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Chiren Gas Storage Facility Expansion to Be Funded with EU Grant of EUR 78 Mln
January 27 (BTA) - A project to expand the underground natural gas storage facility at Chiren, Northwestern Bulgaria will be financed with a 78 million euro grant from the EU. It is one of five approved energy projects and the only one concerning natural gas, about which the Euro...
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Lockheed Martin: Bulgaria To Get Newest F-16 Training Simulators
January 27 (BTA) - Bulgaria will receive simulators for F-16 jet fighters to train its pilots for national and NATO defence missions, said manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. On July 19, 2019, the Bulgarian National Assembly ratified 2.1 billion leva worth of contracts on the p...
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Bulgarian Prime Minister, Prosecutor General Take Part in Hearing in European Parliament
January 27 (BTA) - Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is on a working visit to Brussels on Thursday. He participated in a meeting dedicated to monitoring democracy, the rule of law and human rights in Bulgaria, organized by the LIBE Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitori...
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Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Holds Working Meeting with EPP in European Parliament
January 27 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev had a working meeting with chair of the Group of the European People's Party in the European Parliament Manfred Weber, the prosecution service said on Thursday. The meeting was part of the working visit of the Prosecutor G...
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COVID-19 Update: 9,916 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 26.4%
January 27 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 913,592, after 37,587 tests identified 9,916 new infections on Wednesday, 76.4 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity ra...
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Prime Minister on NATO-Russia Tensions: "We Will Tap Every Opportunity for a Diplomatic Solution to the Conflict"
January 26 (BTA) - After Wednesday's Government meeting, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said the Council of Ministers had decided to prioritize the Bulgarian strategy completely towards a deescalation of the tensions between NATO and the Russian Federation, as well as towards tappin...
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Prosecutors' College with Supreme Judicial Council Suspends Procedure for Selection of European Delegated Prosecutors
January 26 (BTA) - The Prosecutors' College with the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has suspended the procedure for selection of European Delegated Prosecutors from Bulgaria, the SJC said on Wednesday. The decision was taken in connection with a letter from European Ch...
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Parliament Chairman Minchev for BTA: Judicial Reform Legislation Priority for National Assembly
January 26 (BTA) - Quality legislation and accountability of the executive to the legislature will boost trust in Parliament, Nikola Minchev, who was elected Chairman of the 47th National Assembly on December 3, 2021, told BTA on Wednesday. In his words, Parliament and the Contin...
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Prosecutor General Geshev on Working Visit to Brussels
January 26 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev is on a working visit to Brussels, where he will hold meetings with representatives of the European Parliament, the prosecution service said on Wednesday. The focus of the talks will be on the role of the judiciary and in par...
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OECD Takes First Step in Accession Discussions with Bulgaria
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a press release that on Tuesday its Council had decided to open accession discussions with Bulgaria and five other candidates to OECD membership (Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Peru and Romania).
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COVID-19 Update: 12,399 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 28.2%
January 26 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 903,676, after 43,981 tests identified 12,399 new infections on Tuesday, 76 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate ...
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Deputy Foreign Minister: "Bulgaria Expects Progress on its Schengen Entry during French EU Presidency"
"Bulgaria expects its accession to the Schengen Area, for which our country has long ago met all requirements, to make progress during the French Presidency of the EU Council," Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Irena Dimitrova said at a EU General Affairs Council meeting in Bruss...
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After Joint Government Meeting, Sofia and Skopje Will Advance Cooperation in Broad Range of Fields
January 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia signed three memorandums of cooperation in the presence of the prime ministers of the two countries, the government information service said on Tuesday. The official signing took place after a joint meeting of the tw...
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Security Council with Government Meets over Ukraine Tensions, NATO Plans
January 25 (BTA) - The Security Council under the government discussed the tensions around Ukraine and NATO plans to beef up its eastern flank. The Security Council operates under the direct authority of the Prime Minister. A press release put out by the government says that the ...
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Defence Minister Yanev: No Country or NATO Has Deployed Troops in Bulgaria
January 25 (BTA) - Bulgarian Defence Minister Stefan Yanev said here Tuesday that there is no build-up or deployment of troops by NATO or any other country in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Defence Ministry has not made a decision for such actions on Bulgarian territory, Yanev said duri...
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Bulgarian Migrants Stay Connected to Homeland Despite Choosing to Live Abroad
25 January (BTA) - Most Bulgarians abroad stay connected to the homeland, the Tuk-Tam (Here-There) non-governmental organization found in a survey presented at BTA here on Tuesday. The survey was conducted among 2,300 Bulgarians, mostly women, in 80 countries, in late November...
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PM Petkov: Good Neighborliness with Republic of North Macedonia to be Put on Pedestal around Which Work Will Be Carried ...
January 25 (BTA) - Emerging from a joint meeting between the governments of Bulgaria and of North Macedonia in Sofia on Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said that "the good neighborliness will be put on a pedestal" around which the two countries will work. Petkov sa...
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Prime Minister Petkov: Sofia Will Take Nationally Responsible Stance on Tension over Ukraine
January 25 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov Tuesday said Sofia will take a nationally responsible position on tension over Ukraine based on comprehensive analysis by all services. Later in the day, the Security Council under the Council of Ministers will discuss the ...
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COVID-19 Update: 11,049 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 24%
January 25 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 891,277 after 45,885 tests identified 11,049 new infections on Monday, 78 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate no...
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Governments of Bulgaria, North Macedonia Hold Joint Meeting
January 25 (BTA) - The governments of Bulgaria and North Macedonia are holding a joint meeting at the Boyana Residence near Sofia Tuesday morning. It is taking place on the second day of an official visit by a government delegation of the Republic of North Macedonia headed by Pri...
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