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Natural Gas Extracted in Bulgaria Can Be 35% Cheaper than Imported Gas
April 23 (BTA) - Deputy Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov said that natural gas extracted in Bulgaria can be 35 per cent cheaper than imported gas, the Energy Ministry reported on Thursday.
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Expert: 80 Per Cent of Fruits, Vegetables Consumed in Bulgaria Are Imported
April 23 (BTA) - Eighty per cent of the fruits and vegetables consumed in Bulgaria are imported because of the sector's destruction, Mariana Miltenova, member of the Governing Council of the National Union of Gardeners in Bulgaria, said in an interview for BTA.
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Bulgaria to Share with Bosnia and Herzegovina Experience in EU Programmes, Mechanisms Management, Planning and Implement...
April 22 (BTA Special Correspondent Asen Boyadjiev) - "We will share our ample experience in managing, planning and successfully implementing EU programmes and mechanisms. We will insists on the consistent and unconditional preservation of the full amount of financial support...
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Bulgaria to Share with Bosnia and Herzegovina Experience in EU Programmes, Mechanisms Management, Planning and Implement...
April 22 (BTA Special Correspondent Asen Boyadjiev) - "We will share our ample experience in managing, planning and successfully implementing EU programmes and mechanisms. We will insists on the consistent and unconditional preservation of the full amount of financial support...
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Canada Relaxes Visa Regime for Bulgarians
April 22 (BTA) - Canada has relaxed significantly its visa regulations for Bulgarian citizens, the government in Sofia said in a statement for the press Wednesday. This transpires from a message by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Bori...
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Bulgaria, Greece, Romania Hold First Meeting on Vertical Gas Corridor in Sofia
April 22 (BTA) - The Bulgarian-Greek gas interconnector is expected to be operational in 2018, and the interconnector with Romania is to reach its full reverse-flow capacity by the end of 2016, it transpired from statements to the media by senior energy officials of Bulgaria,...
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Bulgarian Energy Exchange, Nord Pool Spot Sign Cooperation Agreement
April 22 (BTA) - Nordic energy market operator Nord Pool Spot announced Wednesday that it has signed with the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) and a Cooperation Agreement aiming to prepare the start of the first competitive Bulgarian power market.
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Labour Minister Kalfin: Minimum Wage Setting Should Reflect Country Specific Factors
April 22 (BTA) - Addressing an informal meeting of EU Ministers for Labour and Social Policy, Bulgarian Labour Minister Ivailo Kalfin said that it is not enough to tie the minimum wage with labour productivity only.
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Bulgaria Contracts Large Foreign Operator to Organize its Electricity Exchange - Regulator's Head
April 22 (BTA) - Probably as soon as next week, Bulgaria will contract a large foreign operator to organize its energy exchange, the chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, Ivan Ivanov, said in a BTA interview Wednesday. "The choice of such a contractor will ...
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President Plevneliev Meets with Bulgarian Service Members at KFOR Headquarters
April 22 (BTA Special Correspondent Asen Boyadzhiev) - President Rosen Plevneliev Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) at the Film City Camp, where he was welcomed with a ceremony, and talked with the KFOR Commander, Major General Francesco Paolo Figl...
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Foreign Minister Mitov: United States is Key Ally, Strategic Partner of Bulgaria
April 22 (BTA) - The United States is a key ally and strategic partner of Bulgaria, Foreign Minister Danuel Mitov said, quoted by his Ministry, during a meeting with Hoyt Yee, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs. Yee started a visit to Bulgaria o...
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Sofia City Court Declares Corpbank Bankrupt
April 22 (BTA) - The Sofia City Court has declared Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) bankrupt. The court ruled that the bankruptcy began on November 6 2014. Seizure has been imposed on the bank's assets, which will be auctioned.
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Parliament Opens Summer Session
April 22 (BTA) - The National Assembly on Wednesday opened its summer session with statements by parliamentary groups outlining their priorities and plans.
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SJC Ethics Committee Head: Reducing SJS's Term of Office Will Make It Dependent
April 22 (BTA) - Yassen Todorov, head of the ethics committee with the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), told journalists on Wednesday that reducing the Council's term of office from five to three years will make it dependent on the executive and legislative powers. He was comm...
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Commissioner Ansip: Roaming Surcharges Should Be Scrapped
April 22 (BTA) - During a dialogue with citizens on EU's Digital Single Market in Sofia on Tuesday, European Commissioner Vice President Andrus Ansip said that roaming surcharges should be scrapped. He added that some of the telecommunications companies supported the idea. ...
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BTA to Host EANA Conference
April 21 (BTA) - Bulgaria and the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) will host the annual conference of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) for the first time in the most recent history. The directors general and the chiefs of the biggest news agencies in Europe will ho...
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US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European, Eurasian Affairs Yee Confirms Strategic Partnership between US, Bulgaria
April 21 (BTA) - Hoyt Yee, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, confirmed the strategic partnership between his country and Bulgaria, and said that Bulgaria is a friend and ally both in good and difficult times, at international and regional l...
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Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Calls for Urgent Measures to Strengthen Schengen Idea
April 21 (BTA) - Addressing a conference of EU Parliament Speakers, National Assembly Chair Tsetska Tsacheva called for urgent measures to strengthen the Schengen idea. The conference is taking place in Rome on April 20 and 21.
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria Has Fine Relations with Kosovo, Sees It as Promising Trade, Economic Partner
April 21 (BTA special correspondent Assen Boyadjiev) - Speaking at a joint news conference with his Kosovo counterpart Atifete Jahjaga on the first day of an official visit to Pristina, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that Bulgaria supports actively the efforts of...
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Sofia Mayor Fandakova Confers with European Commissioner for Regional Policy Cretu in Vienna
April 21 (BTA) - Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova conferred with European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu in Vienna on Tuesday. They discussed the role of EU funding in developing capitals and improving cities' living environment, Sofia Municipality said in a pres...