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Deputy PM Unveils Mine near Madan
August 23 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Yordan Hristoskov attended the re-opening of the Vurba-Batantsi Mine near Madan, the Labour Ministry said. The mine was closed in 1999 and in 2012 it was made available to a concessionaire. Madan is...
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National Observances of 137th Anniversary of Shipka Epopee,80th Anniversary of Erection of Shipka Mount Monument
August 23 (BTA) - Thousands of Bulgarians climbed the Shipka Mount on Saturday to attend the observances dedicated to the 137th anniversary of the battles in the Shipka Pass that were fought during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877, and which proved decisive for Bulgaria's Liberation...
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GERB Party to Join International Democratic Union
August 23 (BTA) - The GERB political party will be admitted to the International Democratic Union (IDU), the party's press centre said on Saturday. This transpired after the party was granted an observer status at the IDU meeting in Ottawa (Canada). GERB's bid was presented by Bu...
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Social Policy Ministry Faced with Lv 50 Mln Deficit This Year
August 22 (BTA) - The Labour and Social Policy Ministry is faced with a budget deficit of 50 million leva this year, Minister Yordan Hristoskov said on Friday. He said the matter has been raised with the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki.
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Immigration Pressure at Southern Border Up about 3.6 Times
August 22 (BTA) - The immigration pressure at Bulgaria's southern border has increased about 3.6 times compared to last year and keeps on increasing, Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Svetlozar Lazarov told journalists on Friday. Since the beginning of 2014, over 10,800 people h...
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Central Bank: Corpbank, Victoria Commercial Bank Continue to Experience Liquidity Problems, No Prerequisites to Disconti...
August 22 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said in a statement on Friday that Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) and its subsidiary Victoria Commercial Bank (former Credit Agricole) continue to experience significant liquidity problems. Corpbank owes 6.3 billion leva i...
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Working Group for Gas Interconnector with Turkey Holds Meeting
August 22 (BTA) - The Economy and Energy Ministry Friday hosted the second meeting of the joint working group for constructing the reverse gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Turkey, the Ministry said.
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Deputy PM Zaharieva: The Interest of the State Is to Preserve Beaches, But Without Driving Investors Away
August 22 (BTA) - Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy and Minister of Regional Development and Investment Planning Ekaterina Zaharieva met Friday with representatives of the "Save Koral Beach" Civil Association, her ministry said.
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Election Commission Deletes Registration of Party for Early General Elections
August 22 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) deleted the registration of the Bulgarian Workers and Peasants Party for participation in the early parliamentary elections. This means that 19 parties and 7 coalitions will run in the elections due on October 5.
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Nearly 5 Million Vaccines against Bluetongue Disease Required
August 22 (BTA) - Some 5 million doses of vaccines against the outbreak of bluetongue in Bulgaria will be required, the Deputy Executive Director of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Dr. Radoslav Karabadzhakov, said for BTA Friday.
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Varna Airport Reports Nearly 6 Per Cent Growth in Number of Passengers Compared to Last Year
August 22 (BTA) - Varna Airport reports a nearly 6 per cent increase in number of passengers compared to the like period a year ago, Airport Director Dimiter Kostadinov said on Friday, welcoming the 1,000,000th passenger at the airport for 2014.
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Culture Minister, Turkish Ambassador Discuss Cooperation in Preservation of Cultural Heritage
August 21 (BTA) - Caretaker Culture Minister Martin Ivanov Thursday received Turkish Ambassador to Sofia Suleyman Gokce, Ivanov's Ministry said in a press release. The two officials confirmed that the relations between Bulgaria and Turkey are traditionally friendly and good-neigh...
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22 Parties, 7 Coalitions Have Registered for Parliamentary Elections - Commission
August 21 (BTA) - Twenty-two parties and seven coalitions submitted applications for registration in the early general elections, which expired on August 20, Central ElectionCommission (CEC) Spokesman Alexander Andreev said at a regular news briefing of the Commission on Thursday...
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Agriculture Minister Describes Situation in Animal Breeding as "Dramatic" Due to Bluetongue
August 21 (BTA) - The situation in the animal breeding sector is dramatic on account of the bluetongue outbreak, Agriculture and Food Minister Vassil Groudev said Thursday at a meeting of the Consultative Council on Animal Breeding, quoted by his Ministry.
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Foreign MinisterTalks with US Ambassador Ries
August 21 (BTA) - Caretaker Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov Thursday met with US Ambassador to Bulgaria Marcie Ries, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release. They discussed the current state of bilateral relations and topics on the international agenda.
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Prime Minister Forms Adviser Team
August 21 (BTA) - Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki has formed his team, the government information service said Thursday. Georgi Georgiev will be Chef de Cabinet. Georgiev is a lawyer who was a member of the Committee on Disclosure of Documents and Announcing Affiliation of B...
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Court Softens Measures of Restraint on Two More Corpbank Executives
August 21 (BTA) - Another two senior executives of the ailing Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) were placed under softer measures of restraint on Thursday after the bank's chief cashier was released from custody a day earlier.
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Environment Minister Zhekova Does Not Expect Payments under OP Environment to Resume before October
August 21 (BTA) - Caretaker Minister of Environment and Water Minister Svetlana Zhekova does not expect payments under Operational Programme Environment to be resumed before October. The ambition is approval of the new OP Environment by November, Zhekova said in an interview for ...
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Environmentalists Start Campaign to Protect Bulgaria's Rivers
August 21 (BTA) - The Bulgarian office of the environmental organization WWF said earlier this week it has started a campaign to protect Bulgaria's rivers. The organization proposes concrete steps to deal with the problems affecting the country's rivers and is seeking support thr...
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Fisheries Agency Chief Fired for Delays in Implementing EU Regulation
August 20 (BTA) - The Executive Director of the Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (EAFA), Maidun Sakadjiev, was removed from office because of repeated delays in honouring EAFA's commitments regarding EU Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community c...
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