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Bulgaria, Thailand to Step Up Bilateral Relations
January 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred in Brussels with her Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai on Tuesday. The first meeting at a level of foreign ministers since 2012 took place on the sidelines of a EU-ASEAN ...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Hails 40-Year Long EU-ASEAN Partnership
January 22 (BTA) - The 22th EU-ASEAN meeting of foreign ministers took place in Brussels on Monday. On behalf of the European Union the meeting was co-chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, and on behalf of ASEAN by S...
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Bulgaria, Ireland Discuss Ways to Advance Parliamentary Cooperation
January 21 (BTA) - Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Tzveta Karayancheva and Sean O'Fearghail, Speaker of the Lower House of the Irish Parliament discussed ways to advance parliamentary cooperation between the two countries on Monday. Karayancheva is visiting Ireland to a...
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Disinformation Poses Serious Security Challenge - Foreign Minister Zaharieva
January 21 (BTA) - During a discussion at this year's first EU External Affairs Council meeting, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said Sofia concurs with the countries which consider disinformation one of the biggest challenges to E...
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Upward Trend in Applications for Bulgarian Citizenship in Last 15 Years - Vice President Iotova
January 21 (BTA) - Each year ever more people apply for Bulgarian citizenship and this upward trend has been particularly evident in the last 15 years, Vice President Iliana Iotova said at a meeting with journalists here on Monday. She explained this with Bulgaria's membership in...
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Bulgarian Association of Health Professionals: Midwives in Bulgaria Two Times Less Than Needed
January 21 (BTA) - There are 3,578 midwives currently working in Bulgaria, which is two times less than what health establishments need, said the Bulgarian Association of Health Professionals (BAHP) on January 21, the Bulgarian National Day of Delivery Care.
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Trade Association Urges for Amendments to Act on Administrative Regulation of Economic Activities Involving Crude Oil an...
January 21 (BTA) - The National Association of Traders and Carriers of Fuels holds that the Act on Administrative Regulation of Economic Activities Involving Crude Oil and Petroleum Products, whose entry into force was postponed to July, from January, pending revisions, will not ...
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Major Car Upholstery Producer in Bulgaria Files for Bankruptcy
January 21 (BTA) - ALC Bulgaria EOOD, a Canadian-owned producer of car upholstery, has filed for bankruptcy. This transpires from a statement by the Labour and Social Policy Ministry which said Monday that the Employment Agency and the Labour Inspectorate will provide consultancy...
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PM Borissov Reprimands GERB for Weakened Resistance to Criticism
January 20 (BTA) - At a national pre-election meeting Sunday of GERB activists and leaders, leader and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov reprimanded fellow GERB members over their weakened resistance to criticism. Borissov warned than the Bulgarian Socialist Party is making up for lo...
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International Tourism Revenue Up by 6.6% in January-November 2018 Y/Y
January 19 (BTA) - International tourism revenue amounted to 3.6 billion euro in January-November 2018, up by 6.6 per cent compared to the like period of 2017, the Tourism Ministry reported, quoting data of the Bulgarian National Bank. Foreign tourists' visits numbered over 8,...
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Ex-President Purvanov: Bulgaria Needs New Energy Strategy
January 19 (BTA) - Founder of the ABV party and former president (2002-2012) Georgi Purvanov Saturday said that Bulgaria needs a new energy strategy that should be more long-term oriented, more comprehensive, based on real problems and aimed at solving them. Purvanov was speaking...
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43 Persons Apprehended in Different Cities in Bulgaria in Raid against Financing of International Terrorism
January 18 (BTA) - The specialized prosecuting magistracy, the State Agency for National Security and the Organized Crime Control Chief Directorate have conducted an operation against the financing of international terrorism, in which 43 persons were apprehended in different citi...
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PM Borissov Meets Turkish Interior Minister Soylu
January 18 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Turkish Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu, the Government information service said on Friday. The two discussed cooperation in the sphere of security, limiting migration pressure, the fight against smuggling and organize...
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Parliament Adopts on First Reading Social Services Bill
January 18 (BTA) - Parliament adopted on first reading a Social Services Bill on Friday. The vote was 163-0 with no abstentions. The law settles the provision, access, planning, funding, quality, control and monitoring of social services in Bulgaria. A national map of ...
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New Regulation on Cash Registers, Sales Software Could Lead to Economic Collapse, Traders Say
January 18 (BTA) - The entry into force of amendments to an ordinance concerning cash registers and sales software should be postponed for all businesses until the end of 2019, because it could cause a collapse of the Bulgarian economy, said Yasen Tanev, founder of the Bu...
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto Supports Bulgaria in Protest against Mobility Package, Praises Country for Protecti...
January 17 (BTA) - Hungary has expressed readiness to support Bulgaria in its next efforts against the passage of the controversial Mobility Package 1, dubbed as the Macron package, it emerged during a working meeting in Sofia between Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva ...
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Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia to Work for Joint Border Control, Construction of Transport Corridor 8
January 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia will work for streamlining border crossings and joint border control, it was agreed during a meeting between Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev and Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of econom...
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Greens in European Parliament Welcome Supreme Court's Ruling on Pirin National Park
January 17 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The Green/EFA Group in the European Parliament Wednesday welcomed a ruling of Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court to overturn a government decision that would have allowed the building of an extension of ski resort infrastruc...
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Cooperatives Have a Future - Agriculture Minister
January 17 (BTA) - Addressing the annual meeting of the National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives in Bulgaria, Agriculture Minister Roumen Porozhanov said on Thursday cooperatives have a future in agriculture and the food industry due to their high expertise.
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Parliament Assigns Government to Hold Negotiations with US on Acquisition of New Fighter Aircraft
January 16 (BTA) - In a 130-84 vote with no abstentions, Parliament Wednesday assigned the government to draw up a draft international agreement and hold negotiations with the United States on Bulgaria's acquisition of a new type of fighter aircraft, F-16V, Block 70. The negotiat...
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