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President Plevneliev:Good Neighbourliness Agreement with Macedonia Will Give Fresh Impetus to Bilateral Relations
October 8 (BTA) - Meeting with visiting Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on Thursday, President Rosen Plevneliev said that Bulgaria truly wants and is ready to be a driving force for the European integration of the Republic of Macedonia, Plevneliev's press secretariat said. The...
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Interior Minister Buchvarova: Bulgaria's Accession to Schengen Area Is Now Matter of Security of Entire EU
October 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova attended Thursday the first session on the agenda of the meeting of the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Council which discussed the strengthening of the protection and the effective management of the EU's externa...
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Funding for Research Should Reach 1.5% of GDP by 2020 - Minister
October 8 (BTA) - By 2020, funding for research should reach 1.5 per cent of the GDP, Bulgarian Education Minister Todor Tanev said here Thursday. He was speaking at a forum on reforms in science and innovation in the EU member states held with the participation of European C...
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Bulgaria Opens 309 Overseas Voting Sections in 45 Countries for Referendum on Electronic Voting
October 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria will open 309 voting sections in 45 countries for the October 25 referendum on electronic voting, Central Election Commission (CEC) spokesperson Alexander Andreev told the press here Thursday.
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Eastern European Summit Discusses Migratory Pressure
October 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev on Thursday opened a two-day summit in Sofia entitled "New Visions for Partnership and Neighbourhood in Europe." The event has brought together current and former state and government leaders of Eastern Europe, who wil...
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European Science Commissioner Moedas Meets with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Kuneva
October 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies and Institutional Affairs Meglena Kuneva and European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas met in Sofia on Thursday to discuss EU funding for science during the current program...
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Social Policy Minister Attends Environment, Health and Safety at Work Forum
October 8 (BTA) - The Bulgarian public has become aware that investments in the environment and the conditions at work and social policy are important, Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivaylo Kalfin said. He was speaking at Thursday's opening of a forum titled "Environment, Heal...
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Konstantin Penchev Elected to Constitutional Court
October 8 (BTA) - Parliament on Thursday elected the former ombudsman Konstantin Penchev as judge on the Constitutional Court. The vote was 98 in favour, 33 against and 12 abstentions.
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Maya Manolova Takes Oath as National Ombudsman
October 8 (BTA) - Maya Manolova on Thursday took oath as Bulgaria's Ombudsman after Parliament terminated her credentials as MP. The new Ombudsman will assume office on October 20. Manolova vowed to defend the rights of Bulgarian citizens and said she would start her tenure by...
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Bulgaria Expects Positive Development under Schengen Bid during EU Dutch Presidency
October 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria will continue its efforts and expects a positive development regarding its bid to join Schengen during the EU Dutch Presidency, said Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva, meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders here on Wednesday. Koenders was ...
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Macedonia Expects Bulgaria's Support for its Membership in EU, NATO
October 7 (BTA) - Macedonia expects Bulgaria's support for its membership in the EU and NATO, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov said during a public lecture on "Macedonia in NATO: Expectations for the Warsaw NATO Summit", organized by the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria here Wedn...
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Dutch Foreign Minister Holds Talks in Sofia
October 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders on Wednesday that his country values highly its relations with the Netherlands, which is a major source of investments in the Bulgarian economy, and there is more untapped potentia...
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Parliament Rejects Motion for Reconsidering Sanctions against Russia
October 7 (BTA) - The National Assembly rejected Wednesday a draft decision to reconsider EU sanctions against the Russian Federation in relation to the conflict in Ukraine. The motion, made by the Bulgarian Socialist Party - Left Bulgaria, was supported by 47 MPs, while 52 were ...
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President to Veto Amendments to Military Intelligence Act
October 7 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev will veto the amendments to the Military Intelligence Act, which Parliament adopted conclusively on October 1, the head of State's press secretariat told BTA. The amendments require the holder of the office of Defence Information Se...
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President Plevneliev: "Bulgaria Helps Albania, We Are Ready to Deepen Cooperation in All Areas"
October 7 (BTA) - "Bulgaria helps Albania, from now on, too, we are ready to deepen our cooperation in all possible areas," Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said as he and visiting Albanian President Bujar Nishani opened a Bulgarian-Albanian business forum here on Wednesday. ...
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President Calls for Positive Rhetoric during Election Campaign
October 7 (BTA) - In a televised address to the nation on Tuesday evening, President Rosen Plevneliev urged the participants in the campaign for the October 25 local elections to use positive rhetoric. He called on voters to be active not only on polling day, but also during the ...
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IMF Outlook: Bulgaria's Economy to Grow 1.7% in 2015, 1.9% in 2016
October 6 (BTA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Bulgaria's economy to grow by 1.7% in 2015, as much as in 2014. This is contained in IMF's World Economy Outlook, made public on Tuesday.
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Health Ministry to Introduce Biometric Patient Identification in Hospitals, Pharmacies
October 6 (BTA) - Health Minister Peter Moskov announced in Parliament on Tuesday that the Health Ministry is taking steps to introduce biometric identification for patients when admitted in hospital or purchasing drugs.
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Survey Registers Absence of Media in Some Bulgarian Regions
October 6 (BTA) - The presence of public and private national media is irregular across the country and is practically absent in some locations. This is one of the main conclusions of a survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Democracy presented Tuesday at a seminar ...
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European Parliament Approves EUR 6.4 Mln of Disaster Aid for Bulgaria
October 6 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Parliament (EP) Tuesday approved 6,377,815 euro in EU disaster aid for Bulgaria to help repair the damage done by heavy rainfall, snow, floods and landslides in January-February 2015. The EP approved the proposed aid ...
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