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Prime Minister Orders Three Ministers to Resign in Wake of Svoge Bus Tragedy
August 31 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov ordered the resignation of three of his ministers: Ivaylo Moskovski of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Nikolai Nankov of Regional Development and Public Works and Valentin Radev of Interior, in connection w...
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Banks' Profit for January-July 2018 Amounts to BGN 951 million
August 31 (BTA) - In July 2018 the assets of the banking system increased on a monthly basis by 2.1 per cent (BGN 2.2 billion) to BGN 102.3 billion, the National Bank of Bulgaria (BNB, the central bank), said in a press release Friday.
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Teachers Trade Union Argues that Policy for Inclusion, Keeping Students in School is Ineffective and Formal
August 31 (BTA) - The policy for including students in school and keeping them there implemented in the past 30 years is ineffective and formal. The tools the Education and Science Ministry has at its disposal to intervene in this respect are weak, lack weight and public support,...
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Bulgarian Teachers' Trade Union Head Takeva: Education System Short of 4,000 Teachers
August 31 (BTA) - There is a shortage of around 4,000 teachers in the education system, head of the Trade Union of Bulgarian Teachers (TUBT), Yanka Takeva, told BTA on Friday. She is participating in a Trade Union seminar near the coastal city of Varna.
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Liliyana Pavlova: Bulgarian EU Presidency Has Lasting Positive Effect on Bulgaria, Balkans and Europe
August 31 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2018 has a lasting positive effect on Bulgaria, the Balkans and Europe, Minister Liliyana Pavlova told an international conference here on Friday. The conference, hosted by the Po...
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24,000 School Dropouts Have Returned Back to Education System in 2017 - Minister
August 30 (BTA) - The Education Ministry has registered 24,000 school dropouts who have returned back to the education system, said Education and Science Minister Krassimir Vulchev here on Thursday, adding that it was established that another 8,000 children have moved abroad. He ...
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Poll Shows Bulgarians Dissatisfied with Quality of Roads
August 30 (BTA) - Bulgarians are largely dissatisfied with the quality of roads in their country. A poll by Gallup International among 822 respondents found that the average mark they give to the quality of roads is 3.15 on a scale from 2 to 6, six being the highest. The poll was...
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Environment Minister Dimov Assures that Wastewater Treatment Plant in Golden Sands Resort Works Normally
August 30 (BTA) - The Golden Sands seaside resort's wastewater treatment plant is working normally, said here Thursday Environment Minister Neno Dimov. The Minister's assurances came after an inspection was conducted and samples were taken in response to the local water utility c...
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Regional Development Ministry Allocates Over Lv 38 Mln to 28 Small Municipalities under OP Regions in Growth
August 30 (BTA) - The Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works has received 51 project proposals worth over 38 million leva as part of the Energy Efficiency in Peripheral Areas - 2 procedure, which is financed by OP Regions in Growth 2014-2020, the Ministry reported.
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This Year's World Meeting of Bulgarian Media to Be Held in Skopje October 24-28
August 29 (BTA) - The 14th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media will be held in the Macedonian capital of Skopje between October 24 and 28, said here on Wednesday BTA Director General Maxim Minchev at a news conference. This year's meeting, organized by BTA and the Association of ...
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Expert Expects Less Wheat and More Corn and Sunflower in This Year's Harvest Campaign
August 29 (BTA) - Radoslav Hristov of the National Association of Grain Producers in Bulgaria told BTA that he expects less wheat and more corn and sunflower in this year's harvest campaign compared to last year. The official figures for the winter crops are still due but...
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Officials of Chinese National Energy Administration Visit Belene N-plant Site
August 28 (BTA) - Officials of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) visited Tuesday the site of the Belene N-plant project to see the equipment that has been supplied, said the Energy Ministry. The delegation, which is on a working visit here, includes representatives of ...
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Foreigners Make More than 2 Million Trips to Bulgaria in July
August 28 (BTA) - Foreigners made 2,152,800 trips to Bulgaria in July 2018, increasing by 6.5 per cent compared with July 2017, the National Statistical Institute reported on Tuesday. Over half of these visits (57.2 per cent) were holiday trips and excursions. Another 7.4 per cen...
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Criminal Case over 2014 Deadly Flooding in Varna Dropped Conclusively
August 28 (BTA) - The Appellate Court in Varna dismissed a criminal case over the flooding of the city's Asparouhovo neighbourhood in 2014, which claimed 13 lives. The decision was made last Friday on an appeal by the Varna District Prosecution Office, the local Appellate Prosecu...
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Foreign Direct Investment Plummets in Recent Years
August 28 (BTA) - Foreign direct investment in the Bulgarian economy has taken a nosedive in recent years, Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) Executive President Radosvet Radev told journalists on Tuesday. Radev noted that in 2017, foreign direct investment amounted to 1.858 ...
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New People with Disabilities Bill Published for Public Discussion
August 28 (BTA) - A final draft of a People with Disabilities Bill has been published for public consideration on the website of the Labour and Social Policy Ministry.
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US Expeditionary Vessel Visits Varna
August 28 (BTA) - The USNS expeditionary fast transport ship Carson City is docking in Varna. Captain Jonathan Keffer, the ship's civilian master, said that it is the ship's first ever visit to the Black Sea.
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Day of Mourning in Bulgaria after Bus Crash Leaves 17 Dead, Driver Is Charged
August 27 (BTA) - Monday is a day of mourning in Bulgaria after a bus crash near Svoge, some 40 km north of Sofia, on August 25 left 17 dead and 20 injured. Flags outside state institutions are raised at half-mast.
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No-Fly, No-Sail Zone Declared in Shabla Area for Air Force Aerial Target Exercise, August 27-31
August 27 (BTA) - Bulgarian Air Force aircraft started Monday practising firing at aerial targets at the Antiaircraft Artillery Range near the Black Sea town of Shabla. The training, led by the head of the Graf Ignatievo air base, Brigadier General Dimiter Petrov, continues until...
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Commercial Register Fully Restored, Industrial Association Criticizes State's Reaction
August 27 (BTA) - The Registry Agency said Monday that the operation of the Commercial Register has been fully restored after a disruption which lasted over two weeks. The Commercial Register and the register of non-government organizations were shut down by a glitch on...
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