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Minimum Monthly Wage Rises to Lv 420 as of January 1
January 1 (BTA) - As of January 1, the minimum monthly wage in Bulgaria increases to 420 leva from 380 leva. The government intends the rise as an incentive to job seekers and as a way to improve the living standards of minimum wage earners and their families.
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President Plevneliev: It is Time for Politicians to Fill the Word "Reform" with Content
January 1 (BTA) - It is time for politicians to fill the word "reform" with content. The people want justice and real results, President Rosen Plevneliev said in his New Year's address for the coming New Year. Compromises in politics sometimes seem difficult, at other times re...
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MRF Set Not to Allow Crisis in Party Structure, Social and Political Spectrum
December 31 (BTA) - "Our categorical choice is in favour of peace, stability and security and not destabilization and confrontation," reads a position of the leadership of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), quoted by the party's press centre.
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Driver Transporting over 100 Illegal Migrants Remains in Custody
December 31 (BTA) - At the request of the Regional Prosecution Office in Pazardjik, the Regional Court ruled that Shaban R. (55), a Macedonian citizens having a permanent residence permit by the Bulgarian authorities, will remain in custody. The man is charged with helping illega...
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Overgas Denies Receiving Letter for Halting of Russian Gas Supplies
December 31 (BTA) - The Bulgarian gas company, Overgas Inc., has not received a letter from Gazprom Export about a possible halting of gas supplies as of January 1, 2016, the company said on Thursday. The message recalls that Overgas and Gazprom Export have signed a long-term con...
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Finance Ministry Reports BGN 2.854 Billion Growth by End of 2015
December 31 (BTA) - On the last working day of 2015, the Finance Ministry reported a growth of revenues by 2.854 billion leva compared to the end of 2014. This growth is mostly due to the doubling of tax revenues - by some 1.9 billion leva and the increased revenues from excuse d...
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Contracts Signed for Construction of Blagoevgrad-Kroupnik Section of Strouma Motorway
December 30 (BTA) - The contracts for the design, construction and construction supervision of a project for building Strouma Motorway Lot 3.1, 12.6 km between Blagoevgrad and Kroupnik (Southwestern Bulgaria), were signed here on Wednesday in the presence of Bulgarian Regional De...
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Banking System's Liquidity Increases in November
December 30 (BTA) - The strong liquidity position of the banking system and growth of the deposit base and financial result continued in November, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) reported on Wednesday. Liquid assets increased by 689 million leva, reaching 25.9 billion leva i...
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New Natural Gas Price Down 2.32 % Q/Q - Energy Regulator Chairman
December 30 (BTA) - The new price of natural gas, effective January 1, 2016, is 2.32 per cent lower from the previous quarter and the price declined by 31.16 per cent for the full year 2015, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Chairman Ivan Ivanov said here on Wednesday...
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria Wants to Have Friendly Relations with Both Turkey and Russia
December 30 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov described as totally ungrounded insinuations about a clash in this country, via the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, over the relations with Russia and Turkey. Borissov noted that he wants Bulgaria to have f...
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Cabinet Closes Svilengrad Customs Office, Creates Information Security Unit
December 30 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers officially closed the Svilengrad Customs Office and created an information security unit with the Central Customs Directorate by amending the Customs Agency's rules of organization, the Government information service reported on Wednes...
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Traffic Restrictions on Heavy Lorries Wednesday, Sunday Afternoon
December 30 (BTA) - Over-12-tonne lorries are not allowed to drive on motorways and busy roads between 4 pm and 8 pm on December 30 and between 2 pm and 8 pm on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said. This restriction is intended to improve road safety and ease traffic. It does not a...
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Tourism Business Ready to Meet New Rating Requirements - Minister
December 29 (Ekaterina Toteva and Valeria Dimitrova of BTA) - The tourism industry is ready to meet the requirements of the new ordinance on the rating of accommodation and catering establishments, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told BTA in an interview. The ordinance become...
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First Two MiG-29 Engines Delivered by Poland
December 29 (BTA) - Two engines for MiG-29 fighters owned by the Polish Air Force were delivered to Graf Ignatievo Air Base on Tuesday in line with an agreement between the governments of Poland and Bulgaria on providing logistical support for MiG-29 aircraft, the Defence Ministr...
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Montana Bypass Road Built with 48.5 Million Leva European Investments Unveiled
December 29 (BTA) - Tuesday saw the official launching of a bypass road in Montana built with 48.5 million leva in EU funding. The road was opened by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Lilyana Pavlova, Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski...
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Parliament in 2015: Reforms, Changes, Compromises and Elections
December 29 (Neli Zheleva and Ekaterina Panova of BTA) - Reforms, legislative changes, compromises and elections dominated the outgoing year for Parliament. The agenda of the legislature included changes in the Constitution, the government and the ruling majority, reforms in heal...
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Bulgarian-Chinese Company Starts Building Animal Feed Plant in NE Bulgaria
December 29 (BTA) - A Bulgarian-Chinese company starts building an animal feed plant in the industrial area of the northeastern town of Dobrich. The first sod will be turned on January 7, 2016, said the management of Bulgaria Tianshinong Feed Co OOD.
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BULSTAT Register Becomes Fully Electronic in 2016
December 28 (BTA) - The BULSTAT register becomes fully electronic starting next year, said here on Monday the Registry Agency's head Elena Markova. BULSTAT is a national administrative register providing identification for all legal and other entities active in Bulgaria.
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Danube's Low Water Level Makes Navigation Difficult along Bulgarian Section
December 28 (BTA) - Navigation along the Danube's Bulgarian section is difficult due to the low water level, said here on Monday the head of the River Supervision - Rousse Directorate, Ivan Zhekov. There are currently no stuck vessels.
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November 2015 Trips of Bulgarians Abroad Up 12.7 % Y/Y - Statistics
December 28 (BTA) - In November 2015, the number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 305,200, 12.7 per cent more than in November 2014, the National Statistical Institute said Monday. Compared to a year earlier, an increase was registered in the total number of trips of...
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