Latest News from Bulgaria
Bulgaria Sees Double Increase in Thefts of Vignette Stickers
Bulgaria has seen a double increase in the thefts of vignette stickers after their prices went up in the beginning of the year.
The annual stickers which cost BGN 97 are the primary target of thieves, Darik radio informs.
Most often thieves steal the stickers by breaking the windscreen of the vehicle. Numerous cases of broken windscreens have been reported across the country.
Balkan Hipsters Clamour for Communist-era Bikes
Decades after the fall of the Eastern bloc Communist regimes, products that were famous in those times are getting a makeover and being re-introduced to the market, sometimes with great success.
Next week, an improved and updated replica of Bulgaria's once famous bicycle, the Balkan, is going on sale.
Bulgaria Returned 700 Migrants Not Eligible for Refugee Status in 2015
Last year Bulgaria returned around 700 migrants who did not meet the requirements for being granted refugee status.
Following the drop in migrant flow to Bulgaria, the country has returned around forty migrants monthly.
Bulgaria's Anti-Trust Body Launches Probe of Fuel Retailers, Oil Refinery
Bulgaria's anti-trust regulator has launched a probe of seven petrol and diesel retailers over suspected price-fixing.
A separate investigation of potential abuse of dominant wholesale market position has been launched against Bulgaria's sole oil refinery Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said in a statement on Thursday.
Commission Urges Bulgaria to Transpose Directive on EU Railway Area
The European Commission has requested Bulgaria and six other EU member states to transpose the 2012 directive for establishing a single European railway area.
Wizz Air to Start Operating Sofia-Budapest Flights from November 1
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will operate flights between Sofia and Budapest starting from November 1.
The company will conduct flights between the Bulgarian and Hungarian capitals three times a week, flying on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
French Soul Singer Imany to Perform in Sofia on May 14
The popular French soul singer of African descent, Imany, will perform for the first time in Bulgaria on May 14.
Her concert will take place at Sofia Live Club in the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in the centre of the Bulgarian capital.
Chairperson of Bulgaria's Electronic Media Watchdog Resigns
Georgi Lozanov, the chairperson of Bulgaria's media watchdog, the Council for Electronic Media (SEM), resigned on Thursday.
Lozanov resigned as both member of the council and its chairperson in order to avoid participation in the voting on the registration of the controversial PIK television.
Bulgarian Truck Driver Stuck in Border Blockade Admitted to Hospital
A Bulgarian truck driver affected by the blockade staged at the border with Greece was admitted to hospital after feeling unwell.
According to Darik radio, the driver suffered a stroke after waiting for hours at the queue of trucks on the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint.
Bulgarian Jews in Israel Seek Submission of Orthodox Church as Nobel Prize Candidate
Bulgarian Jews living in Sirael have proposed the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for its role in the rescue of Jews during World War II, Moshe Aloni, the chair of the Bulgarian Israeli Cultural Institute, announced on Wednesday during a meeting with PM Boyko Borisov.
Bulgarian Tourism to Be Presented at Russian Duma Hearings
Bulgaria will be presented as an year-round tourist destination during hearings in the lower chamber of Russian parliament on Thursday, the Ministry of Tourism announced in a press release.
Bulgaria Considers Israel to Be Potential Gas Source - Deputy PM
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has told an Israeli economic official that Sofia deems the Middle Eastern country a potential source of gas supplies.
Russia 'Mulls Directing Part of New Gas Project to Bulgaria'
Pipes purchased for the abandoned South Stream project are "enough" to lay the first and part of the second line of IGTI Poseidon, Gazprom's newest venture possibly involving Bulgaria, a Russian daily has claimed.
Vedomosti quotes a source close to Gazprom as saying two legs, 16 billion cubic meters yearly each, could possibly "be built to Turkley... and to Bulgaria".
Philip Morris: 3-year cooperation agreement for the purchase of Greek tobacco
A new 3-year cooperation agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Greek government and the tobacco company “Philip Morris International Management S.A” with its affiliate “Papastratos” in the presence of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Vienna meeting concludes with agreement for ‘close alliance’ to reduce refugee flows
The foreign and interior ministers of the nine countries along Western Balkan Route, excluding Greece, that participated in Vienna meeting on refugee issue called by Austria agreed to forge a “close alliance” so as to drastically reduce refugee flows,