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Parliament Adopts in Principle Amendments to Religious Denominations Act
October 11 (BTA) - Parliament on Thursday adopted in principle amendments to the Religious Denominations Act, sponsored by GERB, the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms. The vote was 136 in favour with two abstentions.
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One in Four Bulgarian Pupils Is Obese
October 11 (BTA) - One in four Bulgarian pupils is obese; a downward trend is being observed in the case of girls but an upward trend, in the case of boys, Assoc. Prof. Svetoslav Handzhiev of the Bulgarian Association for the Study of Obesity and Related Diseases (BASORD) said at...
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Protesting Mothers of Disabled Children Spend Night in Tents in Front of Government's Building
October 11 (BTA) - The protesting mothers of children with disabilities spent the night of Wednesday to Thursday in tents in front of the Council of Ministers' building, ahead of Thursday's discussion on the People with Disabilities Bill by the National Council for Integration of...
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Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange Suspends Trade Temporarily Due to Price Spike, Blames Technical Error
October 10 (BTA) - The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) announced Wednesday that the Intraday Market is temporarily unavailable until the Day-ahead Market's prices are confirmed or another decision is made. The unprecedented action follows an unprecedented spike i...
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Socialist Leader Believes Change in Healthcare Model Cannot Be Completed within Single Government's Term
October 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party Chairperson Kornelia Ninova met with the leadership of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) on Wednesday, the party said in a press release. "There are three matters which require national concord: healthcare, educa...
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Bulgarian Tourism Minister Angelkova Confers with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Finance Minister Hamad bin Suleiman Al-Bazai
October 10 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova conferred with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Finance Minister Hamad bin Suleiman Al-Bazai, Angelkova's Ministry reported on Wednesday. Angelkova is on a working visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of His Royal Highness...
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European Commission Invests in Sofia's Tramway
October 10 (BTA) - The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will invest 46.6 million euro to upgrade the tramway infrastructure and services in the Bulgarian capital, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
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Prime Minister Borissov Confers with Apostolic Nuncio Pecorari
October 10 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Wednesday conferred with the Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, Anselmo Guido Pecorari, the government's information service said.
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Anti-Corruption Commission Chair: Bulgarians Have Become Less Critical of Corruption
October 10 (BTA) - Society in Bulgaria has grown less critical of corruption, according to the chair of the anti-corruption commission, Plamen Georgiev. He was speaking on Wednesday at a news conference he held to make public his idea for introducing anti-corruption education for...
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Man Arrested in Germany for Bulgarian Journalist's Brutal Murder
October 10 (BTA) - A 21 year-old man from the Danubian city of Rousse has been arrested in Germany for the murder of local journalist Viktoria Marinova. Details of the arrest were announced at a joint news conference given by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Prosecutor General So...
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Union Threatens Protests Over Government's Income Policy amid Rising Prices
October 9 (BTA) - The Zashtita [Protection] national trade union declared a readiness to protest in Sofia on October 27 over what they see as inadequate government policy on incomes and an unjustified price rise. They made public their plans at a news conference in Sofia Tuesday....
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Council for Electronic Media Approves Registration of Socialists' TV Channel
October 9 (BTA) - With four votes in favour and one against, the Council for Electronic Media approved the registration of Bulgarian Free TV, which is the Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP) TV channel, BSP reported on Tuesday. The decision becomes effective after 14 days, if it...
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Eurostat: 28% of Bulgaria's Working-age Population Has Tertiary Education
October 9 (BTA) - Some 28 per cent of Bulgaria's working-age population had tertiary (higher) education in 2017, which gave them a substantial advantage in terms of quality of life and social status, according to a Eurostat analysis on education levels in the EU. Last year, 31 pe...
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President: Hundreds of Thousands of Poor Bulgarians Struggle with Basic Needs
October 9 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev said on Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians live in poverty and social exclusion and have been reduced to the humiliating position of being unable to meet their most basic human needs. Radev made the remark while opening a roun...
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EC to Alert OLAF about Suspected EU Fraud in Bulgaria
October 8 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Approached by a reporter on Monday, a spokesman of the European Commission (EC) said that the EC has zero tolerance towards corruption and EU funding misuse, and that it takes very seriously every tip-off about suspected fraud with financ...
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Political, Civic Organizations Join Zaedno Movement
October 8 (BTA) - Political and civic organizations joined the Zaedno [Together] political movement by signing an agreement on unity of action at the BTA National Press Club on Monday. The signatories are the Nova Sila [New Force] party, the Christian Social Union, the Bulgarian ...
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Parliament Chair Karayancheva: EU Perspective of Western Balkans Remains Bulgaria's Key Priority
October 8 (BTA) - National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva Monday said that tranquility in the Balkans means tranquility for Europe, and that is why the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries will remain a key priority of Bulgaria's foreign policy. Montenegro is ...
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Brutal Murder of Bulgarian Journalist Causes Shock Beyond Bulgarian Border
Sofia, October 8 (BTA) - The brutal murder of Bulgarian journalist Victoria Marinova (30) on Saturday caused an outrage in Bulgaria and abroad. Reactions have come from international organizations of journalists, the EU and European politicians. In Bulgaria, various groups are or...
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Social Partners Unanimously Approve Tax Law Package
October 8 (BTA) - The National Council on Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) unanimously approved a package of draft amendments to tax laws, Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov told journalists on Monday. Simeonov chairs the NCTC, which is Bulgaria's main social partnership ...
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Agriculture Minister Porozhanov Confers with Governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority Ibrahim Al-Omar
October 8 (BTA) - Agriculture, Food and Forestry Minister Roumen Porozhanov has conferred in Saudi Arabia with Ibrahim Al-Omar, the governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Porozhanov's Ministry said in a press release Monday. Porozhanov is in S...
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