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EC Vice President Sefcovic Participates in South East Europe Energy Conference in Sofia
September 15 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Tuesday unveiled here a conference entitled "Energy Security and Energy Infrastructure in South East Europe". Participating in the forum are European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donche...
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Bulgaria Earns Vice-Presidency of World Tourism Organization's 21st General Assembly
September 15 (BTA) - On the opening day of the 21st General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Bulgaria and Spain were elected vice presidents of the biennial forum, the Bulgarian Tourism Ministry reported on September 14.
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Foreign Minister: Creation of Refugee Distribution Centre in Bulgaria Is Unlikely
September 15 (BTA) - It is unlikely that a refugee distribution centre will be set up in Bulgaria, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov told journalists here Tuesday. He specified that Bulgaria insists on the establishment of such refugee or migrant centres outside of the EU, which i...
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European Parliament's Committee on Budgets Approves EUR 6.4 Mln of Disaster Aid for Bulgaria
September 15 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Parliament's Committee on Budgets Monday approved 6,377,815 euro in EU disaster aid for Bulgaria to help repair the damage done by the severe floods in January and February 2015. The proposed aid will be put to a v...
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First Graders Total 64,841 This School Year, All Pupils Amount to 757,969
September 15 (BTA) - Bulgaria has 64,841 first graders in the 2015-2016 school year, and all pupils from first to twelfth grade amount to 757,969. The teachers total 68,891, Education and Science Minister Todor Tanev said on the occasion of the school year's start on Tuesday. ...
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Interior Minister Buchvarova: Bulgaria Will Support Proposal for Migrant Allocation in EU as Temporary, Not Permanent Me...
September 14 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria will support the proposal for the distribution of migrants in the EU but only as a temporary, not a permanent measure, Deputy Prime Minister Roumyana Buchvarova told journalists in Brussels. She arrived for an extraord...
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Ex-Interior Minister Tsvetanov Acquitted in "Six Nos" Trial
September 14 (BTA) - The Sofia Appellate Court on Monday acquitted former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov of charges of thwarting criminal proceedings against Orlin Todorov, former Director of the Regional Anti-Organized Crime Unit in Veliko Turnovo, Northern Bulgaria.
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Sofia Waste Treatment Plant Inaugurated
September 14 (BTA) - A new mechanical-biological treatment plant with a capacity of 410,000 tonnes of mixed waste per year was inaugurated in Sofia by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova on Monday.
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Foreign Minister Mitov: "Human Trafficking Is Horrifying Phenomenon that We Must Combat as Hard as Possible"
September 14 (BTA) - "Human trafficking is a horrifying phenomenon that we must combat as hard as possible," Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov commented here on Monday, asked about the migrant crisis. He recalled his position that all EU Member States should pay serious att...
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Bulgaria Ranks 42nd in Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom Report
September 14 (BTA) - Canada's Fraser Institute ranked Bulgaria 42nd out of 157 countries and territories in its Economic Freedom of the World 2015 annual report, the Institute for Market Economics said Monday. Last year Bulgaria ranked 39th.
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Zero Inflation for August, Month on Month and Year on Year - Official Statistics
September 14 (BTA) - Monthly inflation in August 2015, measured by the consumer price index (CPI), was 0.0 per cent, compared to the previous month, the National Statistical Institute reported on Monday. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (August 2015 compared to ...
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PM Borissov: Moscow Should Not Experiment with Bulgaria's Friendly Feelings, There Are Diplomatic Channels for Coordinat...
September 13 (BTA) - Prime Minister Borissov Sunday expressed the hope that Moscow is not experimenting with Bulgaria's friendly feelings for Russia, and noted there are diplomatic channels for coordinating each humanitarian transport. He was speaking at a forum of his GERB party...
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EU Nationals Wishing to Vote at Local Elections Can Apply until September 14
September 13 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) Sunday recalled that September 14 is the deadline for the submission of applications by EU nationals wishing to vote at the local elections in October. The applicants have to submit a declaration (Supplement No. 8 of t...
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Deputy PM Kalfin: Bulgaria Will Insist on Specific Commitments in EU for Handling Migrant Crisis
September 13 (BTA) - Bulgaria will insist on a clear approach and the making of specific commitments within the EU for the handling of the migrant crisis, Deputy Prime Minister and Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivailo Kalfin told a news conference here Saturday. According ...
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Bulgaria to Cooperate with German Baden-Wuerttemberg State in Vocational Education
September 12 (BTA) - Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Lazar Lazarov and Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister for the Bundesrat, Europe and International Affairs, Peter Friedrich, have signed a letter of intentions, the Social Ministry said Saturday. Bulgaria will boost its coop...
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Reformist Bloc, Bulgaria without Censorship Object to Central Election Commission's Decision on Party Numbering
September 12 (BTA) - The Reformist Bloc (RB) is against Friday's decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) that the lots for the numbers of parties on the ballot papers be drawn at the national level. The RB will lodge a complaint before the Supreme Administrative Court, ...
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Ataka Names National Assembly Deputy Chair Candidate for Sofia Mayor
September 12 (BTA) - Ataka's candidate for Sofia Mayor will be Yavor Notev, National Assembly Deputy Chair. The party's press centre announced the candidates that will ruin in the October 25 local elections. Ataka has nominees in 21 regional centres.
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Deputy PM Kuneva: "I Will Propose Rejected Countercorruption Bill Again in December"
North Central Bulgaria, September 12 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said at BTA's Press Club in Veliko Turnovo she would re-introduce a countercorruption bill rejected on first reading as soon as possible in December. The High-Level Corruption Prevention Bill w...
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Labour Minister Kalfin Takes Part in Informal European Ministerial in Stockholm
September 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivailo Kalfin took part in an informal European ministerial meeting in Stockholm on Thursday and Friday, his ministry said in a press release.
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Trafficking of 31 Migrants Investigated
September 12 (BTA) - The Regional Prosecution Office of Svilengrad (Southern Bulgaria) is investigating an unknown perpetrator for human trafficking. On September 9, a border police patrol tried to flag down a minibus registered in the southern town of Haskovo but the driver s...