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Cabinet Approves Programme on Long-term Modernization of Army by 2020
October 1 (BTA) - The Government approved the national programme "Bulgaria in NATO and in European Defence 2020" as a long-term strategy for modernization of the armed forces, the Cabinet's press service said. The document provides guidelines for achieving real capabilities o...
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Foreign Minister Mitov: Bulgaria Faces New Geopolitical Challenges
October 1 (BTA) - Bulgaria is faced with new geopolitical challenges, said Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov here on Wednesday. He opened a round table discussion on the prospects, risks and challenges for Bulgarian foreign policy, organized by the Institute for Right-wing Polici...
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Bulgaria Ranks in Middle of EU Countries in Terms of Community Law Infringements
October 1 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria ranks in the middle of the EU countries in terms of number of open cases of infringement of EU law, according to the European Commission's 31st Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of EU Law (2013), which was u...
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State Energy Regulator Decides on Markup ofElectricity Prices
October 1 (BTA) - The State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) adopted a final decision on new higher prices of electricity, effective as of October 1. The price of electricity for CEZ customers will change as follows: daytime electricity appreciates by 9.97 per...
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President Plevneliev Confers Order of the Balkan Range, First Class, on Former French and German Ambassadors - Philippe ...
October 1 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev conferred the Order of the Balkan Range, First Class, on the former ambassadors of France and Germany here - Philippe Autie and Matthias Hoeppner, at a ceremony held in the Presidency on Wednesday.
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Finance Minister: Budget Update NeededDue to Revenue Underperformance,Blocked EU-funded Programmes
October 1 (BTA) - Arguing for the need of a budget update at Wednesday's meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation, Finance Minister Roumen Porozhanov said it was necessitated by serious disproportions in the 2014 National Budget Act.
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Bulgaria Incurs 1.3 Billion Leva Deficit under Its Consolidated Fiscal Programme between January and August 2014
October 1 (BTA) - The budget balance under Bulgaria's Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) was minus 1,275,600,000 leva on a cash basis as at August 31, 2014, the Finance Ministry reported on Wednesday. This resulted from a national budget deficit of 710,900,000 leva and an EU...
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UNESCO Assistant Director General Eric Falt Pays Visit to Bulgaria
October 1 (BTA) - UNESCO encourages the safeguarding of cultural heritage across the world and Nessebur is a bright example of this, said UNESCO Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Public Information Eric Falt in the coastal town of Nessebur. He arrived ther...
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Green Energy Producers Want Unlawfully Collected Charges to Be Paid in Heating Allowances
October 1 (BTA) - Meglena Russenova, Chair of the Board of the Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (BPVA), told the Bulgarian National Radio on Tuesday that the government should transfer to direct heating allowances for disadvantaged people 150 million leva collected from sol...
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Barekov, Coalition Candidates for Parliament Block Traffic at Border with Turkey
October 1 (BTA) - Nikolai Barekov, leader of Bulgaria without Censorship (BwC), candidates for Parliament and activists of the coalition of the same name blocked traffic at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Turkish border at 8 am local time on Wednesday.
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State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission Postpones Final Decision on Prices of Electricity until Wednesday
September 30 (BTA) - The State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission did not manage to make a decision about the prices of electricity, effective as of October 1, during its closed door meeting on Tuesday, the regulator told BTA.
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According to Statistics, GDP Level in Bulgaria at Current Prices for 1995 - 2013 Has Risen 4.5%
September 30 (BTA) - The level of GDP in Bulgaria at current prices for 1995 - 2013 has grown at an average 4.5 per cent, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said Tuesday. The calculations are based on the European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA 2010) and ...
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Higher Electricity Prices Will Make Industries Non-competitive - Sectoral Organizations
September 30 (BTA) - The sectoral organizations in industry have warned in a protest declaration that a rise in the price of free-market electricity due to the higher price tagged "obligations of society" will make companies non-competitive.
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National Association of Municipalities in Bulgaria Calls for Legislative Changes Concerning EU Projects' Financial Burde...
September 30 (BTA) - The National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB) calls for immediate changes to the regulatory framework, which regulates the distribution of the financial burden under EU projects. NAMRB will submit the proposals for the le...
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ECHR: Bulgarian Police Officers' Use of Electroshock Weapons during Search of Internet Company Was Excessive
September 30 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - In a judgment in the case of Anzhelo Georgiev and Others v. Bulgaria concerning allegations of excessive use of police force, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of A...
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President Plevneliev: We Must Solve the Problems Which Turn People into Refugees
September 30 (BTA) - Speaking during the meeting of Arraiolos Group leaders in Braga on Tuesday, the Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev called for a just distribution of the burden caused by the migration wave, for enhancing the European institutions, Frontex, and most of a...
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Employers, Trade Unions Protest Sale of Victoria Bank Loans
October 30 (BTA) - In a joint statement on Tuesday, employer and trade union organizations reacted to reports in Kapital Daily and dnevnik.bg that loans at Victoria Commercial Bank, former Credit Agricole Bulgaria, are sold.
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Trade Union of Prison Workers Prepares for Protest, Demands Labour Minister's Resignation
September 30 (BTA) - The trade union of prison workers Tuesday joined the biggest police trade union in the country by objecting to the intentions of the Labour and Social Policy Minister to limit the social rights of the employees in the security sector. "We firmly disapprov...
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NACID to Introduce Fully Electronic Administrative Services
September 30 (BTA) - The National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID) is implementing a project for transition to fullly electronic administrative services, BTA learned from Verzhinia Tsankova, the Centre's Chief Secretary and manager of the project.
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Customs Officers at Malko Turnovo Checkpoint Seize 48 kg of Amphetamines
September 30 (BTA) - Customs officials at the Malko Turnovo border checkpoint seized 48 kg of amphetamine tablets divided into 30 packets, the Bourgas customs said Tuesday. The tablets were hidden in a Mercedes car with a Bulgarian registration on its way out of the country.
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