Latest News from Bulgaria
Bulgarian Parliament to Vote on Censure Motion
The Bulgarian parliament will vote on the first censure motion against the second government of Boyko Borsiov on Friday.
The opposition will subject the government to a vote of no confidence for its failure in its healthcare policy.
The censure motion is expected to be unsuccessful as the opposition parties will not garner the support of 121 MPs.
Balkan States Agree to Transport Migrants to Austria
At a meeting in Zagreb on Thursday, the police chiefs of Austria, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia agreed to organize the joint transport of Middle Eastern migrants from the Macedonia-Greece border all the way to Austria, where they will have the chance to stay or continue their journey to Germany.
Juncker: CVM on Bulgaria to Be Lifted by End-2019
The monitoring of Bulgaria under the EU's Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) will be lifted during the term of office of the current European Commission, the head of the EU's executive body, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said.
The mandate of the college of commissioners headed by Juncker will expire at the end of 2019.
Bulgaria Condemns Bombing Attacks in Turkey's Ankara, Diyarbakir
Bulgaria strongly condemns Wednesday's car bomb attack in Turkey's capital Ankara which claimed the lives of 28 people, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said.
"I share the grief of the Turkish people and stand by our Turkish friends in this undeclared terrorist war against our common values," Mitov said in a statement on Thursday.
Reuters: Bulgaria Chooses Four Banks to Organise 2016 Global Bond Issues
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry has chosen four banks as lead managers of a bond sale of up to BGN 3.9 B (EUR 2 B) on global markets in 2016, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing an inside source.
Another source has told the newswire that Citi and JP Morgan Chase were two of the chosen lead managers, and the other two were European banks.
Bulgaria Ex-IntMin Poised to Head Internal Affairs Committee at Parliament
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, a former Interior Minister, is tipped to head the Internal Affairs Committee with Bulgaria's Parliament, after a plenary vote on Friday.
His candidacy has been signed by the majority of lawmakers and is expected to be put to a vote on Friday, Dnevnik.bg reports.
Bulgaria's Parliament Appoints Judicial Inspectors
Lawmakers have appointed all ten members of Bulgaria's Chief Judicial Inspectorate, an institution that under recent constitutional amendments is to have enforced powers in the government's fight against corruption.
Bulgaria to File Claims for Financial Losses Arising from Greek Blockade
Bulgaria will file claims before the European Union for losses arising from the continuing blockades staged by Greek farmers at checkpoints along the Bulgarian-Greek border.
This was stated by Bulgarian Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski in Plovdiv on Thursday, Darik radio informs.
MPs of Bulgaria's Junior Govt Partner Propose Introduction of Online Voting
Lawmakers of the Reformist Bloc (RB) coalition have proposed the introduction of online voting in Bulgaria from 2018 - the year of the next general election.
The RB brings together several parties from the ruling coalition, but also includes the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) of Radan Kanev, who withdrew their support from the government, switching to opposition.
Balkans Told to Stop Forcible Evicting Roma
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks has three Balkan governments for evicting Roma families from camps while not offering them any alternative accommodation.
Only 2 Bulgaria-Greece Border Crossings Open as of Thursday Noon
Bulgarian truck drivers have intensified a counter-blockade of border checkpoints with Greece.
Farmers toughen their stance while waiting for the withdrawal of Katrougalos plan
The Greek farmers toughen their stance, since they are realizing that the government is betting on their tiredness and the reactions of Greek society regarding the problems created due to the blockades at national highways.
Mayors of Burgas, Alexandroupoli Discuss Possible Rail, Air Connections
The mayors of Bulgaria's Burgas and Alexandroupoli in Greece discussed the possibility of launching railway and air connections between the two cities.
FDI in Bulgaria Rises by 22.5% in 2015, Central Bank Says
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria increased by 22.5% last year, reaching EUR 1.58 B, the country's central bank announced on Wednesday.
The foreign direct investment in Bulgaria for January-December 2015 was equivalent to 3.5% of the annual GDP forecast by the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).
Bulgaria Ranks 67th by Military Strength in 2016 Global Firepower List
Bulgaria ranks 67th out of a total of 126 countries worldwide in terms of military strength in the 2016 Global Firepower (GFP) list.
Using data from publicly-available sources such as CIA.gov, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia.com, public domain print and media sources, the GFP ranking asseses each nation's potential conventional war-making capabilities.