Bulgarian National Radio

A passenger plane of the El Al Israeli airlines flying to Munich made a forced landing at Sofia Airport Thursday morning due to the aggressive behavior of one of the passengers.

According to sources from the airline company, as cited by Israeli media outlets and the Bulgarian National Radio, the passenger attacked one of the crew members.

Center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) is submitting to Parliament the fifth no-confidence motion against the government on Thursday.

EU Commission expects that Bulgaria will not pursue activities regarding the construction of South Stream gas pipeline while an infringement procedure is under way.

Nikolay Barekov and Angel Dzambazki, who were elected MEPs in the European vote, will join the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the EP.

The European Commission outlined the two problems it sees in the construction of Bulgaria's South Stream pipeline section to explain why it demands that it be halted.

Issues of competition and public procurement are behind the EC's decision to launch an infringement procedure against Bulgaria over its South Stream section.

The European People's Party and the Party of European Socialists will have to find a common language due to the makeup of the new European Parliament, according to Ivaylo Kalfin.

The suspension of funding under operational program "Environment" is a serious challenge to municipalities according to Spiridon Alexandrov, head of its Managing Authority.

Alexandrov, as cited by the Bulgarian National Radio, explained Friday that there had been no case of suspended construction works so far, despite the slackened pace of work.

Bulgaria's energy watchdog has sought changes to the contracts with US-owned thermal power plants AES-3C Maritza East 1 EOOD and Contur Global Maritsa Iztok-3.

All doctors from the Emergency Care unit in Sofia have resigned collectively.

The medics are holding a protest at the Health Ministry, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR).

The original of one of the most recognized sculptures of all time, The Thinker by Auguste Rodin, is already in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

The National Art Gallery will host an exhibition of the renown French sculptor which will include 80 sculptures and 20 drawings some of which leave the Rodin museum in Paris for the first time, Bulgarian National Radio informs.