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Lower-than-Expected Price of Electricity for Household, Industrial Consumers in August
July 22 (BTA) - The prices of electricity to enter force as of the start of August are expected to be lower than the calculations the state regulator had made for prices that were supposed to be effective as of July 1, Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Chairm...
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Mikov Tells Borissov Socialists Will Not Support Constitutional Amendments
July 22 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Chairman Mihail Mikov told GERB party Chairman and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Wednesday that the parliamentary group of BSP-Left Bulgaria will not support the proposed constitutional amendments concerning the judicial ref...
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Municipal Investment Agency to Be Set Up in Sofia
July 22 (BTA) - A municipal investment agency will be set up under Sofia City Hall by the middle of 2016 to promote investment and support small and medium-sized businesses in the capital, Sofia City Council Chairman Elen Gerdjikov told a news conference on July 21.
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Referendum Petition Signature Threshold Lowered to 400,000
July 21 (BTA) - A petition to conduct a national referendum must be supported by the signatures of at least 400,000 eligible voters in order to be approved by the National Assembly, the legislature decided on Tuesday, passing amendments to the Citizens' Direct Participation ...
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President Plevneliev Urges Political Forces to Find Solutions Regarding Constitutional Amendments
July 21 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev urges the political forces in Parliament to put aside their party interests and differences, and use the next few days responsibly to find solutions in the interest of the Bulgarian citizens' and the European partners' expectations,...
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Two Versions of Constitutional Changes, PM - Parliamentary Groups Talks Continue Wednesday
July 21 (BTA) - There are two versions of the constitutional changes, related to the judicial reform, it transpired after a meeting between Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and the leadership of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms' (MRF) parliamentary group.
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Central Election Commission Starts Information Campaign About Upcoming Local Elections
July 21 (BTA) - Although the local elections coming up this fall have not yet been scheduled by the President, the Central Election Commission (CEC) is starting an information campaign about the elections. The Commission will have its doors open for citizens between July 21 and J...
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Bulgaria to Accept 500 Migrants Currently Located in Other Countries
July 21 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - In the next two years Bulgaria will accept 500 migrants currently located in other countries, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova told Bulgarian reporters here on Monday evening, emerging from an extrao...
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Bulgaria Sharply Condemns Massacre in Turkey's Suruc
July 21 (BTA) - Bulgaria sharply condemns Monday's massacre in the Turkish city of Suruc, the Foreign Ministry says in a statement to the media. "Taking the lives of innocents cannot be a means of achieving any cause or ideal. This is an act of barbarism that proves the futili...
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Leaders of ABV, GERB Agree on Including Part of Constitutional Changes in Declaration
July 20 (BTA) - Part of the agreed draft changes in the Constitution will be included in a declaration or a decision of the National Assembly to be adopted on Thursday. Then the changes will be voted on first reading Friday. An agreement to this effect was reached by ABV leader G...
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Economy Minister: Bourgas May Become Logistics Hub for Eastern Investors in EU
July 20 (BTA) - Bourgas may become a logistics hub for Eastern investors in the EU, Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski told a news conference here on Monday.
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Around 600 Animals in Mlada Gvardia Village to Be Vaccinated against Anthrax
July 20 (BTA) - Around 600 animals from the Mlada Gvardia Village will be administered an attenuated vaccine against anthrax, said Damyan Iliev, Director of the Food Safety Agency on Monday.
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Sofia Appellate Court Reduces Amount of Compensation Ataka Leader Siderov Was Ordered to Pay to PM Borissov in Slander C...
July 20 (BTA) - The Sofia Appellate Court has reduced the amount of compensations Ataka party leader Volen Siderov was ordered to pay to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in a slander case, sources from the court said.
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Prison Job Cuts Won't Save Money but Will Put a Strain on Staff
July 20 (BTA) - Job cuts in the prisons will not save money but will put a strain on the remaining employees, Ivan Petrov, President of the Trade Union of Prison Employees, said ihere.
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Job Discrimination Hits 40-year-old Women
July 20 (BTA) - Women are facing job discrimination from a much earlier age, starting at 40, when stereotypes such as appearance and fitting certain jobs come into play, according to the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation (BGRF).
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Prime Minister Borissov to Hold Series of Meetings with Party Leaders on Judicial Reform
July 19 (BTA) - Approached by journalists Sunday for a comment on the judicial reform, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that he will hold a series of meetings between him and some party leaders on July 20 and 21on the matter.
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Gurmen Residents Protest in Sofia Against Illegal Roma Buildings
July 18 (BTA) - Around one hundred residents of Gurmen Municipality (southern Bulgaria) staged a protest on Saturday in front of the Council of Ministers building against the State's tolerance for illegal construction in Gurmen's Kremikovtsi Roma neighbourhood.
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Man Dies of Anthrax in Varna
July 18 (BTA) - A man died in a Varna (on the Black Sea) hospital a few days ago from an anthrax infection. The diagnosis was confirmed on Saturday morning by the National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, the Center's Director Prof. Todor Kantardjiev told BTA.
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Parliament Chair Tsacheva: Carrying out Judicial Reform Is Urgent
July 18 (BTA) - Carrying out the judicial reform is urgent, said Parliament's Chair Tsetska Tsacheva Saturday during the opening of a GERB youth forum in the southern city of Plovdiv about the upcoming local elections, quoted by her party's press centre.
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EC Suspends Infringement Procedure against Bulgaria Related to Ambient Air Pollution
July 17 (BTA) - The European Commission has decided to suspend the infringement procedure against Bulgaria related to failure to meet obligations in abidance by national limits for air pollutants from large combustion installations as set down in the Treaties for Accession to...
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