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GDP Grows by 30% in 10 Years, Exports More than Double
February 24 (BTA) - Bulgaria's gross domestic product has grown by 30 per cent, or by about 30 billion leva, in 10 years, Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Manolev said in the southwestern town of Sandanski on Saturday, addressing the 10th Winter University of the GERB Party's Yo...
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Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation Ranked 6th Best FIG Event Organizer in 2018
February 23 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation is sixth in the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique's (FIG) ranking list of the ten most deserving federations for 2018 based on set criteria for the organization of and participation in FIG events. This transpired from...
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Main Theme in Bulgarian Socialists' EP Election Campaign to Be Fight Against Inequality
February 23 (BTA Special Correspondent Teodora Tsaneva) - A leading theme in the Bulgarian Socialist Party's European Parliament (EP) election campaign will be the fight against inequality, the party's Deputy Chair, Denitsa Zlateva, told Bulgarian journalists in Madrid on Saturda...
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Bulgaria's VMRO Party Joins Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe
February 22 (BTA) - The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Bulgarian National Movement (VMRO-BND) became a member of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) at its forum in Rome on Friday, the party's press office said. VMRO views this as "a se...
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President Radev Meet with Swiss President Ueli Maurer
February 22 (BTA special correspondent Asen Boyadzhiev) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev was welcomed by his Swiss counterpart Ueli Maurer with an official ceremony on Friday at the Meiringen Air Base as part of his two-day official visit to Switzerland. The two observed the Alp...
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Court Rejects Complaints by Inercom Bulgaria and CEZ against Regulator over Stopped Deal for CEZ Assets
February 21 (BTA) - The Sofia Administrative Court said Thursday it has rejected complaints by Czech energy group CEZ and Inercom Bulgaria over a December 2018 decision by the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) which put on hold a deal for acquisition of the Bulga...
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Kornelia Ninova Reiterates BSP's Four Conditions for Returning to Parliament
Northwestern Bulgaria, February 21 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will not return to Parliament unless their four conditions are accepted, BSP leader Kornelia Ninova said as she attended a working meeting of the National Association of Mayoralty Mayors in Vidin on Th...
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Bulgaria, Serbia Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in Tourism
February 21 (BTA) - Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova and Serbian Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Minister Rasim Ljajic on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in tourism.
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Parliament Adopts Rules for Election of Members of Central Election Commission
February 21 (BTA) - Parliament on Thursday adopted the terms and procedure for the election of new members of the Central Election Commission. CEC's chair, deputy chairs and secretary will be elected by the National Assembly. The remaining 14 members will be appointed by a presid...
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Education Minister Vulchev: All Bulgarian Schools to Have Wi-Fi Networks By the End of 2019
21 February (BTA) - By the end of 2019 all schools in the country should have wi-fi networks, said Minister of Education and Science Krassimir Vulchev on Thursday at a conference on digital education. "It is not just about schools having internet routers, but about pro...
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Interior Minister Marinov Confers with Afghan Minister for Refugees
February 21 (BTA) - Interior Minister Mladen Marinov conferred here on Thursday with Afghan Minister for Refugees and Repatriations Sayed Hussain Alimi Balkhi on the sidelines of the sixth Budapest Process ministerial conference. Marinov reaffirmed Bulgaria's support for...
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Parliament Ratifies North Macedonia's NATO Accession Protocol
February 20 (BTA) - At its sitting on Wednesday, Bulgaria's National Assembly ratified unanimously, with the votes of all 140 MPs present, the NATO Accession Protocol of the Republic of North Macedonia. The sitting was attended by North Macedonia's Parliament Speaker Tala...
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Energy Minister Petkova Attends 5th Ministerial Meeting of Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council
February 20 (BTA) - Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova took part in the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council in Baku on Wednesday, her ministry reported. The participants discussed the progress made in the implementation of the South...
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Bulgaria to Continue Supporting North Macedonia's EU, Euro-Atlantic Integration
February 20 (BTA) - Bulgaria will continue its consistent support for North Macedonia's efforts for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva told North Macedonia's Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, as quoted by Parliament' press centre o...
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Socialists React to New Election Code Revisions Tabled by GERB
February 19 (BTA) - At a news conference on Tuesday, the Bulgarians Socialist Party (BSP) commented on the bill amending the Election Code that GERB tabled on Monday. "One mistake cannot be fixed with another mistake," the opposition argued, referring to the fact that these amend...
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National Assembly Chair Meets with Russian MP Andrei Klimov
February 19 (BTA) - National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva met Tuesday with Russia's Federation Council MP Andrei Klimov to discuss opportunities for deepening the parliamentary cooperation between Bulgaria and Russia, the National Assembly press centre said.
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Ambassador Caponi Speaks Out on Venezuela Crisis
December 19 (BTA) - "Real humanitarian aid could only be neutral, independent, universal, non-political and delivered at the request of the recipient," said Venezuelan Ambassador Orietta Caponi at a BTA-hosted discussion on developments in Venezuela on Tuesday.
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Agriculture Minister Porozhanov Met with Moroccan Ambassador Zakia El Midaoui
February 19 (BTA) - Bulgarian Agriculture, Food and Forestry Minister Roumen Porozhanov met with Moroccan Ambassador Zakia El Midaoui on Tuesday, his ministry said. The two discussed the European market, which Porozhanov defined as primary for Bulgarian producers, and as ...
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Governing Coalition Parties Agree to Work For Government's Stability
February 19 (BTA) - The parties in the governing coalition agreed on Tuesday to work for the stability of the government and to ensure quorum in Parliament. The Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP) National Council decided during a meeting on February 17 to assign the party...
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Only Two Sentences Issued For Assaulting A Medical Professional In the Last Two Years
February 19 (BTA) - Over the past two years, there have been only two effective sentences for assaulting medical practitioners, said Dr. Ivan Madjarov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Medical Association, on Tuesday. Only one person has been convicted in the 2014-2016 period. Health Mi...