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Borissov Accepts Deputy Social Policy Minister's Resignation
June 20 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov accepted the resignation of Deputy Labour and Social Policy Minister Rossitsa Dimitrova, the government information service said Wednesday.
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In Bratislava, President Radev Calls for Uncompromising Security of EU's External Borders
June 19 (BTA) - In Bratislava, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that from the very beginning of the migrant crisis Bulgaria has shown much more common sense than many other European countries. He said the security of the EU's external borders should be given an uncompromising...
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Formula Will Be Found to Keep Britain as EU's Closest Partner, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Says
June 19 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva is confident that a formula will be found to keep Britain as the EU's closest partner after the country leaves the bloc.
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Four Persons Charged with Explosion at Ammunition Production and Disposal Plant in 2014 Acquitted
June 19 (BTA) - The Vidin District Court Tuesday acquitted the four persons charged with an explosion which occurred at the Midjour ammunition production and disposal plant near the northwestern village of Gorni Lom on October 1, 2014, and claimed 15 lives.
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Hauliers Union Threatens to Stage Protest to Brussels
June 19 (BTA) - The Union of International Haulers (UIH) is considering protests in Brussels if the European Parliament rejects the demands of the industry on the contentious texts in the EU Mobility Package. This transpired from a statement Tuesday by UIH Chairman Angel Trakov a...
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Gender Gap in Pensions at Lv 121.57 in 2017
June 19 (BTA) - An analysis by the National Social Security Institute finds significant gender-based differences concerning pensions, which were 121.57 lower for females than males in 2017, adding up to around 38 per cent.
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Electricity Consumption Continues to Drop, Export Increases
June 19 (BTA) - Electricity production has dropped by 3.14 per cent between January 1, 2018 and June 17, 2018, compared to the like period of 2017, show the latest data by the Electricity System Operator (ESO).
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Court Revokes Unified Welfare Benefits for Social Integration, Transport and Telecommunication Services of Disabled Peop...
June 19 (BTA) - A five-member panel of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) revoked conclusively provisions from the Integration of the People with Disabilities Act Implementing Regulations which determine a unified amount of the monthly welfare benefits for social integration,...
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Conference of EU Parliaments' Union Affairs Committees Holds Plenary Meeting in Sofia
The Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) began a Plenary Meeting in Sofia on Monday. This is the final event within the Parliamentary Dimension of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Delegations of th...
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Digital Means of Education Most Used in Bachelor's, Master's Degree Programmes
June 18 (BTA) - Digital teaching means provide more opportunities for involvement in the education process of different stakeholders. The better cooperation with the business in this respect can attract many experts from the real economy who in turn can accelerate the process of ...
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Prime Minister Borissov Congratulates Macedonian and Greek Counterparts on Name Deal
June 17 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Sunday congratulated his counterparts Alexis Tsipras of Greece and Zoran Zaev of Macedonia, as well as the two countries' foreign ministers, on the signing of the Macedonia name agreement which took place on Lake Prespa e...
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Deputy Prime Minister Zaharieva Meets with Macedonian Prime Minister Zaev
June 16 (BTA) - "I believe that in the future Macedonia will give all necessary guarantees to Bulgaria," said Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev during a meeting with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva. The two conferred in Strumica where they attended a producti...
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Regulator Suggests 11% Hike of Natural Gas from July
June 15 (BTA) - The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has suggested an increase in the price of natural gas by 10.81 per cent from July 1, lower than the 18,5 per cent requested by public supplier Bulgargaz. This has transpired from a report published on Friday on the...
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Funding Needed for Personal Assistance Is Being Estimated - Ombusdman
June 15 (BTA) - Financial estimates are being made to determine the cost of the Personal Assistance Bill, National Ombudsman Maya Manolova and representatives of protesting mothers of disabled children told journalists Friday.
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President, Parties Congratulate Muslim Community on Occasion of Ramazan Bayram
June 15 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev congratulated the Muslim community in Bulgaria on the occasion of Ramazan Bayram, his press secretariat said Friday. "On the days of Ramazan Bayram, dedicated to absolution and generosity, may your homes be blessed with peace, health and happ...
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Parliament's Sitting Discontinued over Lack of Quorum
June 15 (BTA) - Friday's sitting of the National Assembly was discontinued over lack of quorum, with only 105 MPs out of the 121 required having remained in the plenary chamber. The opposition BSP for Bulgaria group left in protest to the inclusion of three additional items in th...
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EU Commissioner Bienkowska, Deputy PM Donchev Discuss Access to Procurement Markets
June 15 (BTA) - EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elzbieta Bienkowska and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev attended here on Friday a conference on improving access to procurement markets.
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Minister Radev Participates in Salzburg Forum Ministerial Conference
June 15 (BTA) - Bulgarian Interior Minister Valentin Radev participated in a Salzburg Forum Ministerial Conference in Bucharest on Thursday and Friday. The first working session of the interior ministers of the Salzburg Forum countries discussed border management and mutual compa...
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Sofia Last in EU for Satisfaction with Sports Facilities - Eurostat
June 15 (BTA) - Sofia is last out of 109 EU cities in an Eurostat analysis on inhabitants' satisfaction with sports facilities, such as sport fields and indoor sport halls, in 2015. Only 38 per cent of Sofianites responded that they were very satisfied (30 per cent) or rather sat...
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Bulgarian PM, FM Cancel Meeting with Macedonian President
June 14 (BTA) - The press office of the Bulgarian government confirmed that the Thursday meetings of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva with the visiting Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov have been cancelled. "We don't want to interfere in the...