Latest News from Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Election Commission Delays Decision on Voting Machines
Election authorities in Bulgaria are not to decide until Saturday on whether voting machines will be commissioned for the snap poll due in a month.
The final say is expected a day into the election campaign, after the Central Election Commission (CEC) said needed more time than the initial deadline on Friday as it was waiting for a report by a special subcommission.
European MPs To Call On EC To Reinstate Visa Regime for US Citizens
European deputies might call on the European Commission to reinstate the visa regime for US citizens, reported Ekonomik.bg.
The purpose is to encourage Washington to abolish visas required for the citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania.
CEC To Decide on Offer for Delivery of Machines for Electronic Voting
The Central Election Commission must decide on Friday whether the only firm which made an offer for the delivery of machines for electronic voting fulfils the requirements.
Kirov: Serbia is becoming regional factor in military terms
Former head of the Bulgarian national intelligence service, Kircho Kirov, thinks that Serbia is becoming "a regional military factor."
Beta agency reported this on Thursday, citing Kirov as saying that his country, as a NATO member, "has problems with its rearmament, while Serbia is receiving modern Russian combat equipment for free."
Bulgarian, Romanian Migration to UK Hits Record High
Overall annual net migration to the UK by September 2016 stood at 273 000 people, falling by 49,000 people compared to the same period in 2015, the latest migration data revealed by the Office for National Statistics, ONS, shows.
Bulgarians Abroad Not To Be Able To Mark Preferences on Ballots in Snap Elections
Bulgarians who will vote in the country in the snap parliamentary elections on March 26 will be able to note their preference for a candidate for parliamentary deputy on the list of the preferred political formation but Bulgarians voting abroad will not be able to do so.
EUR 285 million from IPA funds for cross-border cooperation
A total of EUR 284 million from EU's IPA funds cross-border cooperation will become available to Serbia by 2020.
This concerns cooperation with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia, Croatia and two transnational program of cooperation – the Danube program and the Adriatic-Ionian program.
BSP's Ninova Nominated for Vice President of Socialist International
The chairwoman of BSP Korneliya Ninova confirmed that she has been nominated for Vice President of the Socialist International.
"Yes, I have been nominated. I was invited personally by Mr. Luis Ayala who is the Secretary General of the international organisation," stated Ninova and added:
Bulgaria Ranks 2nd in Utilisation of EU Funds for SMEs
Bulgaria ranks second in terms of the utilisation of European funds for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), announced in Sofia European Internal Market Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska. She was a guest at the European Forum dedicated to economic growth and entrepreneurship.
Gallup: 73% of Bulgarians Support Trump's Policy Against Migrants
The majority of adult Bulgarians - 73% approve of the idea for citizens of certain Muslim countries to be forbidden entry in Bulgaria - an idea similar to Donald Trump's policy. 14% of Bulgarians are against and the rest hesitate.
1.7 million Bulgarians already consider their future with apprehensions about terrorism.
Two Groups of Foreign Observers To Monitor Elections in Bulgaria
The observers from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights with OSCE who will arrive in Bulgaria for the parliamentary elections are 19.
On Thursday, their mission was opened officially in Bulgaria and their leader is Roman Yakich.
Consultative Council on South Gas Corridor To Meet in Baku
The third meeting of the Consultative Council on the project South Gas Corridor will start in Baku on Thursday.
Representatives of the European Commission, Georgia, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy and Greece will discuss the prospects for transporting 10 billion cubic metres of Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian region to Europe.
GERB, BSP Draw Consecutive-Number Ballots for Snap Elections
GERB and BSP will participate in the upcoming snap parliamentary elections with consecutive-number ballots.
This became clear from the draw of the Central Election Commission which determined the sequence of the parties in the ballot.
NATO Black Sea Plans Cause Dissent in Bulgaria
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has dismissed claims made on Monday by Boyko Borissov, - the former prime minister and leader of the centre-right GERB party - that the country's interim government had damaged the national interest by agreeing to allow more NATO forces in the Black Sea.
Azerbaijan Waiting for Bulgaria To Construct Gas Link With Greece
The construction of the gas link between Bulgaria and Greece is expected to start in the beginning of 2018, stated interim Energy Minister Nikolay Pavlov in Azerbaijan.
Pavlov pointed out that intensive work is being conducted at the moment on the preparation of the documents for the announcement of the tender for the construction of the intersystem connector.