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Prime Minister Borissov Speaks on Phone with Turkish President Erdogan
October 14 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday to take part in the 8th Global Forum on Migration and Development, has spoken on the phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is not in Istanbul at the moment, the inform...
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New Electricity Trading Rules Nearly Ready
October 14 (BTA) - The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) is in the home stretch of making the rules for electricity trading which will be applicable after an independent national electricity exchange goes into operation at the beginning of 2016 following a one-month t...
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0.1 Per Cent Deflation in September - Official Statistics
October 14 (BTA) - The National Statistical Institute reported 0.1 per cent deflation in September compared with August. Inflation since the start of the year (September 2015 compared to December 2014) was minus 0.5 per cent. Annual inflation in September 2015 compared with Septe...
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Japanese Parliamentarians Visit Bulgaria
October 13 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev Tuesday received a delegation of the Upper House of the National Diet of Japan led by Koichi Kishi, President of the Japan-Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship Association. The sides stressed that despite the distance between them, ...
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Sports Minister Kralev Discusses Future Agreement with Qatar Counterpart
October 13 (BTA) - Sports and Youth Minister Krasen Kralev invited Qatari entrepreneurs to invest in Bulgarian sports training facilities in Belmeken and Pamporovo during a meeting with his Qatar counterpart Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali. Kralev paid a two-day working visit to Qatar, w...
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Borissov: Bulgaria Works Hard for 100% State-run Gas Transit
October 13 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Bulgaria is working hard to ensure that everything involved in gas transit is 100 per cent state run. He participated in the launch of a compressor station and a turbine unit of Bulgartransgaz near Ihtiman.
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Alpha Research: 58% of Bulgarians Will Vote in Local Elections
October 13 (BTA) - A total of 58 per cent of Bulgarians are determined to vote in the October 25 local elections and the majority of them are aware of the opportunity they have to mark their voting preference, according to a nationally representative poll taken by Alpha Res...
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Bulgaria Participates in 12 Programmes Worth Over EUR 1.2 Bln - Regional Development Minister
October 13 (BTA) - In the new programming period Bulgaria participates in 12 programmes for transborder and regional cooperation with a total budget of over 1.2 billion euro, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova said here Tuesday. She was speaking ...
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Bulgaria to Export Poultry Meat, Goose Liver to Japan
October 13 (BTA) - Japan has approved a procedure for import of Bulgarian poultry meat and goose liver, meaning that these Bulgarian products already have access to the local market, Deputy Economy Minister Lyuben Petrov said at the opening of a Bulgarian-Japanese business fo...
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Public Works Minister Says over Lv 60 Mln Are Needed to Rehabilitate Key Five Tunnels in Bulgaria
October 13 (BTA) - Over 60 million leva are necessary for the rehabilitation of the five main tunnels along Bulgarian roads, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova told journalists Tuesday. The Road Agency does not have the budget for overhauling the...
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Borissov: Bulgaria Works Hard for 100% State-run Gas Transit
October 13 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Bulgaria is working hard to ensure that everything involved in gas transit is 100 per cent state run. He participated in the launch of a compressor station and a turbine unit of Bulgartransgaz near Ihtiman.
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National Health Insurance Fund Supports Introduction of Fingerprint Identification for Patients in Hospitals
October 13 (BTA) - The Supervisory Board of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) supports the proposal of Health Minister Peter Moskov for the introduction of fingerprint identification for patients when admitted in hospital, Stanimir Hasurdzhiev, representative of patie...
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Bulgaria Prioritizes Economic Relations with Germany - Economy Minister in Berlin
October 12 (BTA) - Opening the 9th Session of the Bulgarian-German Cooperation Council in Berlin on Monday, Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski said: "Bulgaria sets a priority on developing its trade and economic relations with Germany. The proof of Germany's importance as a lead...
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Kuneva: "Bulgaria Is Neither Inside nor Outside Schengen, We Are Literally in No Man's Land"
October 12 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Talking to Bulgarian journalists in Brussels, Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said: "Bulgaria is neither inside nor outside Schengen, we are literally in no man's land." She was commenting on the latest postponement of Bulga...
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Prosecutor General Tsatsarov Will Ask to Have Ataka Leader Siderov, MP Choukolov Stripped of Their Parliamentary Immunit...
October 12 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov asked to have Ataka leader Volen Siderov and his fellow MP Dessislav Choukolov stripped of their parliamentary immunity, said Tsatsarov's Office on Monday. Siderov Choukolov were involved in an altercation on Friday evening...
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Bulgaria's Exports Grow 8% in January-August
October 12 (BTA) - Between January and August, Bulgaria's exports totalled 30.3 billion leva, 8 per cent up from the like period of 2014. In August 2015, exports added up to 3.8 billion leva, 1 per cent down from August 2014, show preliminary data of National Statistics Institut...
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Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland Pays Visit to Bulgaria
October 12 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and Parliament Chair Tsetska Tsacheva conferred here on Monday with Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland, who is paying an official visit to Bulgaria, the government information ...
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Large Investors in Energy Sector Lash Out Against Reform Package Proposed by Four Employers' Organizations
October 12 (BTA) - Some of the largest companies in the energy sector in Bulgaria lashed out against a package of reforms which four employer organizations unveiled last week, including nationalization of assets in the power industry.
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MEP Andrey Kovachev: EU Should Have Common Army, Security Policy
October 12 (BTA) - The European Union should have a common army and security policy, said MEP Andrey Kovachev (GERB/EPP) at a forum on EU's foreign policy in Sofia on Monday. It is one of two debates, organized by the European Parliament Information Office here on the refugee cri...
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AmCham Holds Roundtable to Mark Its 20th Anniversary
October 12 (BTA) - The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement between Europe and the US was high on the agenda of a roundtable discussion on "Regional Challenges in Light of the Global Geostrategic Processes" in Sofia Monday. The event was organized by the ...