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PM Bliznashki: "Referendum Is Only Option for Radical Reform in Election System"
October 13 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki does not expect the new National Assembly to be overenthusiastic, either, about a change of the election system. "A radical reform can only be achieved through a referendum," the PM told journalists here on Monday,...
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Hundreds of People Block Roads in Kyustendil Region to Protest Against Newly Elected MP
October 13 (BTA) - Hundreds of people Monday blocked the road to the Gyueshevo border control checkpoint at the village of Zhilentsi, Kyustendil Region. Cars, motorcycles and tractors closed the road for traffic for about an hour. Also on Monday, residents of Doupnitsa blocke...
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After Four Hours of Talks, GERB and Socialists Agree on Four out of 18 National Priorities
After more than four hours of talks here Monday, the right-wing GERB party and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) found that they share identical positions on four out of 18 national priorities from the to-do list of GERB which won the most votes at the October 5 general ele...
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Bulgaria Should Phase Out Regulated Electricity Prices, Accelerate Interconnection with Neighbours - European Commission
October 13 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Zheliazkov) - The European Commission presented Monday its Internal Energy Market progress report. The package not only takes stock of the main achievements and outstanding challenges, but also reports on the trends and developments of th...
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New Faces Rather than New Parties Needed in Politics, Respondents Say in Survey
October 13 (BTA) - People are disappointed with the way representative democracy functions in this country rather than with the democratic system. This is evident from the results of a survey conducted in May-June 2014 among 1,302 respondents within the first stage of a Citiz...
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Over 255 Bulgarian Teachers, Lecturers Have Received Qualification at CERN
October 13 (BTA) - Over 255 Bulgarian teachers and lecturers have passed the modules of the qualification programme at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Education and Science Minister Roumyana Kolarova said Monday at the opening of an exhibition dedicated...
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Foreign Minister Mitov Participates in Donor Conference on Reconstructing Gaza
October 13 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov participated in a donor conference on Palestine and the reconstruction of Gaza, which took place in Cairo on Sunday on the initiative of Norway and Egypt. In his speech at the conference, Mitov underscored the signifi...
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Youth Unemployment in Bulgaria Down 5 Per Cent from 2013
October 13 (BTA) - The level of youth unemployment in Bulgaria has dropped by 5 percentage points from 2013 and now stands at 23 per cent, below the EU average.
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Political Consultations Start in National Assembly Between GERB, Bulgarian Socialist Party
October 13 (BTA) - Consultations started Monday in the National Assembly between the right-wing GERB party who at the October 5 early parliamentary elections won the greatest number of seats in the new Parliament, and the left Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the formation wi...
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Central Election Commission Announces Final Composition of 43rd National Assembly
October 13 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the final composition of the 43rd National Assembly, after issuing a decision on elected Members of Parliament in seats vacated by MPs elected in two places.
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Patriotic Front, Bulgaria without Censorship Make Proposals Concerning New Cabinet, Its Priorities
October 12 (BTA) - The Patriotic Front coalition Sunday said in a position circulated to the media that it insists on the formation of a programmatic government of national salvation, comprising experts who are non-political figures nominated by the parliamentary represented ...
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Defence Ministry Starts Cleaning up Site around Midzhour Factory
October 12 (BTA) - Representatives of the Defence Ministry Friday started cleaning up the area around the Midzhour ammunition factory near the village of Gorni Lom, the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry in Vidin said in a press release Sunday. An explosion occ...
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Minister Groudev to Participate in EU's Agriculture and Fisheries Council
October 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Agriculture and Food Minister Vassil Groudev will participate in EU's Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxembourg on October 13 and 14, his ministry said Sunday. At the meeting, political agreement will be sought on the European Co...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Meets with Egyptian Politician Amr Moussa
October 12 (BTA) - As part of his participation in a donor conference for Palestine and the reconstruction of Gaza in Cairo on Sunday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met with Egyptian politician and public figure Amr Moussa. They discussed the latest developments in...
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32nd Golden Rose Film Festival Starts in Varna
October 11 (BTA) - The 32nd edition of the biggest event of Bulgarian film making, the Golden Rose Film Festival, opens the Black Sea city of Varna. Thirty-four films, among which 19 short ones, take part in the competition programme of the event, held on the eve of the cent...
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Justice Minister Ivanov: Bulgaria in Favour of Single, Strong European Public Prosecutor's Office
October 11 (BTA) - Bulgaria is in favour of a strong European Public Prosecutor's Office, capable of conducting investigations and pressing charges in the entire single European legal area, Bulgarian caretaker Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov said on Friday during a meeting of...
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Left: GERB and BSP Cannot Form Steady Majority
October 10 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) - Left Bulgaria coalition is the second largest political force having won 39 seats and, along with the ones of GERB, they do not make a steady majority, BSP Spokesman Atanas Merdzhanov commented before journalists at the...
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Ivailo Kalfin Will Be ABV's Floor Leader
October 10 (BTA) - ABV leader Georgi Purvanov told a news conference on Friday that Ivailo Kalfin will be ABV's floor leader in the new legislature. Purvanov spoke after a meeting of ABV's National Council.
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Condition of Healthcare System in the Country Is Key to Prevent Ebola Spread - Chief State Health Inspector
October 10 (BTA) - Control along Bulgarian borders exists but the condition of on-the-spot healthcare is key to the effective monitoring of Ebola, Chief State Health Inspector Dr. Angel Kounchev said in an interview for BTA Friday. Kounchev was asked to comment on the measure...
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Ministers, Social Partners Sign Framework Agreement on National Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan
October 10 (BTA) - The ministers of labour and social policy, of education, and of youth and sports, Yordan Hristoskov, Roumyana Kolarova and Evgenia Radanova, respectively, and representatives of employers and trade unions Friday signed a framework agreement on a national Yo...
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