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Prosecution Service, EIB Sign Memorandum of Understanding
May 20 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has signed a memorandum of understanding between the Bulgarian prosecution service and the European Investment Bank (EIB) on strengthening and enhancing cooperation and information exchange between the two, the prosecution service...
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PM Borissov Warns of Possible Provocations Before Elections
May 19 (BTA) - At the key campaign rally in Sofia Sunday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov warned GERB members and supporters of possible provocations from their opponents, especially in the days before the May 26 European elections. He said it will likely be similar to what is know...
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President Denies Meddling in Selection of New Prosecutor General
May 19 (BTA) - On Sunday, President Rumen Radev dismissed allegations that he is interfering with the selection of the next Prosecutor General. He told journalists in Blagoevgrad (Southwestern Bulgaria) that "everyone knows very well that it is not me who invites magistrates home...
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President Raises Donations for Ball of School Leavers from Social Care Homes
May 18 (BTA) - The Administration of the President is raising donations for a ball for school leavers from social care facilities as part of the Support a Dream charity initiative. President Rumen Radev will host the event on May 30, his press secretariat said. Radev thanked t...
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Over 50 Galleries and Museums in Sofia Join European Night of Museums
May 18 (BTA) - Over 50 galleries and museums in Sofia are joining the European Night of Museums on May 18. The 15th edition of the event was organized on the initiative of the French Institute in Bulgaria, the Sofia City Hall and the Culture Ministry. On the bill of the long n...
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Over LV 1/3 Mln Paid out to Tobacco Growers in de Minimis Subsidies
May 17 (BTA) - Over 1.3 million leva has been paid out to tobacco growers as de minimis aid for sold and unpaid produce in previous years, Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva said Friday quoted by her press office. She was speaking as she met with tobacco growers in the northe...
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SJC Representative Member Urges Prompt Start of Prosecutor General Election Procedure
May 17 (BTA) - Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Representative Member Boyan Magdalinchev believes that the procedure for electing a new Prosecutor General should start as early as possible. Emerging from a meeting with President Rumen Radev on Friday, Magdalinchev told journalists ...
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Eighth Regional Energy Conference Opens in Sofia
May 17 (BTA) - "As EU Member State, Bulgaria strictly adheres to the EU's principal ovjectives and priorities in the energy sector," Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said here on Friday, listing a functioning energy market, ensuring energy security, promoting...
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Switzerland Lifts Restrictions on Bulgarians' Movement, Employment and Establishment
May 17 (BTA) - Effective June 1, 2019, the nationals of Bulgaria and Romania will enjoy a full freedom of movement, employment and establishment in Switzerland. They will thus have the same rights as the rest of the EU citizens (with the exception of Croatia) and will be able to ...
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Funding Agreements Presented for Bulgaria-Serbia Cross-Border Projects
May 16 (BTA) - Bulgaria and Serbia will carry out joint projects for sustainable tourism, support for young people and environmental protection, financed under the Interreg-IPA CBC BulgariaЦSerbia Programme 2014-2020. On Thursday, Bulgaria's Regional Development and Publ...
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Demo Held of Machine Voting for May 26 European Parliament Elections
May 16 (BTA) - The 3,300 voting machines to be used in some of the polling stations at the May 26 elections for Bulgarian representatives in the European Parliament have been delivered and are in storage in Sofia, Vesselin Todorov, Executive Director of Ciela Norma, which...
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Prime Minister, Transport Operators Discuss New Road Toll System
May 16 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with representatives of transport companies on Thursday. The meeting, organized at the request of transport operators, included a discussion of the scope of the roads where a toll fee will be paid, and of the amount of the tariffs....
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Prime Minister Borissov Confers with Serbian President Vucic
May 16 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke on the phone to discuss issues related to the quadrilateral format between Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia and the projects on energy and infrastructural connectivity, the Cou...
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Trade Between Bulgaria, South Africa Reached 221 Mln U.S. Dollars in 2018
May 16 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Luchezar Borissov participated in an economic and investment seminar, where he noted that in 2018, bilateral trade between Bulgaria and South Africa reached 221 million U.S. dollars, the Economy Ministry said Thursday in ...
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Prosecutor General Demands Available Information about Undeclared Bank Accounts, Properties Abroad of People at High Pub...
May 15 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has demanded from the head of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) the entire available information, including such from the financial intelligence, about bank accounts, participation in off-shore companies, possession of...
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Parliament Adopts Report on State of Defence and Armed Forces in 2018
May 15 (BTA) - The National Assembly Wednesday adopted a Report on the State of Defence and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria in 2018, elaborated by the parliamentary Defence Committee. The report reads that the defence capabilities' state allows the Bulgar...
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Dessislava Taneva Replaces Roumen Porozhanov as Agriculture Minister
May 15 (BTA) - With 121 votes in favour, five against and no abstentions, Parliament Wednesday dismissed Roumen Porozhanov from the post of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food and replaced him with Dessislava Taneva, who until now chaired the parliamentary Agricult...
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Inflation in April Reached 0.5%
May 15 (BTA) - Inflation in April compared to March reached 0.5 per cent, the National Statistical Institute said Wednesday. Inflation from the beginning of the year (April 2019 compared to December 2018) was 1.7 per cent, and the annual inflation for April 2019 as compar...
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President Radev Confers with Airbus Defense and Space CEO Dirk Hoke
May 14 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev and Airbus Defense and Space CEO Dirk Hoke discussed here on Tuesday the integration of Bulgaria's defence industry and science into common projects within the EU, Radev's press secretariat reported. Industrial cooperation is a fac...
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Bulgaria, Ukraine Agree to Resume Work of Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation Commission
May 14 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic and demographic policy, Mariyana Nikolova, and Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Stepan Kubiv, have agreed to resume the operation of the Intergovernm...
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