All News on Politics in Bulgaria
Bulgaria to Keep Existing Tax System Next Year
The tax system of Bulgaria is working well and need not be alterated throughout 2017, the head of Parliament's budget committee has said.
The government will not resort to any changes for now as the system currently in force has been generating GDP growth that is beyong the EU's average at the moment, Menda Stoyanova has told public broadcaster BNT in an interview.
Bulgaria Marks Unification Day
Bulgaria is celebrating on Tuesday its Unification Day, with festive events expected throughout the country but mostly in Plovdiv, the second-biggest city.
Exporters call on envoys from 73 countries to spread Turkey's devotion to democracy
The Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TİM) has called for some 181 envoys and civil servants from 73 countries across the globe to talk about Turkey's devotion to democratic rule and robust economy in their countries and to boost cooperation with Turkey during a three-day meeting hosted in the Aegean province of Çanakkale on Sept. 2-4, the association said in a statement.
EU Has to Be 'Fair on Migrants,' Bulgaria President Says
Bulgaria and other EU countries have to admit they cannot guarantee work and pay desired by each one of the migrants arriving, President Rosen Plevneliev has said.
Russia Has Not Completely Abandoned South Stream, Turkish Stream - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow has neither abandoned the projected South Stream natural gas pipeline nor what has been considered as its substitute Turkish Stream.
Putin added that Russia is waiting for clear position of the European Commission on both projects, TASS news agency quotes him as saying.
Bulgaria's Enemies Are Only Ideologies, President Says
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has made clear it is not people or states, but only ideologies and manipulations of Balkan history that the country has to see as adversaries.
Bulgarian PM Appoints Another Deputy Labour Minister
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has appointed Ivaylo Ivanov as Deputy Labour Minister, the government's press service informed on Friday.
Ivanov holds Master's degree in Finance and Credit from the Academy of Economics in Svishtov and Master in Law from the South-west University in Blagoevgrad.
Bulgaria, US Retained Good Level of Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in 2015
In its annual country reports on terrorism released on Thursday, the US Department of State notes that throughout last year Bulgaria continued to deport people it considers threats to national security and increased extradition of suspected foreign terrorist fighters.
Bulgaria's Parliament Endorses Plans to Acquire New Warplanes, Patrol Ships
Bulgaria's Parliament on Wednesday gave the green light to government plans to acquire new multirole warplanes as well as two multi-purpose patrol ships.
Anti-corruption Draft Bill Clears Legal Affairs Committee in Bulgaria's Parliament
The Legal Affairs Committee in Bulgaria's Parliament backed the draft bill to combat high-level corruption proposed by Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva, public radio broadcaster BNR reported on Wednesday.
The opinion of the Legal Affairs Committee is indicative of the possible outcome of the vote in the plenary hall, according to BNR.
Bulgaria's Government Debt Edges down in April vs March
Bulgaria's government debt totalled EUR 13.34 B in nominal terms at of end-April 2016, the Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Compared with end-March 2016, total government debt was EUR 9.5 M lower at the end of April.
Authorities Prevent 215 Illegal Migrants from Crossing Bulgarian Border
In the past 24 hours, Bulgarian authorities have prevented the entrance of 215 illegal migrants into the country, the interior ministry informed on Tuesday.
Police officers patrolling along the border with Turkey prevented the entrance of 155 illegal immigrants.
Bulgarian Smuggler Gets Prison Sentence for Transporting 146 Migrants in Truck
The district court in Svilengrad convicted a 28-year-old Bulgarian of smuggling. He is to spend one year and eight months in prison under strict regime. The court also issued him with a fine of BGN 1500.
On 20 September 2015, the smuggler was driving MAN truck bearing Burgas licence plates.
Bulgarian PM Appoints Deputy Agriculture Minister Responsible for Fisheries
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has appointed Svilen Kostov as Deputy Agriculture Minister, the government's press service informed on Tuesday
Kostov holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Forest Management from the University of Forestry in Sofia.
Greek, Bulgarian Defence Chiefs Discuss Expansion of Military Cooperation
Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff, arrived on a three-day official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of the Chief of Defence General Constantin Popov, the Defence Ministry in Sofia announced on Monday.