Latest News from Bulgaria
Greek Farmers Seal Off Macedonia Border Crossing
Protesting Greek farmers have sealed off a border crossing point with Macedonia, vowing to keep the roadblocks at least until February 03, Friday.
The border checkpoint between Evzonoi (known as Machukovo in Macedonian and Bulgarian) and Bogorodica in Macedonia is the major crossing point between the two countries.
Bulgaria's State Fund Agriculture Head Unable to Leave Office
Rumen Porozhanov, who stepped down on Wednesday as head of the State Fund Agriculture, cannot formally quit the job.
His immediate resignation was demanded by Bulgaria's interim Agriculture Minister on Wednesday and Porozhanov tabled it within an hour.
Registration Begins for Bulgaria's Early Election
The election body of Bulgaria has said it is launching the registration of political parties for the upcoming parliamentary vote in March.
A snap election is due on March 26, several months after the government of Boyko Borisov stepped down.
Freedom House Highlights Threats to Balkan Democracies
US-based watchdog Freedom House's annual 'Freedom in the World' report, published on Thursday, identified Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia as free countries, but Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro as only 'partly free'.
EC Warns Romania Not To Ruin Achievements in Combating Corruption
The European Commission has warned the government in Romania not to ruin the results achieved in combating corruption.
In a specific statement, the EC pointed outs that the latest events might have a negative effect on evaluations in the next monitoring report on the country.
Freedom House: Bulgaria Ranked as 'Free', but Gets EU's 2nd Worst Result
Bulgaria ranks as "Free" according to Freedom in the World 2017, Freedom House's annual report on political rights and civil liberties.
Rumen Porozhanov Resigns as CEO of Bulgaria's Agriculture Fund
The head of Bulgaria's executive agency allocating EU subsidies to farmers has stepped down at the request of the country's caretaker Agriculture Minister.
Rumen Porozhanov, in office since November 2014 (and, prior to that, between 2011 and 2013), has deposited his resignation, the agricultural fund's press office says.
Antisocial practices
The practice of blocking roads and highways to protest government measures has become a custom of sorts, which farmers observe on an almost annual basis.
Greek farmers on Tuesday briefly blocked a border crossing to Bulgaria while keeping a key crossing into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) shut for a second day.
Bulgaria Must Install Voting Machines in Every Polling Station, Court Rules
The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled Bulgarian authorities have to make sure electronic voting is enabled in every polling station in the country at the snap election scheduled for the end of March.
Radan Kanev Heads Bulgaria's New Republic Alliance
Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) Chairman Radan Kanev on Tuesday became the chair of New Republic, which describes itself as a right-wing, non-partisan alliance.
At New Republic's founding assembly, three parties and three non-profit organizations declared themselves participants in the alliance.
Greek Farmers Stand Ready to Seal Off All Major Roads
Protesting Greek farmers have said they may step up pressure on the government by staging roadblocks on all thoroughfares leading to Thessaloniki in the country's north.
Their declarations come after traffic via the Kulata-Promachonas border crossing, between Greece and Bulgaria, was left paralyzed for a short time on Tuesday.
Farmers sowing the seeds of discontent
Farmers from Greece's northern region of Thessaloniki briefly blocked the Malgara tollgates on the Thessaloniki-Athens national highway Tuesday.
CEZ Mulls Selling its Business in Bulgaria
Czech-based holding CEZ said late in January it considered withdrawing from the Bulgarian market.
CEZ holds the biggest power supply business in Bulgaria (providing electricity to more than 3 million customers), with revenues to the tune of BGN 1.4 B, the biggest electricity distribution company, several hydropower plants, and a now defunct thermal power plant.
Bulgaria Pays Tribute to Victims of Communist Rule
Bulgaria is marking the official Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime on Monday, he has urged Bulgarians to admit that "a quarter of a century after the fall of the Berlin Wall... no change of elites was carried out," leaving people linked to the BKP and its "ruthless" security services to dominate society.
Bulgarian Film Hits Revive Cherished Animation Traditions
The news that 'Blind Vaysha', created by the Bulgarian-born Canadian director Theo Ushev, was nominated for this year's Oscar for the best short animated film, has caused excitement on the Bulgarian cultural scene.