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Consultative Meeting Reviews Bulgaria's Relations with North Macedonia
September 30 (BTA) - A consultative meeting called by President Rumen Radev here on Monday reviewed Bulgaria's relations with North Macedonia in light of the results achieved by the Joint Multidisciplinary Commission of Experts on Historical and Educational Issues bet...
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HRH Princess Dana Firas of Jordan Visits Bulgaria
September 30 (BTA) - Her Royal Highness Princess Dana Firas of Jordan and Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova Monday opened an international forum aimed at developing cultural tourism. Princess Dana Firas is paying a visit to Bulgaria at Angelkova's invitation. Her R...
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VMRO Asks Prosecutor General to Deactivate Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
September 30 (BTA) - VMRO has asked Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov to discontinue the activities of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) because of "inadmissible interference with Bulgaria's judicial system," the power-sharing nationalist party said in a press release on Mo...
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10,000 Take Part in European Week of Sports in Bulgaria
September 29 (BTA) - The fifth edition of the #BEactive European Week of Sport took place in Sofia between September 23 and 30. Over 10,000 people visited the Arena Armeec hall within the #BE ActiveFair, organized by the Youth and Sports Ministry. This year's campaign aimed to...
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VMRO Leader Karakachanov: Bulgaria Cannot Be Used by Skopje as Stepping Stone for EU Membership
September 28 (BTA) - VMRO leader and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov issued a position on Saturday, circulated by his party's press centre, in which he says that at this stage Bulgaria should not give the green light for the start of North Macedonia's EU membership negoti...
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Electronic Media Regulator Gives National Radio Director Kostov a Week to Step Down
September 27 (BTA) - On Friday the Council of Electronic Media (CEM) demanded that the Director General of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), Svetoslav Kostov, resigns by the end of next week, the Bulgarian National Television reported. If Kostov does not resign, CEM will meet a...
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Fire Erupts at Dunarit Ordnance Plant in Rousse
September 27 (BTA) - A fire has erupted in an explosives production facility in the Dunarit ordnance plant, the local firefighting service chief Dimiter Pavlov said here on Friday. He explained that all workers have been evacuated and no injuries are reported so far. ...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Confers with Costa Rican Counterpart
September 27 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred in New York with Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Relations and Worship Manuel Ventura Robles, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release on Friday. The Bulgarian...
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President Radev Calls for Far More Active Promotion of Bulgaria's Business Opportunities in US
September 27 (BTA) - "Bulgaria should be far more active in promoting on site in the US the opportunities for doing business in our country," Bulgarian President Rumen Radev told journalists, quoted by his Press Secretariat on Friday, after a working meeting in New York, ...
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Bulgarian PM Borissov Confers with South Korean President Moon
September 27 (BTA special correspondent Antoan Nikolov) - President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea conferred with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who is paying an official visit to the Asian country at the head of a government delegation between September 2...
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Bulgarian Head of State Addresses UN General Assembly Session
September 26 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Thursday addressed the UN General Assembly during the General Debate of its 74th Session. "Today, more than ever, we need to stand for a rule-based multilateral system, with the United Nations at its core," the Presi...
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Economy Minister: Trade with South Korea Increases by 48% in 2018
September 26 (BTA special correspondent Antoan Nikolov) - Bulgaria's trade with South Korea increased by an impressive 48 per cent in 2018, reaching 286.6 million US dollars, Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov told a bilateral business forum in Seoul on Thursday. Karanikol...
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Journalists Protest Sensorship at Bulgarian National Radio
September 26 (BTA) - Thursday noon, journalists will be protesting sensorship in the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and widespread pressure on their work in Bulgaria. Organized by the Association of European Journalists - Bulgaria, the protest will form a human chain from the BNR...
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Bulgarian PM Meets with Republic of Korea Counterpart
September 26 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Thursday met with the government leader of the Republic of Korea, Lee Nak-yeon, on the third day of his official visit here. Speaking at a news briefing in the government headquarters in Seoul, Borissov said that bot...
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Bulgarian Economist Kristalina Georgieva Selected as IMF Managing Director
September 25 (BTA) - Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva was selected as the International Monetary Fund's new Managing Director by its Executive Board for a five-year term starting October 1, the IMF reported Wednesday. The news about Georgieva's selection as IMF's new M...
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Parliament Revises Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code on First Reading in Connection with Fast-Track Trial
September 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria's National Assembly Wednesday approved on first reading four bills addressing the issue of fast-track trial and the ensuing reduction of sentences. By a vote of 97-62, the legislature passed amendments to the Penal Code, moved by GERB, according t...
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Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Croatia FMs: Tirana, Skopje should Start EU Accession Talks
September 25 (BTA) - The foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Ekaterina Zaharieva, of Greece, Nikos Dendias, of Romania, Ramona Nikole Manescu, and of Croatia, Gordan Grlic Radman, expressed their adamant support for the accession of Albania and North Macedonia to the European Union. T...
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Prime Minister Borissov Pays Official Visit to Republic of Korea
September 25 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who is paying an official visit to the Republic of Korea between September 24 and 27, laid a wreath at the main memorial tower of Seoul National Cemetery on Wednesday. He paid tribute to the memory of Korean nationals who died a...
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Bulgarian President Takes Part in Opening of General Debate of 74th UN General Assembly Session
September 24 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev took part in the opening of the general debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, the President's press secretariat reported. Radev told journalists that the new session is expect...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Meets Counterparts of Oman, India, Ghana and Tajikistan in New York
September 24 (BTA) - On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Session which is underway in New York, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva met with the top diplomats of Oman, India, Ghana and Tajikistan on Monday. Details of the meetings were made public by ...