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Prime Minister Borissov: What Pope Francis Says to the World in His Address From Bulgaria Is Important
May 4 (BTA) - "President Radev and I will do all that is necessary for Pope Francis' s apostolic visit to Bulgaria to be a good advertisement for Bulgaria," Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told journalists on Saturday in relation to the forthcoming visit of the head of the Roman Ca...
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President Radev Promotes High Ranking Military Officials
May 4 (BTA) - Bulgarian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Rumen Radev addressed officers being awarded a higher rank at a ceremony at the Presidential Building n the eve of May 6, Bulgarian Armed Forces Day. "Don't forget that there are high public expe...
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Bulgarian Delegation To Negotiate Acquisition of Fighters Jets in Washington DC
May 4 (BTA) - A Bulgarian delegation, including representatives of the Defense Ministry, the Air Force, the Finance Ministry and the Economy Ministry, will travel to Washington DC on May 7 for negotiations on the acqusition of new fighter jets, said Minister of Defense Krassimir ...
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Five Arrested, Two Wanted for EU Funds Fraud - Deputy Prosecutor General
May 3 (BTA) - Five persons have been detained for 72 hours and two others (a woman in Turkey and another person in a EU Member States) are wanted in connection with EU funds fraud as part of an investigation carried out by the prosecution service, the State Agency for National Se...
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Pope Francis Addresses Bulgarians in Video Message ahead of Apostolic Journey
May 3 (BTA) - His Holiness Pope Francis addressed the Bulgarian people in a video message two days before the start of his Apostolic Journey to Bulgaria (May 5-7), the Bulgarian Government Information Service reported on Friday.
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Bulgaria, Croatia to Update their Defence Cooperation Agreement
May 3 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov conferred here on Friday with visiting Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Damir Krsticevic. "We agreed to draw up a new bilateral cooperation agreement between th...
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Prices Increase of Clinical Pathways for Maternity and Children's Healthcare
May 3 (BTA) - The prices of the clinical pathways for maternity and children's healthcare will increase as of June 1, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev told reporters on Friday, emerging from a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, top officials of the Health Ministry, ...
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Forty Countries Present Culture, Crafts at International Festival in Oreshak
May 3 (BTA) - Forty countries from three continents are participating in the International Festival of Crafts and Arts within the National Exhibition of Arts and Crafts in the village of Oreshak, Troyan Municipality, from May 3 to 5. The festival's motto is "United in D...
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Sixty Per Cent of Bulgarians See Pope Francis' Visit to Bulgaria as Positive - Survey
May 3 (BTA) - Sixty per cent of Bulgarians see Pope Francis' upcoming visit to Bulgaria as positive, while less than one-third are not sure how to asses it, show the results of a nationally representative survey by Trend presented on Friday.
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Sofia's Second Biggest Railway Station Renovated in 2.3 Million Leva Project
May 2 (BTA) - A ceremony marking the start of a 2.3 million leva project for the renovation of Sofia's second biggest railway station, the Podouene Station, took place on Thursday. The station, completed in 1930, will be thoroughly overhauled in the 15-month project but t...
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Bavaria Supports Bulgaria's Schengen Membership, Visiting Minister President Soeder Says
May 2 (BTA) - "We support Bulgaria for Schengen," Bavarian Minister President Markus Soeder told a news conference after meeting Prime Minister Boyko Borissov at the Council of Ministers on Thursday. In his opinion, Bulgaria guards Europe's external borders remarkably and has ach...
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Probes into Possible Fraud Affecting EU Funding Start in Five Cities
May 2 (BTA) - The prosecution service, the InteriorMinistry and the State Agency for National Security havelaunched probes into possible fraud affecting EU funding in Bulgaria, the prosecution magistracy reported on Thursday.
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"Our Countries Proved they Can Steer EU," PM Borissov Tells 15th Anniversary Summit
May 1 (BTA) - "Our countries proved that they can steer the European Union," Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said, addressing a Together for Europe plenary session here on Wednesday, marking the 15th anniversary of the start of the major EU enlargement to Central ...
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Gross External Debt Drops by 1.3% at End-February, Y/Y
April 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria's gross external debt amounted to 33,349.1 million euro (56.4 per cent of GDP) at end-February 2019, dropping by 435.6 million euro (1.3 per cent) year on year, the Bulgarian National Bank said on Tuesday.
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April 2019 Business Climate Improves in Industry, Construction and Services M/M - Statistics
April 30 (BTA) - In April 2019 the total business climate indicator rose by 1.9 percentage points compared to March, the National Statistical Institute said on Tuesday. An improvement of business conjuncture was registered in industry, construction and the service sector,...
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22% of Bulgarians Live Below Poverty Line in 2018
April 30 (BTA) - In 2018, the poverty line in Bulgaria was 351.11 leva per household member per month, the National Statistical Institute reported on Tuesday. A total of 1,550,800 people, or 22 per cent of the country's population, lived below that level. The poverty line...
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Sofia Forum Discusses Potential of East European Market for LNG
April 29 (BTA) - A two-day forum on the business potential of the East European markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) opened in Sofia on Monday. Addressing the forum, Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said that Bulgaria has remained dependent on a single natural gas...
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Seven People Arrested after Assaulting Police in Southern Town
April 29 (BTA) - Seven people were arrested in Kouklen, Plovdiv Region on Sunday evening after assaulting a family and police officers, Atanas Ilkov, head of the Plovdiv Regional Directorate of the Interior, told BTA. The suspects were taken into 24-hour custody. Police presen...
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Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnasts Win Gold and Bronze at Baku World Cup
April 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria won the group event at three hoops and two pairs of clubs at the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku on Sunday. This was the second medal for Bulgaria after Saturday's bronze at the group all-around. Coach Vessela Dimitrova's ensemble, compri...
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Maria Grozdeva Wins Word Cup Gold in 25m Pistol
April 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian legendary shooter and President of the Bulgarian Shooting Union, Maria Grozdeva, won World Cup gold in the 25 m pistol final at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Beijing, China on April 28. She took the medal after scoring 36 hits out of a maximum o...