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BSP-Left Bulgaria Demands Inquiry Committee into New EUR 8-Bln Debt
February 26 (BTA) - BSP-Left Bulgaria will make steps towards the establishment of an inquiry committee into the ratification of an 8 billion euro debt agreement, the manner of negotiation and related agreements, MP Krassimir Yankov told journalists on Thursday.
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Bulgarian, Turkish Agriculture Ministers Agree to Enhance Cooperation
February 26 (BTA) - Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva and her Turkish counterpart Mehmet Eker agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture through the creation of a working group, which will start in mid-March, Taneva's Ministry reported on Thursda...
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Purvanov Will Step Down as ABV Leader after Party Backs New Debt Agreement
February 26 (BTA) - ABV leader and former president Georgi Purvanov said in a televised interview Thursday that he will resign as leader of ABV after ABV's parliamentary group backed Wednesday's ratification of an 8 billion euro debt agreement. Purvanov will tender his resign...
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EC Steps Up Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure for Bulgaria
February 25 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission decided on Wednesday to step up the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure (MIP) for Bulgaria, France and Germany, said EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Mosc...
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Bulgaria's Differences with Macedonia Remain after Latest Talks
February 25 (BTA) - The differences of opinion between Bulgaria and Macedonia remain after the latest round of bilateral talks, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said, speaking before the EU Affairs Committee and the Foreign Policy Committee in the Bulgarian Parliament....
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Sofia Reconfirms Its Support for Georgia's European Choice
February 25 (BTA) - A parliamentary delegation of the Parliament of Georgia led by Speaker David Usupashvili arrived Wednesday on an official visit to Bulgaria until February 26 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva, the Bulgarian Parliament said...
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Scientists Say It Makes Sense for a Person to Receive Pensions from Two Sources
February 25 (BTA) - Scientists and experts have calculated that a retired person who receives two pensions, one from the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) and the other from a universal pension fund, will have a larger aggregate income than a person who receives a pen...
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Parliament Ratifies Agreements with Intermediaries on New Foreign Debt
February 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday ratified three agreements signed on February 6, 2015 with four intermediary banks for an up to 8,000 million euro bond issue over three years (2015, 2016 and 2017). The first-reading vote was 161 in favour (GERB, the Reformi...
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Economy Minister Meets with Austrian Business People to Discuss Public Procurement Legislation
February 25 (BTA) - Bulgarian Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski told Austrian business people on February 24 that the Public Procurement Act is perhaps the most frequently amended piece of legislation in Bulgaria, which creates a sense of uncertainty, the Economy Ministry r...
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Parliament Ratifies Agreements with Intermediaries on New Foreign Debt
Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday ratified three agreements with four intermediary banks for a three-year, 8,000 million euro bond issue, signed on February 6, 2015. The vote was 161 in favour, 50 against and 12 abstentions.
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No Good Traders of Free Market Means Consumers May Not Have Lower Energy Prices - Expert
February 25 (BTA) - The energy market in Bulgaria is expected to be completely liberalized as of January 1, 2016, which means that household users will also have to look for good electric power traders. If they don't, then there may not be lower electricity prices than those...
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Cabinet Postpones Regular Weekly Meeting, President Puts Off Consultations with Political Forces As Ministers Go to Parl...
February 25 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers postpones its regular weekly meeting on Wednesday to Friday, the government's information service said on Wednesday.
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Reception Conditions for Asylum-seekers in Bulgaria Are Partially Improved - Amnesty International Report
February 25 (BTA) - The reception conditions for asylum-seekers entering Bulgaria partially improved but concerns remained over access to Bulgarian territory and the integration of refugees.
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Cabinet Postpones Regular Weekly Meeting for Friday As Ministers Go to Parliament to Attend Voting of New External Debt ...
February 25 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers postpones its regular weekly meeting on Wednesday to Friday, the government's information service said on Wednesday.
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President Holds Consultations with Bulgarian Democratic Centre
February 24 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Democratic Centre (BDC) suggested that the President initiate a roundtable on referendums and the related legislation, the coalition's Co-floor Leader Svetlin Tanchev said after BDC representatives met with President Rosen Plevneliev on Tuesd...
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Tobacco Producers Postpone Protests Scheduled for Friday
February 24 (BTA) - At this point tobacco producers will postpone their protest actions scheduled for Friday, it emerged after Tuesday's 3-hour meeting between their representatives and Agriculture and Food Minister Dessislava Taneva.
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Head of Parliament's Health Committee Leaves Legislature amid Mismanagement Scandal
February 24 (BTA) - The head of the parliamentary health care committee and former director of the Military Medical Academy (MMA), Gen. Stoyan Tonev, has resigned from Parliament, said the GERB press office Tuesday. The decision reportedly followed a meeting with GERB leader ...
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Foreign Minister: Southeast Europe Cooperation Process Is Important for the EU and Euro-Atlantic Orientation of the Wes...
February 24 (BTA) - Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov participated in an informal foreign ministerial of the Southeast Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP) held in Tirana Tuesday within the framework of the Albanian Chairmanship in office, said the Foreign Ministry.
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ABV Will Not Back New Loan Agreement
February 24 (BTA) - The parliamentary group of the ABV party will not support the ratification of the agreement about a new 16,000 million leva loan. A decision to this end was taken at a joint meeting of the party's Executive Council and Parliamentary Group, ABV leader Geor...
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Strasbourg Judges Find Human Rights Violations by Bulgarian Authorities in Two Cases
February 24 (BTA) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday found that the Bulgarian authorities violated the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in two separate cases.
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