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Sofia Mayor Announces Officially Re-election Bid 02.09.2019 / 14:53

September 2 (BTA) - Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova said she will seek re-election in the local elections on October 27. She spoke during an inspection of the construction of a stretch of the Sofia underground on Monday.
Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria, Palestine Confer in Sofia 02.09.2019 / 14:33

September 2 (BTA) - The Middle East peace process was the key topic of talks held on Monday here between Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and her Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki who is paying an official visit to Bulgaria between September 1-3 at Zaharieva's invitatio...
President Radev Confers with German Counterpart, Belgian Prime Minister 01.09.2019 / 17:05

September 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Sunday conferred with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier and with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, Radev's press secretariat said. The talks were held before the official ceremony commemorating the 80th...
Moody's Upgrades Outlook on Bulgaria's Ratings to Positive 31.08.2019 / 17:37

August 31 (BTA) - Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook on the Government of Bulgaria's ratings to positive from stable. Concurrently, Moody's has affirmed Bulgaria's long-term issuer rating in foreign and local currency at Baa2, the Finance Ministry reported ...
National Ombudsman Reports on Four Years in Office 30.08.2019 / 17:47

August 30 (BTA)- A total of 122,199 people have approached National Ombudsman Maya Manolova for assistance in the four years since she has been in office, from October 20, 2015 to date, Manolova's report shows. There were 45,016 petitions and alerts. The five most common...
2018 Foreign Direct Investment in Non-Financial Sector Tops EUR 25 Bln 30.08.2019 / 16:31

August 30 (BTA) - Early estimates show that foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria's non-financial sector in 2018 amounted to 25.454 billion euro at current prices, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported on Friday. FDI was largest in industry, at 10.873 b...
In Helsinki, Foreign Minister Attends Gymnich Meeting, Confers with North Macedonian, Greek Counterparts 30.08.2019 / 16:28

August 30 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva participated in an informal meeting (Gymnich) of EU Member States' foreign ministers in Helsinki on August 29 and 30, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release on Friday. Hybr...
PM Borissov, EC President-Elect Von der Leyen Meet 29.08.2019 / 17:26

August 29 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission, who arrived in Sofia Thursday afternoon, the Government Information Service said. The two made statements before their working meeting.
PM Borissov, EC President-Elect Von der Leyen Meet 29.08.2019 / 17:01

August 29 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission, who arrived in Sofia Thursday afternoon, the Government Information Service said. The visit is part of her consultations with the leaders of the EU Member St...
August Business Climate Worsens 29.08.2019 / 13:57

August 29 (BTA) - In August 2019, the total business climate indicator decreased 3.1 percentage points from the previous month, with declines reported in all economic sectors, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said. In industry, the composite business climate ind...
Solid Fuel Production Down by 41.7% in June Y/Y 29.08.2019 / 13:46

August 29 (BTA) - In June 2019 compared to a year earlier, an increase was reported for the production of liquefied petroleum gases by 25.0 per cent and transport diesel by 22.6 per cent. A decrease was reported for the production of solid fuels by 41.7 per cent, unleaded...
Archaeological Excavations of Maltepe Burial Mound Continue 28.08.2019 / 17:20

August 28 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov visited Wednesday the archaeological excavation site of Maltepe, the largest burial mound on the Balkan Peninsula, located near the Plovdiv village of Manole (Southern Bulgaria). During the current archaeological season, a t...
Bulgaria's Gross External Debt Stands at 57.5% of GDP at End-June 28.08.2019 / 17:15

August 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria's gross external debt totalled 34,034 million euro (57.5 per cent of GDP) at the end of June 2019, increasing by 144.5 million euro (0.4 per cent) from a year earlier, the Bulgarian National Bank said. Long-term liabilities totalled 25,712.2 mi...
Cabinet Allocates Lv 28 Mln for African Swine Fever Control 28.08.2019 / 14:08

August 28 (BTA) - The Government Wednesday allocated 28 million leva to the Agriculture, Food and Forestry Ministry for payment of compensation and all costs involved in the Food Safety Agency's measures against African Swine Fever (ASF), Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva to...
Bulgaria's Electricity Production Down 0.82 Per Cent in January-August 2019, Year on Year 28.08.2019 / 13:44

August 28 (BTA) - Between January 1 and August 25, 2019, Bulgaria produced 28,894,702 MWh of electricity, down by 0.82 per cent from the 29,134,828 MWh produced in the like period of 2018, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) reports. Electricity consumption in the country in...
Sofia Will Host Over 200 Events within European Capital of Sport Campaign 27.08.2019 / 17:31

August 27 (BTA) - In 2020, Sofia will host over 200 sports events as part of its European Capital of Sport campaign. This emerged at a news conference Tuesday with Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Elen Gerdzhikov, chairman of the Sofia Municipal Council and head of the European...
Bulgarians' Trips Abroad in July Up by 7.2% on Year 27.08.2019 / 15:03

August 27 (BTA) - Bulgarians made 779,500 trips abroad in July 2019, 7.2 per cent more than a year earlier, the National Statistical Institute reported. A year-on-year increase was registered for trips to the following countries: the UK by 11.4 per cent, Romania 11.2 per...
GERB and Union of Democratic Forces Agree to Run Jointly in Local Elections 27.08.2019 / 12:37

August 27 (BTA) - The GERB party and the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) signed a political agreement Tuesday to run jointly in the upcoming October local elections. UDF leader Rumen Hristov noted that this is a natural continuation to the successful joint European ele...
Deputy PM Zaharieva Meets with Romanian PM Dancila 26.08.2019 / 15:24

August 26 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva Monday met with Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila in Bucharest, the Foreign Ministry said. Zaharieva is on a one-day working visit to Romania. Zaharieva and Dancila discus...
Petko Doykov Appointed Deputy Foreign Minister 26.08.2019 / 14:54

Petko Doykov is Bulgaria's new Deputy Foreign Minister. He was appointed by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on a proposal by Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, said the government press office Monday. He becomes Zaharieva's third deputy.