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Banevs Charged with Misappropriation, Tax Evasion
October 28 (BTA) - The owners of Polymeri AD, Nikolai Banev and his wife Evgenia Baneva, have been charged with misappropriation and tax evasion during the 2010-2011 period, supervising prosecutor Maria Doycheva told a briefing here on Sunday. The misappropriated property amounts...
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry, Politicians Condemn Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
October 28 (BTA) - In a position released Sunday, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in the United States. "This tragedy shows that anti-Semitism and xenophobia, hate and violence towards the other should be completely er...
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BTA-Organized 14th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media Is Closed in Skopje
October 27 (BTA) - "In 2019 we will host the largest media event in Bulgaria's history: the 6th News Agencies World Congress, which will take place in Sofia and in Plovdiv (as a European Capital of Culture) between June 12 and 16," Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Max...
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Prosecutor General Tstatsarov Comments on Forensic Experts' Problems
October 27 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov commented to journalists here on Saturday on the underfunding and understaffing of forensic science. He attended a National Conference on Forensic Medicine and Deontology.
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PM Dismisses as "Unserious" Opposition Calls for Resignation of his Cabinet
October 27 (BTA) - Talking to journalists here on Saturday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov dismissed as "unserious" calls by the opposition for a resignation of the Government and early elections. Referring to a declaration of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF...
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Polymeri AD Owners Investigated by Specialized Prosecution Office
October 26 (BTA) - Investigating magistrates of the Specialized Prosecution Office (SPO) are searching Polymeri AD in Devnya (Northeastern Bulgaria) and are carrying out searches and seizures and are questioning witnesses in Sofia and elsewhere in the country, the SPO said in a p...
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Vice President Calls for Urgent Demographic Measures and Policies
October 26 (BTA) - Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Yotova said Bulgaria is one of the five EU countries with the fastest decreasing population. "Measures and policies should not be postponed. We should not discuss this only when yet another disheartening statistics shows up or wh...
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"Bulgaria, Slovenia Share Responsibility for Region's Stability" - President Radev
October 25 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Roumen Radev received Slovenian Foreign Minister Miroslav Cerar Jr here on Thursday, said Radev's Press Secretariat. The two discussed the development of two-way trade and the relations between Bulgaria and Slovenia in politics, investmen...
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Deputy PM Donchev Heads Council for Ethnic and Integration Issues
October 25 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev will replace Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov as Chair of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Integration Issues (NCCEII), the government press office reported on Thursday. The government made the de...
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Bulgarian Painter Mihail Kamberov Displays His Latest Work at Autumn Salon in Paris
October 25 (BTA) - Bulgarian painter Mihail Kamberov is presenting his latest work, "Holiday in the Old Town," at the Autumn Salon in Paris, Kamberov's art gallery in Sofia reported on Thursday. The Salon is open to visitors between October 25 and 28.
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Trade Unions: Proposed State Budget Is Best One So Far under Prime Minister Borissov
October 25 (BTA) - The proposed state budget for 2019 is the best one so far under Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), Plamen Dimitrov, told the CITUB Coordination Council on Thursday. The meet...
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Francesco Rocca: Bulgaria Can Be Proud of Its Civil Society
October 25 (BTA) - President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Francesco Rocca said here on Thursday that Bulgaria can be proud of its civil society, while the cooperation between the Government and the Bulgarian Red Cross (B...
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Parliament Overrides President's Veto on State Property Act Amendments
October 24 (BTA) - Parliament voted here on Wednesday, 145 - 65, to override the President's veto on the State Property Act amendments. The head of State vetoed the amendments reasoning that they create an opportunity for covert privatization of companies figuring on the "no p...
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African Swine Fever Case Confirmed in Northeast Bulgaria
October 24 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) confirmed the first case of African swine fever in wild boar near the northeastern village of Kaynardja, Silistra region, the Agency reported Wednesday. The dead animal was discovered near the wire fence put up along the ...
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Parliament Rejects Opposition's Demand for Hearing of Deputy PM Simeonov, He Apologizes for Callous Remarks
October 24 (BTA) - The government majority in Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday defeated an opposition motion to give Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov a hearing in connection with his callous remarks about disabled children's mothers, made on SKAT Television on October 16.
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United Patriots Hold Coalition Council, Won't Demand Deputy PM Simeonov's Resignation
October 23 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov will not be resigning, it transpired from the power-sharing United Patriots' coalition council, held on Wednesday amidst a scandal involving Simeonov's recent disparaging remarks about the protesting mothers of disabled chi...
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President: It Is Getting Ever Harder for Bulgaria to Fit in European Landscape, Urges Students to Be Free
South Central Bulgaria, October 23 (BTA) - Addressing an audience of students during a speech at the Plovdiv University, President Rumen Radev said that in many respects Bulgaria ranks next to countries in sub-Saharan Africa and it is getting increasingly harder for it to fit in ...
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PM Borissov on Official Visit to Egypt
October 23 (BTA correspondent Hristo Vodenov) - During his official visit to Egypt on Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov conferred with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The two officials agreed that a joint commission comprising ministers of Bulgaria and Egypt will s...
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Deputy PM Simeonov Asks Organizers of Protest in His Support Not to Hold It
Sofia, October 23 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov used the media on Tuesday to ask the organizers of a protest in his support, scheduled for Wednesday, not to hold it. He explained that he had received support from employers' organizations and trade associations,...
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Hundreds Rally to Demand Resignation of Deputy PM over Disparaging Remark about Protesting Mothers of Disabled Children
Sofia, October 22 (BTA) - Hundreds of people rallied outside the government building to support the mothers of children with disabilities as they demand the resignation - or removal - of Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov over a statement in which he described them as "loud wo...