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European Commission Adopts Decision to Extend to Bulgaria EUR 10.5 Mln for 2014 Floodings from Solidarity Fund
March 25 (BTA) - The European Commission (EC) has adopted a decision to extend disaster relief to Bulgaria from the Solidarity Fund. The 10.5 million euro relief is intended to help after the June 2014 floodings in the country. By April 5, 2015 Bulgaria should receive the fun...
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Bulgarian Interior Minister Holds Talks with US State Department, FBI and DEA
March 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova held talks with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on March 24, the second day of her visit to the US, the Interior Ministry report...
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Economy Minister Loukarski Urges Better Access for EU Producers to WTO Markets
March 25 (BTA) - Attending Wednesday an informal meeting of trade ministers in Riga, organized by the Latvian EU Presidency, Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski urged for parallel progress and balanced agreements in World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations to liberalize tr...
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European Commission Adopts Decision to Extend to Bulgaria EUR 10.5 Mln for 2014 Floodings from Solidarity Fund
March 25 (BTA) - The European Commission (EC) has adopted a decision to extend disaster relief to Bulgaria from the Solidarity Fund. The 10.5 million euro relief is intended to help after the June 2014 floodings in the country. By April 5, 2015 Bulgaria should receive the fun...
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National Business Board to Assist Cabinet in Determining, Pursuing Economic Policy
March 25 (BTA) - The government establishes a National Business Board as an advisory body to the Council of Ministers in determining and pursuing the economic policy of Bulgaria, the government's information service said on Wednesday.
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Government Approves Report on the State of Defence and the Armed Forces in 2014
March 25 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers approved on Wednesday a report on the state of defence and the armed forces in 2014, Cabinet's press service said.
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Parliament Bans Direct, Indirect Discrimination in Respect of Sex Change
March 25 (BTA) - Parliament Wednesday approved an amendment to the Protection against Discrimination Act which provides an express stipulation that the prohibition of direct and indirect discrimination in respect to gender will also apply in cases of changed gender. The amend...
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Cooperation for Sustainable Development between Sofia, Paris Discussed by Mayors
March 25 (BTA) - Joint work of mayors for sustainable development of cities was high on the agenda of a meeting Tuesday between Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo in France, the Sofia City Hall said in a press release.
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EU Commissioner Vella, Minister Vassileva Discuss EU-Supported Bulgarian Environment Projects
March 24 (BTA) - The EU-supported Operational Programme (OP) Environment topped the agenda of a meeting of the visiting EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella and Bulgarian Environment Minister Ivelina Vassileva. Asked about the prospect...
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Belgian Investor Buys Controversial Banker's Stakes in BTC, NURTS, Defence-Related Companies
March 24 (BTA) - Pierre Louvrier, the sole owner of LIC33, which has acquired majority stakes in six companies from controversial banker Tsvetan Vassilev, gave a news conference here on Tuesday to unveil his intentions about his acquisitions.
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Ad Hoc Committee of Inquiry into Corpbank Failure Gives Hearing to Central Bank Governor
March 24 (BTA) - "Almost all [guaranteed] deposits with Corpbank have been repaid as of today's date, and there are no tensions in the Bulgarian banking system which operates calmly," Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governor Ivan Iskrov said during a hearing at the first meetin...
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ABV Calls for Lowering Legitimacy Threashold for Referendums
March 24 (BTA) - The ABV party calls for revising the legislation to lower the threashold for legitimacy of referendums because the present threashold is too high. At a news conference here Tuesday, former ABV leader Georgi Purvnov said that his party is ready to put forward ...
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Timber Exporters Block Traffic at Bulgarian-Greek Border Checkpoint
March 24 (BTA) - Timber exporters set up a road block at the Kapitan Petko Voivoda checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border on Tuesday, BTA learned from one of the protestors.
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Forum Discusses Opportunities for Blue Economy of the Black Sea
March 24 (BTA) - Sofia is hosting a forum entitled "Smart and Blue - New Opportunities for the Blue Economy of the Black Sea", organized jointly with the European Commission. The EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, is taking part in...
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Prosecuting Magistracy, UNICEF Sign Memorandum of Understanding, Cooperation
March 23 (BTA) - The prosecuting magistracy and UNICEF have signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation, according to which they will cooperate in guaranteeing the rights of children participating in the penal process, the prosecution office said Monday.
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Stakeholders Discuss New Legal Framework for Public Procurement
March 23 (BTA) - The draft of a new Public Procurement Act allows tenderers to use a single declaration as an alternative to the present requirement to submit a number of different documents, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds and Economic Policy Tomislav Donchev sa...
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EC Sends Statement of Objections to Bulgarian Energy Holding for Suspected Abuse of Dominance
March 23 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission (EC) Monday said it has sent a statement of objections to Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), informing it of the Commission's preliminary view that BEH may have breached EU antitrust rules by hindering comp...
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Bulgaria, Republic of Korea Presidents Mark 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
March 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and the President of the Republic of Korea, Park Geun-hye, exchanged congratulatory addresses on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on March 23, 19...
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Bulgaria Takes Measures to Minimize Loss of EU Funding for All High-Risk Projects
March 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria is taking steps to minimize the loss of EU funding for all high-risk projects supported by Operational Programme Regional Development, Deputy Regional Development Minister Denitsa Nikolova told the press here Monday. The largest projects such as the ...
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Over 560 Public Administration Units to Be Linked by Integrated Information System
March 23 (BTA) - More than 560 public administration units will be linked by an integrated information system under a project entitled Integrated Information System of the State Administration: A Guarantee of Transparency and Efficiency.
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