Free English Service
Купуването и продаването на гласове са престъпления!9asd-
President Plevneliev: "Connectivity Is Prerequisite to Achieve Development, Economic Growth"
October 17 (BTA) - "Connectivity is a prerequisite for achieving development and economic growth at both national and regional and global level," Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev told journalists here on Friday, quoted by his Press Secretariat. He was referring to the com...
-
Social Partners Demand Resignation of BNB Senior Staff over Sale of Credits of Victoria Bank
October 17 (BTA) - Employer organizations and trade unions demand the resignation of the Governor and the Governing Board of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) due to the actions of the conservators of Victoria Commercial Bank in relation to its credit portfolio.
-
Trade Unions, EmployersThreaten to Quit Energy Board unlessIts Complement Is Changed
October 17 (BTA) - In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki and Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and circulated by the Podkrepa press centre on Friday, four employers' organizations and two trade union confederations threaten to leave the Energy Boar...
-
Bulgaria Listed among Five EU Member States with Most Victims of Human Trafficking
October 17 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The top five countries of citizenship within the EU, in terms of absolute numbers of registered victims of human trafficking in 2010-2012, were Romania, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Hungary and Poland, the European Commission f...
-
GERB's Talks with BwC Prove Unsuccessful
October 17 (BTA) - During talks held on Friday, the GERB party found that it has serious political differences with the Bulgaria without Censorship (BwC) coalition and decided not to hold any further negotiations with it about the formation of the future government.
-
Grigor Dimitrov Nominated for ATP's Sportsmanship Award
October 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov is one of four male tennis players nominated by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2014 Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
-
GERB Negotiates with BwC Party about Future Government
October 17 (BTA) - Minutes before a meeting between the GERB party and Bulgaria without Censorship (BwC) on Friday, BwC's Roumen Yonchev told journalists that his party has not given up the idea about a "clean hands" operation. BwC also insists on the social actions planned i...
-
Sofia's Infectious Disease Hospital Can Handle Ebola Patients, But Not Right Now
October 17 (BTA) - Sofia's Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) has a separate facility where any persons who may be infected with the Ebola virus or may have come into contact with Ebola patients can be held in isolation, the hospital's director, Tatyana Chervenyakova, said on ...
-
Unions in Customs Agency Threaten Protest over Plans for Merger with Revenue Agency
Unions in Customs Agency Threaten Protest over Plans for Merger with Revenue Agency Sofia, October 17 (BTA) - The trade unions of customs officers are threatening protests over plans for merger of the Customs Agency with the National Revenue Agency. They also call for d...
-
Prosecution Office to Hire International Experts for Gorni Lom Explosion Probe
October 17 (BTA) - The Prosecution Office will hire international experts to aid it in a probe of a deadly explosion in an ammunition disposal plant in the northwestern village of Gorni Lom on October 1, Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov told the press here Friday.
-
GERB, Patriotic Front Agree on 14 out of 18 Political Priorities
October 16 (BTA) - The GERB party and the Patriotic Front reached agreement on 14 out of 18 political priorities proposed by GERB and modified five of them, Menda Stoyanova (GERB) said on Thursday, emerging from talks between the two parties. The four matters on which the neg...
-
President Plevneliev: SE Europe Can Do More to Encourage Europe-Asia Trade
October 16 (BTA) - Addressing the 10th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM10) in Milan Thursday, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that Southeast Europe is a strategic bridge linking Europe and Asia and can contribute much more in encouraging trade between the two continents, s...
-
Bulgaria without Censorship Ready to Give up "Many Justifiable Demands" during Talks with GERB
October 16 (BTA) - In a statement for the press a day ahead of government formation talks with GERB, Bulgaria without Censorship (BwC) said Thursday that they are ready to give up "many of their justified demands" in the name of a stable majority in the new Parliament and a w...
-
Foreign Minister Mitov: Instability in Middle East Puts Strong Migration Pressure on Bulgaria and EU
October 16 (BTA) - Speaking at a regular meeting with the ambassadors of EU member states here Thursday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said that instability in the Middle East puts strong migration pressure on Bulgaria and the whole European Union, said his Ministry...
-
MRF Leader, Top-of-List Candidate to Be Fined for Canvassing in Turkish
October 16 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) Wednesday decided to authorize its chairperson to draw up written statements ascertaining administrative violations committed by Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Chairman Lyutvi Mestan and the MRF leading candidat...
-
European Commission Asks Bulgaria to Boost Nature Protection Legislation
October 16 (BTA) - The European Commission on Thursday asked Bulgaria to upgrade its contribution to Natura 2000, Europe's network of protected natural areas. Under the EU's Birds Directive, member states need to designate the most suitable sites as special protection area...
-
EC Presents Seven Recommendations to Bulgaria on Gas Supply Security This Winter
October 16 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission (EC) Thursday presented seven recommendations to Bulgaria on the security of gas supply this winter. The recommendations are part of the joint assessment of the EU's readiness to act in case of disrupt...
-
Transparency without Borders: Elections Passed under the Sign of Parties Trying to Corrupt Voters
October 16 (BTA) - The elections passed under the sad sign of the attempt of parties to corrupt Bulgarian voters, the Executive Director of the Transparency without Borders Association, Kalin Slavov, said Thursday. He was speaking at a BTA-hosted news conference presenting th...
-
GERB Expects "All Topics and Questions" to Be Sorted Out at New Meeting with Reformist Bloc Next Week
October 16 (BTA) - If any further negotiations between GERB and the Reformist Bloc are held, the Bloc's outgoing Spokesman Radan Kanev should attend them instead of trying to reproduce talks at which he was not present in national media appearances, the members of the GERB ne...
-
Deputy PM Zaharieva: Every Euro Invested in Environment Returns Twentyfold
October 16 (BTA) - European Commission research shows that every euro from EU funds invested in environmental innovations has led to a return of 20 euro and each supported project has generated eight additional permanent jobs, caretaker Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Polic...
Weather for 18 August 2026
Currency Rates
EUR 1.9558
USD 1.7284
CHF 1.8677