on First Reading Introduction of Compulsory Voting, Shorter Election Campaign
March 10 (BTA) - The introduction of compulsory voting, the establishment of an "Abroad" electoral constituency for general elections, and a shorter election campaign were among the draft changes to the Election Code that Parliament adopted on first reading Thursday. The MPs supp...
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Bulgarian President Addresses 4th Global Baku Forum
March 10 (BTA) - Addressing Thursday's opening session of the 4th Global Baku Forum in the capital of Azerbaijan, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that serious contradictions between global and regional powers have undermined the principles of international law and the i...
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Commission for Protection of Competition Rejects Complaints Lodged by 3 Companies over Hemus Motorway
March 10 (BTA) - The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) left without consideration the complaints lodged by three companies over the suspension of the public procurement procedure for Hemus Motorway's construction, the CPC said in a press release Thursday. The comp...
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Bulgarian Transport Minister Moskovski Confers with Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri
March 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Transport, Information Technology and Communications Minister Ivailo Moskovski conferred on March 9 with Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, Moskovski's Ministry said in a press release. The meeting was held during a visit of a Bulgarian delega...
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Reformist Bloc Civil Council, DSB Against Attempt to Make EC Call off CVM for Bulgaria
March 10 (BTA) - The Civil Council of the Reformist Bloc (RB) and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) are against the attempt to call off the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria by the European Commission, a declaration sent to the media on Thursday said...
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Bulgarian Tourism Minister Angelkova Participates in Ministers' Roundtable at ITB Berlin
March 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova was one of the eight high-level speakers invited to participate at a Ministers' Roundtable on "Tourism in the 21st Century: New Business Models in a Digital World" held during the ITB Berlin travel trade show on March...
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MPs Raise Questions over Name of Firm Contracted for Tracing Corpbank Assets
March 10 (BTA) - MPs of the Patriotic Front, the Reformist Bloc and GERB have sent an inquiry about the name of the firm which has been commissioned to draw up a report on the assets of the failed Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank). Valeri Simeonov, Martin Dimitrov, Peter Slavo...
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Ataka Leader Siderov Pleads Guilty to Three Charges
March 10 (BTA) - The Sofia City Court will consider three plea agreements with Ataka leader Volen Siderov on Monday, relating to cases from 2011, 2013 and 2015. Under the terms of the agreements, Siderov is to receive probation, have regular meetings with a probation officer a...
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Bulgaria, UK to Streamline EU Presidency Expenditures
March 9 (BTA) - Meeting in London on Wednesday, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva and British Minister of State for Europe David Lidington agreed to streamline expenditures for the upcoming EU trio (UK-Bulgaria-Estonia) presidency by rallying behind joint initiatives...
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Bulgaria Prepares for Shift of Migration Route towards Its Borders, No Signs Yet of Increased Migration Pressure
March 9 (BTA) - There has been no signs of increasing migration pressure on the Bulgarian border but Bulgaria is prepared - logistically, financially and personnel-wise - for such a risk, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov told the press on his way into a meeting of the parliamentary ...
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Union of Judges Lashes out at Prosecutor General after He Blames Courts for Too Many Acquittals
March 9 (BTA) - The Union of Judges in Bulgaria Wednesday lashed out at Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov after he suggested in a Bulgarian National Television interview that the lawcourts are to blame for having an excessive number of acquittals. To say that the court has "a bl...
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President, GERB Discuss Judicial Reform, Energy Industry and Education
March 9 (BTA) - The top priorities for the parliamentary group of GERB are the ongoing reform in the judiciary, the energy sector and education, including the new school education law and dual education that links schools and businesses. This transpired from remarks by GERB floor...
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Health Minister Determined to Push Through Controversial Reform Measure
March 9 (BTA) - Health Minister Peter Moskov said on Wednesday that after some editing he will propose again a Health Insurance Act amendment which was overturned by the Constitutional Court upon a petition by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the Movement for Rights and Freed...
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Deputy PM Kuneva Discusses Opportunities for Anti-Corruption Policy Cooperation with Britain
March 9 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European policies coordination and institutional affairs Meglena Kuneva conferred in London late on Tuesday with Minister Matthew Hancock and the UK Government Anti-Corruption Champion, Eric Pickles, to discuss the opportunities ...
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Bulgaria, Iran Resume Work of Mixed Commissions on Energy and Natural Gas
March 9 (BTA) - Bulgaria and Iran have agreed that the bilateral commissions on energy and natural will resume work, said the Bulgarian Energy Ministry Wednesday. The agreement was reached during the 18th session of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on economic, technica...
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European Commission to Monitor Bulgaria, Four Other EU Member States, for Excessive Macroeconomic Imbalances
March 9 (BTA) - All EU Member States that are found to have imbalances or excessive macroeconomic imbalances will be subject to specific monitoring adapted to the degree and nature of the imbalances, European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, responsible for the Euro ...
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Antitrust Watchdog Election Will Not Be Cancelled, Despite Objections
March 8 (BTA) - The procedure for electing a new Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) will not be stopped, despite fears of behind-the-scenes dealings and complaints that the time for nominations was not enough. The decision to carry on with the election was made at a m...
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