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Consumer Confidence Improved in July
August 9 (BTA) - In July 2019, the total consumer confidence indicator increased by 0.8 percentage points compared to its level from 3 months ago, said the National Statistical Institute on Friday. This is due entirely to the increased confidence among the urban population.
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Bulgaria Joins FOEDUS-EOEO Platform for Managing Cross-border Organ Exchanges
August 9 (BTA) - Bulgaria has conducted successful negotiations and joins the FOEDUS-EOEO IT platform which provides an important tool for managing cross border organ exchanges, the Bulgarian Health Ministry said in a press release on Thursday.
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Alleged Instigator of Revenue Agency Hack Sent Back into Custody
August 8 (BTA) - The owner of cyber security company TAD Group, Ivan Todorov, was sent back into custody on Thursday after the Specialized Appellate Court concluded that his alleged part in a massive data breach at the National Revenue Agency (NRA) posed a serious public danger.
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Industrial Output Down in June M-M
August 8 (BTA) - In June, the Industrial Production Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 1.9 per cent compared with May 2019, according to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute released on Thursday. In June, the working-day adjusted Industrial Product...
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Prosecution to Probe Food Safety Agency amid ASF Outbreak
August 8 (BTA) - Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has ordered the specialized prosecution to carry out a check at the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) for possible malfeasance in office and conclusion of detrimental contracts in connection with animal waste disposal ...
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Deputy Prime Minister Donchev to Coordinate Local Elections Planning
August 7 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers adopted a decision on the planning and conduct of nationwide elections for municipal councillors and mayors on October 27, the government press service reported on Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev will be in char...
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Law Enforcers Halt Rights-Infringing Online Distribution of Trendy Films
August 7 (BTA) - A 44-year-old resident of Sofia was arrested on Tuesday after law enforcers of the Cybercrime Department of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) identified him as the creator and administrator of over 40 online pages on which he distribut...
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Sofia Authorities Bust State-of-the-art Cannabis Plantation
August 6 (BTA) - Sofia Regional Police busted a state-of-the-art marijuana plantation, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. In the courtyard of the former Iskrets Labor Cooperative Agricultural Farms (TKZS), authorities discovered a massive greenhouse, equipped with ...
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Maintenance of Newly Purchased Eight F-16 Jet Fighters Expected to be Done in Partnership between Bulgaria Air Force, Av...
August 6 (BTA) - The maintenance of the eight F-16 Block 70 jet fighters Bulgaria is to receive is expected to be done in partnership between the Bulgarian Air Force and the Avionams aircraft repair plant, Lockheed Martin International Business Development Senior Manager ...
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President Radev Vetoes Amendments to Military Intelligence Act
August 5 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev vetoed and returned for further consideration the law amending the Military Intelligence Act, his Press Secretariat said Monday. The head of State does not agree with the revisions that would allow for a civilian to head the Defence...
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Former Head of Counter-corruption Commission Georgiev Reinstated in Specialized Prosecuting Magistracy
August 5 (BTA) - The prosecutors' college in the Supreme Judicial Council Monday reinstated in the specialized prosecuting magistracy former head of the of the Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Commission (CCUAAFC) Plamen Georgiev, who resigned from the...
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Conflict-of-Interest Claim against President Radev Dismissed
August 5 (BTA) - The Counter-corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Commission (CCUAAFC) has concluded that President Rumen Radev was not in a conflict-of-interest situation, as alleged by a claimant, and has terminated the proceedings against Radev. The conclusion ...
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No Information about Injured Bulgarians in Dayton Shooting
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said Sunday that no Bulgarians were injured in the shooting in Dayton, Ohio, early on Sunday. The Ministry said that the Bulgarian Consular Office in Chicago is in constant contact with the local authorities.
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Prime Minister Borissov Condoles with US President Trump in Wake of El Paso Mass Shooting
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov cabled condolences to US President Donald Trump after the August 3 mass shooting in El Paso, the government's information service said on Sunday. In the cable Borissov says that Bulgaria condemns the senseless act of violence which took many innoc...
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Interior Minister Marinov Pays Visit to Bavaria
August 4 (BTA) - Interior Minister Mladen Marinov is on a visit to Munich at the invitation of Minister of the Interior of the state of Bavaria Joachim Herrmann, the Interior Ministry said in a press release Sunday.
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Agriculture Minister Taneva Reiterates Cabinet Has Taken All Possible Measures against Spreading of African Swine Fever
August 4 (BTA) - Agriculture and Food Minister Dessislava Taneva wrote in a Facebook post that the Bulgarian government has taken all possible measures to contain the spreading of African Swine Fever (ASF). Taneva also rejected five proposed measures against ASF of the opposition...
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Foreign Ministry Advises Bulgarians to Monitor Heathrow Airport Flight Cancellations due to Strike
August 3 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry advises Bulgarians to monitor online information about flights at London's Heathrow Airport in connection with the airport staff's strike declared on August 5 and 6, the Ministry reported Saturday.
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Socialists Propose Set of Measures to Address African Swine Fever Outbreaks
August 3 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) proposed a set of five measures to address the consequences of the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks across the country, BSP quoted its leader Kornelia Ninova in a press release on Saturday.
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PM Borissov Comments NRA Cyber Attack, New Prosecutor General's Election
August 3 (BTA) - Answering a journalist's question here late on Friday about the July 15 hacking of the databases of the National Revenue Agency (NRA), which compromised the personal data of millions of Bulgarians, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that someone wants to purposef...
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Ivan Yonchev Appointed as National Electricity Company's New Executive Director
August 3 (BTA) - Ivan Yonchev has been appointed as the Executive Director of the National Electricity Company (NEK). The decision to change NEK's leadership was made during a meeting of the Bulgarian Energy Holding's (BEH) Board of Directors, BEH reported on its website.