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PM Borissov Answers Questions at Business Forum
April 7 (BTA) - Addressing a business forum entitled "Yes! to the Bulgarian Economy" on Tuesday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said: "We are in favour of a Single European Energy Market, alternative energy sources and, above all, developing our own sources to make us energy i...
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Labour and Social Policy Minister: Gender Equality to be Included in All Government Policies
April 7 (BTA) - Gender equality will be included in all government policies, Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivailo Kalfin said Tuesday during a meeting of the National Gender Equality Council, quoted by his Ministry. The participants in the meeting held in Pravets discusse...
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Irina Bokova: UNESCO Takes Measures against Illegal Trafficking in Cultural Objects from Middle East
April 6 (BTA) - UNESCO is taking concrete measures against illegal trafficking in cultural objects from the Middle East, a practice which is a source of funding for extremist activities, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova said in an interview at Studio BTA on Monday.
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270 Bulgarians Had Food Poisoning in 2014
April 6 (BTA) - The Chief Health Inspector, Dr Angel Kounchev, said that 270 Bulgarians, including many children, had food poisoning in 15 incidents registered in 2014. In seven cases people ate out. In most cases the food poisoning was caused by Salmonella or Staphylococcus...
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Regional Development Minister: Lv 300 Mln-Plus Invested in Urban Environment Rehabilitation in 2007-2013
April 6 (BTA) - Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova Monday said that over 300 million leva had been invested in the cities to improve the urban environment under Operational Programme Regional Development 2007-2013.
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Nearly One Million Bulgarians Log 14.5 Mln Hours Overtime Work in 2014
April 6 (BTA) - A total of 929,084 factory and office workers in Bulgaria at 3,516 enterprises logged 14,532,551 hours of overtime work in 2014, the General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency reported on Monday.
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Agriculture Ministry Starts Pilot Tender Procedures for Long-term Contracts for Sale of Timber
April 6 (BTA) - The Agriculture and Food Ministry starts pilot tender procedures for signing long-term contracts for the sale of timber, which will be up to five years, Deputy Agriculture Minister Georgi Kostov told BTA in an interview.
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Prime Minister, Prosecutor General Discuss Draft Amendments to Civil Procedure Code
April 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Monday discussed the draft amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) with Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov when the two conferred at the Council of Ministers, the prosecuting magistracy said in a press release. ...
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Port of Varna Closed due to Strong Wind
April 6 (BTA) - The port of Varna has been closed due to strong wind, said the traffic management on Monday. All navigable channels are closed. The wind is blowing at 12 metres per second and its direction varies, with gusts exceeding 14 metres per second.
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Leader Mikov: BSP Will Seek Support from Left Formations for the Local Elections
April 5 (BTA) - Leader Mihail Mikov opened the 48th congress of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) in Sofia on Sunday. The BSP should take a more pronounced steer to the left and increase the role of the leadership in decision making. These were among the primary immediat...
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Velizar Enchev Founds Bulgarian Spring Movement
April 4 (BTA) - Independent MP Velizar Enchev founded the Bulgarian Spring Movement for Radical Change on Saturday. About 200 people gathered in the village of Arbanassi to support a programme entitled "25 Blows on the System", BTA learned from Enchev.
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Golf Tourism Can Drive Upmarket Tourism in Bulgaria - Minister
April 4 (BTA) - Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said golf tourism can be a driving force behind upmarket tourism in Bulgaria. Golf tourism is very promising because it brings together the tourists' interest in nature, cultural and historical sites, the seaside and spa to...
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New Foods Act to Introduce All Possible EU Law Derogations in Favour of Bulgarian Consumers
April 4 (BTA) - Agriculture and Food Minister Dessislava Taneva told journalists her Ministry was working on urgent amendments to the Foods Act with a view to thoroughly analysing food-related legislation and supporting Bulgarian food production.
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Environment Ministry Mulls Introducing Quality Requirements for Solid Fuels, Ways to Support the Poor without Environmen...
April 4 (BTA) - Answering a question by BTA, the Environment and Water Ministry said it was looking into the possible introduction of quality requirements for solid fuels such as coal and briquettes so as to reduce their sulphur and ash content.
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Corpbank's Bankruptcy Case Resumed, Hearing Scheduled for April 15
April 3 (BTA) - Sofia City Court judge Ivo Dachev has renewed the stayed bankruptcy case of failed Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank). A hearing of the case has been scheduled to be held on April 15, sources from the court said.
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Amendments to Civil Procedure Code on Prosecutor's Powers Adopted on First Reading
April 3 (BTA) - Parliament voted 119-15, with 17 abstentions, to adopt in principle amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure on the powers of the prosecuting magistracy. Those in favour were 67 MPs of GERB, 12 of BSP-Left Bulgaria, 14 of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms...
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Bulgaria Welcomes Framework Agreement on Iran's Nuclear Programme
April 3 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry on Friday welcomed the framework agreement on the key parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Regarding Iran's Nuclear Programme.
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Government to Propose New Anti-corruption Authority by End-April
April 3 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers should pass a bill concerning a new anti-corruption authority by the end of April, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs Meglena Kuneva told journalists Friday. Kuneva and Justice Minister ...
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Bulgaria Sharply Condemns Terrorist Act in Kenyan University
April 3 - Bulgaria sharply condemns the terrorist act at Garissa University in Kenya committed by the al-Shabab militants which killed 147 people and injured 79, reads a statement of Foreign Ministry Spokesman released on Friday.
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Six Persons Charged with Propagating Anti-democratic Ideology to Be Held on Remand
April 3 (BTA) - The Pazardjik District Court Friday ordered six persons charged with propagating an anti-democratic ideology and the ideas of the Islamic State held in remand. They were arrested in Pazardjik, Plovdiv and Asenovgrad in an operation conducted by the State Agen...
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