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Bulgarian Road Hauliers Theaten to Stop Import of Greek Goods, Seal Border During Summer Season Unless Lasting Solution...
February 24 (BTA) - Bulgarian road hauliers threaten to halt the import of Greek products to Bulgaria unless a lasting solution is found by Monday to the situation caused by the frequent border blockades by Greek farmers protesting against the government austerity plans. The warn...
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Prime Minister Borissov Orders Checks into Public Procurement Procedures in Every Institution
February 24 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has ordered the inspectorates checking the ministries' work to conduct full checks of the public procurement procedures in every institution. "I want to secure full transparency there and all doubts about the public money removed,...
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MEPs of Movement for Rights and Freedoms Alert EC About Possible Ban for Entry of Two Bulgarian Politicians into Turkey...
February 24 (BTA) - The MEPs of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) have sent a letter to two EU commissioners in relation to a possible ban for entry of Bulgarian nationals into Turkey, the party's press centre said Wednesday.
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All Farming Sectors Report Growths, Agriculture Minister Says
February 24 (BTA )- All farming sectors report growths, despite the financially hard 2015 year, Agriculture and Food Minister Dessislava Taneva said on Wednesday at the opening of the 25th edition of the Agra International Farming Exhibition here.
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Report on Corpbank Doesn't Say Who Siphoned The Bank - MPs
February 24 (BTA) - The report about the Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) does not point out who has siphoned the bank, MPs having familiarized themselves with the document told journalists here. On Tuesday, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov sent to Parliament's secretar...
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Bulgarian Road Hauliers Theaten to Stop Import of Greek Goods Unless Lasting Solution Is Found for Border Blockades
February 24 (BTA) - Bulgarian road hauliers threaten to halt the import of Greek products to Bulgaria unless a lasting solution is found by Monday to the situation caused by the frequent border blockades by Greek farmers protesting against the government austerity plans. The warn...
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Energy Regulator Says Public Obligation Component of Electricity Price May Be Lowered
February 24 (BTA) - The public obligation component of the electricity price may be reduced from the beginning of April because of the cheaper natural gas, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Chairman Ivan Ivanov told journalists. According to initial Bulgargaz forec...
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Amnesty International's Annual Report Criticizes Bulgaria for Attitude Towards Refugees, Migrants and Roma
February 24 (BTA) - Allegations of push-backs of refugees and migrants by border police persisted, the reception conditions of asylum-seekers remained poor and there was no integration plan for recognized refugees. Local and national authorities continued to forcibly evict Roma, ...
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Culture Minister Rashidov Pays Working Visit to Germany
February 23 (BTA) - During a working visit to Germany, Bulgarian Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov received support for Bulgaria's ambitious programme to present the best of its culture during the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency in 2018, Rashidov's Ministry said in a press release...
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Prosecutor General Denies Investigator's Allegations for GERB-MRF Deal for His Appointment
February 23 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov Tuesday denied allegations by a Sofia investigator that he obtained his office in a deal between the ruling GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF). "I did not take office after a corruption deal," he told the pre...
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First Offer Received for Loan to Bulgarian Energy Holding
February 23 (BTA) - The first offer has been received for a loan sought by the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) for the National Electric Company, Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova told journalists Tuesday. She took part in a discussion on the problems in heating, organized by Na...
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Serbian National Assembly President Holds Talks in Sofia
February 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told visiting here Serbian National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic on Tuesday that Sofia highly values its constructive dialogue with Belgrade. The two countries share many views and interests in common, which is a fin...
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Finance Minister Sends to Parliament Corpbank Asset Tracking Report
February 23 (BTA) - Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov has sent to Parliament's secretarial office a classified report by AlixPartners Services UK LLP which was hired to track and recover the assets of the failed Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank), the Finance Ministry said Tue...
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Agreement on Oil and Gas Exploration at 1-14 Silistar Block Signed
February 23 (BTA) - Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova and Eileen Wilkinson, Regional Vice President of Shell Exploration and Production B.V., signed an offshore oil and gas exploration agreement for the 1-14 Silistar Block in Bulgaria's Exclusive Economic Zone in the Black Sea,...
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Serbian National Assembly President Holds Talks in Sofia
February 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told visiting here Serbian National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic on Tuesday that Sofia highly values its constructive dialogue with Belgrade. The two countries share many views and interests in common, which is a fin...
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President Plevneliev Calls for More Investments between Bulgaria and Cyprus
February 23 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev on Tuesday urged the Cypriot business community to expand its operations in Bulgaria and encouraged Bulgarian companies to invest in Cyprus. The Bulgarian President and his Cypriot counterpart, Nicos Anastasiades, unveiled a bilatera...
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Danube Bridge Repairs Cause Trucks to Line Up for Miles
February 23 (BTA) - Trucks have been lining up for miles at the Danube Bridge checkpoint in Rousse over the last two days as the bridge is being repaired on the Romanian side, the Bulgarian Border Police reported on Tuesday morning.
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Council for Tripartite Cooperation Rejects Proposal That Employers Cover Fully Social Security Contributions
February 23 (BTA) - The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) rejected draft changes to the Social Security Code, proposed by Reformist Bloc MP Peter Slavov, NCTC Chair Ivailo Kalfin told journalists emerging from the meeting, which ended late Monday evening. The ch...
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PM Borissov: Future Anti-Corruption Office Should Be Another Prosecution Service
February 23 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on February 22 that the future anti-corruption office should not exist only on paper. "It should play the role of another prosecution service in the fight against corruption," Borissov told a conference in Sofia organized by ...
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Four Masked Persons with Submachine Guns Rob Cash-in-transit Vehicle in Sofia
February 22 (BTA) - Four masked persons armed with submachine guns robbed a cash-in-transit vehicle in Sofia, the Interior Minister said Monday. The armed robbery took place at one of the underground parking's levels of The Mall on Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard. The perpetrator...