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President Radev: Direct Dialogue on All Levels between Sofia and Skopje Essential for Resolving Sticking Points
July 22 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev said here Thursday that direct dialogue on all levels between Sofia and Skopje is essential for resolving the sticking points. The President was speaking at a meeting with the leadership of the Civil Democratic Union of the Republic of No...
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Supreme Judicial Council Rejects Proposal for Prosecutor General's Dismissal
July 22 (BTA) - The Plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Thursday rejected as inadmissible a proposal for the dismissal of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev. The proposal was submitted by caretaker Justice Minister Yanaki Stoilov and was based on a report by caretaker In...
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Caretaker Finance Minister Vassilev: The Budget Update Provides for over Lv 1.8 Bln in Additional Costs
July 22 (BTA) - After the meeting of the Council of Ministers on Thursday, caretaker Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said that a little over 1.8 billion leva of additional expenditures were planned in the State budget update. According to him, an additional 2 billion leva ar...
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There Is Such a People Invites All Parliamentary Parties except for GERB to Talks
July 22 (BTA) - On Thursday, in front of journalists at the National Assembly, Filip Stanev, deputy chairman of the parliamentary group and Stanislav Balabanov from There Is Such a People (TISP) said that they would extend invitations for talks to all parliamentary parties ...
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COVID-19 Update: 96 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 0.65%
July 22 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 423,319, after 14,673 tests identified 96 new infections on Wednesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 0.65 per cent. Sofia City tops the list...
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National Recovery and Resilience Plan to Include 57 Investments and 43 Reforms
July 21 (BTA) - The National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Version 1.3 of July 20, is structured in four pillars and is worth 12.6 billion leva. The latest version of the Plan, revised by the caretaker Council of Ministers, is available for public discussion before its forthcomin...
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Caretaker PM Yanev: New Cabinet Should Be Based on Bulgarians' Priorities
July 21 (BTA) - Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev commented here on Wednesday that the new government should be based on priorities and programmes, on what matters most to the Bulgarians for the future. He expressed hope that a viable cabinet would be formed in the forese...
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New Bulgarian Parliament: Rise Up BG! Here We Come! Declares It Does Not Trade Positions or Participate in Power Partiti...
July 21 (BTA) - Addressing the new Bulgarian Parliament during its inaugural meeting Wednesday, Maya Manolova of the Rise Up BG! Here We Come! parliamentary group said they don't trade positions or participate in partitioning of power. "The responsibility and the right lie wi...
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New Bulgarian Parliament: Movement for Rights and Freedoms Urges for Dialogue, Concessions in Name of Big Goal
July 21 (BTA) - Addressing the new Bulgarian Parliament during its inaugural meeting Wednesday, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Mustafa Karadayi said that the election result demonstrated clearly the will of the people for a change. "This change goes through di...
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New Bulgarian Parliament: Democratic Bulgaria Prioritizes Preparation for Next Covid Wave, Recovery Plan and Health Refo...
July 21 (BTA) - Addressing the new Bulgarian Parliament during its inaugural meeting Wednesday, Hristo Ivanov of the Democratic Bulgaria said that Bulgaria is in a crisis and his group believes that Parliament should start immediately work to prepare the country for the next ...
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New Bulgarian Parliament: Bulgarian Socialist Party Sees Four Political Challenges to Incumbents
July 21 (BTA) - Addressing the new Bulgarian Parliament during its inaugural meeting Wednesday, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova said that the National Assembly is faced with four political challenges and that it depends on the MPs to tackle them or push...
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President Radev: Bulgaria Needs Government with Broad Parliamentary and Public Support
July 21 (BTA) - On his way to the inaugural sitting of the new Bulgarian Parliament, President Rumen Radev said that this country needs a government with a broad parliamentary and public support. "I am sure that the members of Parliament and the political parties in the legis...
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New Bulgarian Parliament: GERB-UDF Vows to Be Strong, Constructive, Competent Opposition
July 21 (BTA) - Addressing the new Bulgarian Parliament during its inaugural meeting Wednesday, GERB-UDF floor leader Dessislava Atanassova said that her parliamentary group will be a strong, constructive and competent opposition.
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New Bulgarian Parliament: There is Such a People Party Expects Bulgaria to Have Government within Two Weeks
July 21 (BTA) - Addressing the new Bulgarian Parliament during its inaugural meeting Wednesday, There is Such a People (TISP) party deputy leader Toshko Yordanov said that Bulgaria should have a government in the next 15 days, if politicians deliver on their promise to work f...
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Parliament Holds Inaugural Meeting, Elects Iva Miteva as Its Leader
Sofia, July 21 (BTA) - The newly elected 46th National Assembly held its inaugural sitting Wednesday. The MPs took the oath of office and elected Iva Miteva of There Is Such a People as Parliament Chair. In her opening speech Mika Zaikova, the eldest MP, urged for constructive w...
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COVID-19 Update: 145 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 0.9%
July 21 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 423,223, after 15,993 tests identified 145 new infections on Tuesday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 0.9 per cent.
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2021 Rule of Law Report on Bulgaria: Challenge Remains with Accountability of Prosecutor General
July 20 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - In its second annual report on the rule of law situation in the EU, published on Tuesday, the European Commission (EC) says about Bulgaria that in response to the 2020 Rule of Law Report, the Bulgarian authorities adopted a dedicate...
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Fugitive Gambling Mogul Bojkov Charged with Subversion, Extradition Sought Anew
July 20 (BTA) - Speaking at a news conference Tuesday, the head of the Specialized Prosecution office, Valentina Madjarova, said pre-trial proceedings had been launched for liability pursuant to Article 95 of the Criminal Code related to participation in attempted coup or in...
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European Court of Human Rights Rules that Bulgaria Violated European Convention of Human Rights in Case Involving Turkis...
July 20 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday ruled that Bulgaria has violated Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European Convention on Human Rights, ...
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Efforts against Political Corruption in Bulgaria Aggravated in 2020
July 20 (BTA) - In 2020, problems with the fight against political corruption in Bulgaria worsened, according to an annual monitoring repot of the Anti-Corruption Fund, which monitors allegations of corruption and conflict of interest in the high echelons of power. The low eff...
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