Free English Service
Купуването и продаването на гласове са престъпления!9asd-
Parliament Supports in Principle MRF Bill on Disclosure of Real Owners and Financing of Media Organizations
July 4 (BTA) - Parliament approved in principle a bill on the disclosure of real owners and financing of media organizations moved by MPs of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), including deputy-businessman-media owner Delyan Peevski. The authors said the sole aim of the b...
-
Constitutional Court Says Members of the Public May not Challenge Regulator-Approved Prices of Electricity and Gas
July 4 (BTA) - The Constitutional Court said it has decided that members of the public may not contest regulator-approved prices of electricity and natural gas. The Monday decision was made on an application by Ombudsman Maya Manolova against a six-year-old provision in the Energ...
-
Bulgaria, Vietnam to Work for Increasing Investment, Tourist and Education Exchange
July 3 (BTA) - Bulgaria and Vietnam will work for enhancing investments, the tourist exchange and cooperation in the IT and electronics sector. This was the shared position of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and the visiting Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister P...
-
Deputy PM Says Bill on Fuels Is Lobbyist, Caters to Interests of Large Companies
July 3 (BTA) - Adding fuel to an ongoing controversy, Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov called "outrageous""and "lobbyist" a bill on the administrative regulation of businesses involving oil and petrochemical products, and said it caters to the interests of several large fuel...
-
President Radev: Foreign Policy Should Not Be Used as Excuse for Inaction at Home
July 3 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev believes foreign policy should not be used as an excuse for inaction on crucial matters for Bulgarian society. "The European idea cannot be partisanized or privatized," Radev told a conference in Sofia on Tuesday.
-
PM Borissov Reports on Bulgarian EU Presidency, EP Unanimously Congratulates Bulgaria
July 3 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Tuesday presented to the European Parliament (EP) the results of the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency, noting as its biggest success the achievements on the topic of the Western Balkans. Without a united...
-
Bulgaria Pins High Hopes on Putin-Trump Meeting - Bulgarian PM Borissov to Russian Izvestia Newspaper
July 3 (BTA) - The Russian Ivestia newspaper has asked Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov what Bulgaria's expectations are about the upcoming meeting between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. In a story published in the Tuesday ...
-
Prime Minister Talks with European Parliament President
July 3 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov talked with European Parliament (EP) President Antonio Tajani in Strasbourg on Tuesday before briefing the EP on the performance of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council, the Bulgarian government press office reported.
-
European Parliament Chief Lauds Bulgarian EU Presidency
July 3 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - European Parliament President Antonio Tajani described the first ever Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council (January-June 2018) as successful.
-
Business Climate Index Down by 0.9 Points in June 2018, M/M
July 2 (BTA) - In June 2018, Bulgaria's general business climate index dropped by 0.9 points compared with May 2018 as a result of a less favourable business climate in the construction and services sectors, the National Statistical Institute reported on Monday.
-
PM Borissov to Present Results of Bulgarian EU Presidency to European Parliament
July 2 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will present the results of the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, the Government Information Service said Monday.
-
Consolidated Fiscal Programme Performance as of June 2018
July 2 (BTA) - Based on preliminary data and estimates, the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) balance as of June 2018 is expected to be positive, amounting to 1,739.0 million leva (1.7 per cent of the projected GDP), the Bulgarian Finance Ministry said in a press release.
-
Bus Operators Call for Unity But Remain Firmly Opposed to Establishment of Road Transport Chamber
July 2 (BTA) - Bus operators who have pressured Prime Minister Boyko Borissov into withdrawing a bill to establish a Road Transport Chamber have urged all national associations in the road passenger transport sector to unite.
-
Former National History Museum Director Bozhidar Dimitrov Dies
July 2 (BTA) - Bozhidar Dimitrov, 72, for many years director of the National Museum of History, died Sunday evening from pulmonary embolism.
-
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Confers with German Counterpart in Berlin
July 2 - During the second day of her official visit to Germany, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with her host Heiko Maas, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release Monday. The two foreign ministers concurred that a common European solution is the only...
-
Bulgarian MPs to Participate in Transatlantic Forum on Security in Berlin
July 1 (BTA) - Members of the parliamentary Internal Security and Public Order Committee and its head Tsvetan Tsvetanov are leaving on a working visit to Berlin, the Government Information Service said Sunday. They will participate in a parliamentary transatlantic forum on intell...
-
Energy Regulator Increases Electricity, Heating Prices as of July 1
July 1 (BTA) - As of July 1, the electricity price for household consumers increases by 2.03 per cent on average and the heating price by 7.33 per cent on average, the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said Sunday. The new prices are effective until June 30, 2019...
-
Pensions Up by 3.8 Per Cent as of July 1
July 1 (BTA) - As of July 1, pensions granted by the end of 2017 will increase by 3.8 per cent to reach 207.60 leva for work-related pensions and 125.58 leva for social pensions for old age.
-
PM Borissov: Bulgaria's Efforts to Guard Borders Plus Functioning Agreement with Turkey Guarantee EU Border
June 30 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Saturday upon landing from Austria that Bulgaria's efforts for guarding its border plus the functioning agreement with Turkey guaranteed the protection of the EU external border. "This is solidarity," Borissov said.
-
Sofia Hosts Inter-parliamentary Meeting of European Parliament and United States Congress
June 30 (BTA) - On June 29 and 30 Sofia hosted an inter-parliamentary meeting of the European Parliament and the United States Congress. The Saturday panel talks discussed the political situation and the dialogue between the EU and the United States, Chairman of the Interior S...
Weather for 05 July 2025
Currency Rates
EUR 1.9558
USD 1.7284
CHF 1.8677