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Patriotic Front Unhappy about GERB's Legislative Tactics
March 23 (BTA) - The Patriotic Front is dissatisfied that the ruling GERB party tries to give precedence to its own legislative proposals over the proposals of the Patriotic Front, the coalition's Co-Chairman Krassimir Karakachanov said on Monday.
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New Foods Act to Be Drafted on Proposals from New Consultative Council
March 23 (BTA) - A new Consultative Council on Foods with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food will seek the best solutions for the forthcoming drafting of a new Foods Act, Bulgarian Agriculture and Food Minister Desislava Taneva said at a discussion on protection of Bulgar...
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MRF Candidate Wins Mayoral Seat in Surnitsa
March 23 (BTA) - Nebi Bozov was elected Mayor of Surnitsa Municipality in a second round of voting on Sunday, according to the final results in the local by-elections based on 100 per cent of the tally sheets, Municipal Election Commission Chairman Aki Pehlevan said.
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Foreign Minister Mitov: Crisis in Ukraine Strengthens EU Unity
March 22 (BTA) - In a speech at the Young Professionals Summit of the Brussels Forum, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said that the crisis in Ukraine has lead to greater unity in the EU and to strengthening the trans-Atlantic link, Mitov's Ministry said in a press rel...
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Explosion in Warehouse Storing Projectiles; No One Hurt
March 22 (BTA) - An explosion took place at 7.30 p.m. local time on Saturday in a warehouse of the Sopot Vazov Ordnance Plant located two kilometres way from the village of Iganovo, nearl Plovdiv, Southern Bulgaria, the Interior Ministry said in a press release. No one was h...
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Bulgaria's Deputy Tourism Minister Marinova Holds Talks in Moscow
March 21 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Deputy Tourism Minister Nadya Marinova met with Russia's Deputy Culture Minister Alla Manilova to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in cultural travel and pilgrimage tourism and a joint programme called "Bulgarian Memory Paths," the Tour...
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New Regional Landfill for Household Waste Opens near Dobrich
March 21 (BTA) - A new regional landfill for household waste, built on nearly 39,000,000 leva from Operational Programme Environment, was formally commissioned here on Saturday. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Environment and Water Minister Ivelina Vassileva and MPs ...
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Regulatory Commission: Heating Prices to Drop by up to 10% Due to Cheaper Natural Gas
March 21 (BTA) - The clients of the heating utility companies will feel the lowering of the natural gas price as of April 1, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Chair Svetla Todorova told the media on Saturday. Taking a journalist question, she said that, given th...
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Bulgaria, Albania Sign Co-operation Agreements in Various Spheres
March 21 (BTA) - Transport, Information Technology and Communications Minister Ivaylo Moskovski and Albanian Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Entrepreneurship Arben Ahmetaj Friday opened the Sixth Session of the Joint Intergovernmental Bulgarian-Albanian Economic C...
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Foreign Ministry Condemns Attacks on Yemen Mosques
March 21 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the terrorist attacks in Yemen's capital Sanaa which killed 140 civilians and wounded over 350 others during Friday's prayers in several mosques in various parts of the city.
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Parliament Hosts SEECP Committee Meeting on Energy
March 21 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Parliament Saturday hosted the first meeting of the General Committee on Economy, Infrastructure and Energy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP). Delegations of nine parliaments discussed a Commit...
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Dimiter Georgiev Appointed Chairman of State Agency for National Security
March 20 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev appointed former Deputy Interior Minister Dimiter Georgiev as Chairman of the State Agency for National Security (SANS), the President's Press Secretariat reported on Friday.
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Bulgaria Proposes EUR 1.41 Bln Energy Projects for Inclusion in Juncker Plan
March 20 (BTA) - "Bulgaria has proposed energy sector projects worth a total of 1,410 million euro for inclusion in the Juncker Plan," Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said, addressing Parliament during Question Time on Friday.
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Finance Ministry Gives Details on Bulgaria's Issue of EUR 3.1 Billion Triple-Tranche Bond
March 20 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry Friday published details about Bulgaria's issue of a 3.1 billion euro triple-tranche bond in seven-, twelve- and twenty-year maturities. The country has achieved an impressive return to the international capital markets, expanding its yi...
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MRF Will Insist on OSCE, PACE Observation, If Surnitsa Practice Persists
March 20 (BTA) - The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and GERB exchanged Friday accusations of political repressions in the new Surnitsa Municipality before the second round of local elections there.
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PM Borissov: All European Commissioners Will Visit Bulgaria by End of May; EC President Juncker Invited Too
March 20 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Speaking to Bulgarian reporters here, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that by the end of May all European commissioners will visit Bulgaria. Borissov expressed hope that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to...
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US State Department: International Trafficking Organizations Continue to Traffic Drugs Through Bulgaria to Western Euro...
March 20 (BTA) - Bulgaria is strategically situated along the Balkan Route for illicit drugs and other contraband trafficked from Southwest Asia into Western Europe. International drug trafficking organizations continue to traffic cocaine, heroin, synthetic drugs, and increa...
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New Landslides in Past Two Months Exceed 26 - Minister
March 20 (BTA) - In the past two months alone, more than 26 new landslides were activated, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Lilyana Pavlova told reporters in Parliament on Friday. Pavlova said that as the moment, more than 1,850 landslides are registered in the ...
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Lufthansa, AlItalia Strikes Cancel Bulgaria Flights
March 20 (BTA) - The ongoing strikes of Lufthansa and AlItalia pilots have caused the cancellation of 20 incoming and 14 outgoing Bulgaria services on Friday, Sofia Airport said Friday.
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Law Amendments Allow Carrying Military Service in Bulgarian Territory within Multinational Divisions
March 20 (BTA) - Revisions in the Defence and Armed Forces Act allow service persons to carry their service in the territory of Bulgaria in multinational divisions or at offices of international organizations and other international initiatives, The revisions were adopted con...