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Cyprus Interested in Cereals Production in Bulgaria
May 7 (BTA) - Cyprus has shown interest in cereals production in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Agriculture and Food Minister Dessislava Taneva said in Sofia on Thursday, emerging from a meeting with Cyprus's Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Nicos Kouyialis.
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Check at AES Maritza East 1 TPP Finds Gross Violations of Public Procurement Act
May 7 (BTA) - For 2013 and 2014, the AES Maritza East 1 TPP did not conduct even a single public procurement award procedure under the Public Procurement Act (PPA), which is the most serious possible violation of that law, Public Financial Inspection Agency Director Ventsisla...
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Jordan to Recognize Bulgarian Seafarers' Training, Licences
May 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian seafarers' training and licences will be recognized in Jordan after Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski and Jordanian Transport Minister Lina Shbeeb signed reciprocal bilateral agreements in Aman, Moskovski...
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CITUB Demands Bulgarian State Not to Ratify Comprehensive Agreement with Canada if Certain Conditions Are Not Met
May 7 (BTA) - The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) insists that the Bulgarian state not ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada if the conditions set down by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) are not m...
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National Assembly Chair Tsacheva Meets with Representatives of Bulgarian Community in Berlin
May 7 (BTA) - National Assembly Chair Tsetska Tsacheva, deputy chairmen Ivan Ivanov and Krassimir Karakachanov and Bulgaria-Germany Friendship Group member Atanas Merdjanov, who are on a two-day visit to Germany ending on May 7, met with representatives of the Bulgarian commu...
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Bulgaria Provides Humanitarian Aid to Victims of Nepal Earthquake
Sofia, May 7 (BTA) - Bulgaria will provide 40,000 US dollars in humanitarian aid to children and their families who suffered in the devastating earthquake in Nepal, the Foreign Ministry said. The donation is an expression of Bulgaria's solidarity and commitment to the inter...
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Bulgaria Provides Humanitarian Aid to Victims of Nepal Earthquake
May 7 (BTA) - Bulgaria will provide 40,000 US dollars in humanitarian aid to children and their families who suffered in the devastating earthquake in Nepal, the Foreign Ministry said. The donation is an expression of Bulgaria's solidarity and commitment to the internationa...
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Agreement Reached on settlement of TV7's Debts to Corpbank
May 6 (BTA) - Private enforcement agent Nedelcho Mitev and TV7 CEO Kiril Blagoev have reached agreement on a settlement of TV7's debts to Corpbank, the TV station said on Thursday. Until the end of next week, the news organization will pay a total of 300,000 leva of the amou...
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Bulgaria Lags Behind in Business Use of Internet, EC Data Show
May 7 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarians's use of the Internet is below the average level in the EU, show data presented by the European Commission (EC) on Wednesday. Fifty-four per cent of Bulgarians use the Internet compared to 75 per cent in the EU on avera...
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Parliament Passes Amendments to Value Added Tax on First Reading
May 7 (BTA) - Parliament Thursday passed GERB-sponsored amendments to the Value Added Tax Act on first reading. The amendments introduce transitory regulations thanks to which municipalities, in their capacity as owners of water supply and sewerage infrastructure whose buil...
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Agriculture Ministry Donates Firefighting Equipment to Bulgarian Monastery on Mount Athos
May 6 (BTA) - Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Kostov delivered firefighting equipment to the Bulgarian monastery St George the Zograf on Mount Athos, his Ministry told BTA Wednesday. The donation includes a fire truck, protective clothing, motor chainsaws and othe...
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Deputy PM Buchvarova: Salzburg Forum Is Opportunity for Common Positions, Strong Voice in EU
May 6 (BTA) - The Salzburg Forum is an opportunity to share experience, elaborate common positions and defend these together at the EU level, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said at a joint news conference with her Austrian counterpar...
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National Assembly Chair Tsacheva Confers with German Bundestag President
May 6 (BTA) - The elaboration of a common European policy on migration and refugees featured on the agenda of a meeting between Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Tsetska Tsacheva and German Bundestag President Norbert Lammert here on Wednesday. A Bulgarian parliamentary deleg...
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Day of Valour and Armed Forces Marked with Blessing of Colours, Military Parade in Sofia
May 6 (BTA) - A blessing of the military colours took place in Sofia on Wednesday on the occasion of the Day of Valour and St. George's Day, the patron saint of the Bulgarian army, marked on May 6.
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Seven People Detained for Drug Dealing in Sofia
May 6 (BTA) - Seven people were detained for drug dealing in Sofia during a special operation of the Sofia Directorate of the Interior on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said in a press release. The detainees will remain in custody for 72 hours. The police found hashish, marij...
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Prosecutor General, European Commissioner for Justice Discuss Prosecuting Magistracy's Actions in Response to EC's Recom...
May 5 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov Tuesday told journalists his meeting with Vera Jourova, the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, had been "quite fruitful".
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Court Returns Indictment against Ex-Deputy Parliament Chairman Bisserov
May 5 (BTA) - The Sofia City Court said on Tuesday it has returned to the Sofia City Prosecution Office an indictment against former deputy Parliament chairman and former Legal Affairs Committee chairman Hristo Bisserov. The court required the prosecutors to do away with inc...
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EC Revises Up Forecast for Bulgaria's Economic Growth to 1% in 2015
May 5 (BTA) - The European Commission revised up its economic growth projection for Bulgaria to 1 per cent in 2015 in its Economic Forecast: Spring 2015 published on Tuesday. The winter forecast, published in February, projected growth at 0.8 per cent.
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Think Tank: After Local Elections GERB Will Increase Foothold, BSP Will Lose Positions
May 5 (BTA) - An analysis by the Institute for Right Policy suggests that after the local elections in the autumn GERB will increase its foothold, while the Bulgarian Socialist Party will lose traditional positions. The analysis was presented at a BTA-hosted news conference ...
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Foreign Investments in Bulgaria Are EUR 128.2 Mln in Jan-Feb, EUR 1.290 Bln in 2014 - Deputy Minister
May 5 (BTA) - In the first two months of the current year foreign investments in Bulgaria stood at 128.2 million euro, Deputy Economy Minister Daniela Vezieva said at the award of an Investor Class A certificate to Voestalpine VAE Sofia OOD Tuesday. These figures are comparab...