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Europe of Nations and Freedoms Vows Support for Bulgaria's Volya
November 16 (BTA) - Visiting Sofia, French nationalist leader Marine le Pen vowed support for Bulgaria's Volya party. "The French patriots support you and your struggle for the right of the nations," she said. Representatives of le Pen's National Rally party are in Sofi...
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Vice President Iotova Meets with Iranian Counterpart in Sofia
November 16 (BTA) - Vice President Iliana Iotova met with her Iranian counterpart Ali Asghar Mounesan here on Friday, the head of State's press secretariat reported. They discussed ways to deepen the bilateral contacts in the areas of tourism, cultural heritage and tradit...
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President Radev: Bulgaria Needs Modern and Combatworthy Army
November 16 (BTA) - "The world is dynamic and full of contradictions which means that Bulgaria needs a modern and combatworthy army interoperable with those of its allies," said President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Rumen Radev on Friday. He addressed a formal meeting at the G...
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Borissov at 3rd Thessaloniki Summit: "Our Connectivity Is Geostrategic"
November 16 (BTA) - Addressing the 3rd Thessaloniki Summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said: "There is no better place than the EU. When Greece was going through a crisis, it was the EU that stood by it. If there is a problem, it is NATO and the EU that will help u...
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European Digital Economy and Society Commissioner Opens Startup Europe Summit
November 15 (BTA) - European Digital Economy and Society Commissioner Mariya Gabriel opened the fourth Startup Europe Summit here on Thursday. The forum was also attended by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic, Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev, Montenegrin PM ...
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European Commission Invests EUR 293 Mln in Railway Connection
November 15 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission Thursday said it is investing over 293 million euro from the Cohesion Fund in a more modern, faster and safer railway connection between the cities of Plovdiv (South Central Bulgaria) and Bourgas (on the ...
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Foreign Tourists in 2018 Up by 31% from 2015 - Tourism Minister
November 15 (BTA) - The number of foreign tourists in 2018 has increased by 31 per cent in comparison with 2015, Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said here Thursday at the 2nd International Congress on World Civilizations and Historic Routes, organized by the UN Worl...
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Governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia to Hold Joint Meeting in Early December
November 15 (BTA) - The governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia will hold a joint meeting in early December. It will coincide with the inauguration of a section of the Strouma Motorway between Kresna and Sandanski, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told journalists in Sofia T...
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PM Borissov Confers with Montenegrin, Serbian Counterparts
November 15 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Thursday held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Dusko Markovic of Montenegro and Ana Brnabic of Serbia, the government information service said. The sides commended highly the activities of Bulgaria which after ...
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Former Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski Not Issued Bulgarian Passport - Bulgarian Interior Ministry Data
November 15 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Justice Ministry refuted publications that former Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Hungary with a Bulgarian passport. The Justice Ministry said on Thursday that Gruevski does not have a Bulgarian citizenship, not has he...
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European Digital Economy and Society Commissioner Opens Startup Europe Summit
November 15 (BTA) - Bulgarian European Digital Economy and Society Commissioner Mariya Gabriel opened the fourth Startup Europe Summit here on Thursday. The forum is also attended by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic, Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev...
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Trade Unions Demand Higher Maternity, Unemployment Benefits in Next Year's Budget
November 14 (BTA) - The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) held meetings with GERB and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) here on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss next year's State budget. CITUB's general position is that unemployment and maternity ben...
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Ombudsman Manolova Comments Rising Fuel Prices
November 14 (BTA) - Ombudsman Maya Manolova commented here on Wednesday the rising fuel prices and ongoing protests in a statement. She said that one of the reasons for the protests is the lack of adequate reaction by the State, which is responsible for making laws that lay th...
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GERB Refutes All of President's Four Arguments for Vetoing Corporate Income Tax Act Amendments
November 14 (BTA) - The ruling GERB party does not accept any of the four arguments for President Rumen Radev's veto of amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act, National Assembly Budget and Finance Committee Chair Menda Stoyanova told journalists on Tuesday evening.
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Anti-trust Watchdog Probes Implementation of Measures Ensuring Competitive Fuel Market Prices
November 14 (BTA) - The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has found it necessary to check the implementation of the measures approved in 2017 in the form of obligations of fuel producers to guarantee effective competition on the relevant market, CPC said in a press r...
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GERB Proposes Amendments to Insurance Code
November 13 (BTA) - At a parliament briefing on Tuesday, GERB announced a proposal for changes in the Insurance Code concerning compensations to the relatives of victims of road accidents. The legislative initiative was unveiled after the GERB executive committee discussed ongoin...
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New Constitutional Court Judges Sworn In
November 13 (BTA) - The four newly elected Constitutional Court judges were sworn in on Tuesday. The oath-taking ceremony was attended by National Assembly Chairperson Tsveta Karayancheva, President Rumen Radev, and the presidents of the Supreme Cassation Court and of th...
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President Vetoes Higher Taxes on Older Vehicles
November 13 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev vetoed amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act which set in place higher taxes on older vehicles as a measure to deal with air pollution, said his Press Secretariat Tuesday. The President argues that the higher taxes will not encourage...
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Interior Minister Marinov Urges Participants in Ongoing Protests to Obey the Law
November 13 (BTA) - Interior Minister Mladen Marinov urged the participants in ongoing protests across the country to obey the law, avoid provocations with the police and follow police orders. Marinov, held a series of working meetings here on Tuesday with mayors from t...
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EC Releases Latest Report on Bulgaria's Progress in Combatting Organized Crime and Corruption, Reforming Judiciary
November 13 (BTA correspondent Nickolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission is releasing Tuesday afternoon its latest report on the progress of Bulgaria and Romania in combatting organized crime and corruption, and reforming their judicial systems. Contrary to expectations, thes...
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