Free English Service
Купуването и продаването на гласове са престъпления!9asd-
Interior Minister Marinov: Policy for Counteracting, Preventing Petty Crime is Government Priority
October 7 (BTA) - The Interior Ministry held a national meeting on Sunday. Addressing the participants, Interior Minister Mladen Marinov said that the policy for counteracting and preventing petty crime is a priority in the cabinet's governance programme. Marinov said tha...
-
Finance Ministry Revises Down 2018 GDP Projections
October 6 (BTA) - In 2018, real GDP growth is expected to reach 3.6 per cent, driven by internal demand, said the Finance Ministry in its autumn forecast published on Saturday. In the first half of 2018 GDP grew by 3.4 per cent compared with a 3.9 per cent growth in the ...
-
PM Borissov: Bulgarians in Ukraine Will Always Be Bridge for Cooperation between the Two Countries
October 5 (BTA) - The Ukrainian citizens of Bulgarian origin will always be a bridge for understanding and cooperation between the two countries, said here on Friday Prime Minister Boyko Borissov during a meeting with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, the government informati...
-
Foreign Minister Zaharieva: History Must Be Our Teacher, Not a Restriction
October 5 (BTA) - "History must not be a restriction, but bring lessons, memories, be our teacher and protect us from future mistakes," said here on Friday Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva. She was addressing a forum on "Transforming the Western Balk...
-
Parliament Elects Krassimir Vlahov on Constitutional Court
October 5 (BTA) - Parliament on Friday elected Krassimir Vlahov as Constitutional Court judge from its quota. The vote was 127 in favour, with 55 abstentions.
-
Advancing Relations between EU and Western Balkans Is of Mutual Interest
October 5 (BTA) - "The Western Balkans remain high on EU's agenda at an institutional, political and economic level, because the future of Europe depends on the common efforts of us all," said Minister for EU Presidency Liliyana Pavlova at the 7th EU-Southeastern Europe Summit wh...
-
Mothers of Disabled Children Walk Out of Meeting in Parliament, Protests Set to Continue
October 4 (BTA) - The protesting mothers of disabled children walked out of a meeting with MPs and ministers at Parliament on Thursday. They told journalists that their protests would continue. The meeting organized by GERB with Labour Minister Bisser Petkov, Health Minister K...
-
Bulgarian Judges, Prosecutors Among Lowest Paid in EU
October 4 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian judges and prosecutors are among the lowest paid in the EU, shows a report on the European judicial system by the Council of Europe.
-
One in Four Working People in Bulgaria Would Seek Job Abroad
October 4 (BTA) - One in four working people in Bulgaria is considering looking for a job abroad, shows a nationwide representative survey on labour migration commissioned by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and carried out by the Sova Harris polling agency.
-
Losses due to Environmental Re-assessment of Investment Projects Total Lv 2.7 Bln in 10 Years
October 4 (BTA) - Losses from the environmental re-assessment of investment projects amounted to some 2.7 billion leva between January 1 2007 and January 31 2018. This has emerged from a survey into the public cost of delayed investments due to their environmental re-evaluation, ...
-
Tourism Minister Presents Project Designating Seven Spa Destinations in Bulgaria
October 4 (BTA) - A discussion was held Thursday on a Tourism Ministry project designating seven spa tourism destinations in Bulgaria. Addressing the participants in the event, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said that in Europe Bulgaria comes second after Iceland in ...
-
Pensions Ceiling to Be Set at Lv 1,200 Starting July 1, 2019
October 4 (BTA) - The ceiling of all pensions, new and old, will be set at 1,200 leva starting July 1, 2019, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov told journalists here Thursday after meeting with the leaders of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITU...
-
Bulgarian, Greek Navy Chiefs Discuss Cooperation
October 3 (BTA)- The Commander of the Bulgarian Navy, Rear Admiral Mitko Petev, discussed at a meeting Wednesday with the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, Vice Admiral Nikolaos Tsounis, the programme for developing the cooperation between the Bulgarian and the Greek navi...
-
Bulgarian Chief of Staff General Botsev Confers with Chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff Major General Uifaleanu
October 3 (BTA) - The military cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania is well balanced and develops successfully, the Bulgarian Chief of Staff, General Andrei Botsev, said during a meeting on Tuesday with Chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff Major General Ovidiu-Liviu Uifale...
-
Draft Legislative Changes Divide Bulgaria into Four Regions
October 2 (BTA) - Under draft amendments to the Regional Development Act, Bulgaria will be divided into four regions: Danubian, Black Sea, Southwestern, and Thracian-Rhodope region. Rather than having an administrative centre, these regions will have cities set to carry out activ...
-
Foreign Minister Zaharieva: Bulgaria's Excellent Cooperation with UNICEF Should Continue
October 2 (BTA) - Bulgaria has cooperated excellently with UNICEF and this should continue not just bilaterally but also in the framework of the wider region and the world, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said during her first meeting with the new UNICEF Representative for B...
-
Public Social Insurance Expenditures on Older People Equivalent to 6.5% of GDP
October 2 (BTA) - In 2017, public social insurance expenditures for pensions, short-term disability benefits, vocational rehabilitation, maternity and unemployment benefits paid to people over 64 years of age in Bulgaria amounted to 6.3 billion leva. This was equivalent to 6.5 pe...
-
Sofia Hosts Annual Forum for EU's Danube Region Strategy
October 2 (BTA) - Sofia will be hosting October 18 and 19 the annual forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, the Regional Development Ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry is co-organizing the event with the European Commission.
-
PM Calls for Full Transparency in Fighter Jet Purchase Deal, Wants New rather than Secondhand Aircraft
October 2 (BTA) - In a commentary for the press here Tuesday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that Bulgaria needs full transparency about the competition for acquisition of a new type of fighter jets for the Bulgarian Air Force and also that he prefers new to secondhand aircra...
-
Tourism Is Becoming Increasingly Important in Black Sea Region, PABSEC Countries Agree
October 2 (BTA) - The countries of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) agree that tourism is becoming increasingly important for the Black Sea region. The delegates of the PABSEC countries gathered in Sofia Tuesday for the 51st meetin...
Weather for 03 July 2025
Currency Rates
EUR 1.9558
USD 1.7284
CHF 1.8677