Latest News from Bulgaria

Bulgaria Drops to 75th Place in FIFA Ranking

The Bulgarian men's national football team dropped three positions in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World ranking released on Thursday.

At present, Bulgaria occupies 75th position with 494 points, being between the teams of South Africa and Zambia.

There is no change to the first eighteen positions in the ranking as only 43 matches have been played since the start of the year.

Bulgarian Nomination for UN Secretary-General to be Announced by End of March

The Bulgarian nomination for UN Secretary-General will be unveiled by the end of March.

This was by announced by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in London on Thursday where he is participating in the international conference "Supporting Syria and the Region".

EU Commission Forecasts Bulgarian Economy to Grow by 1.5 % in 2016, 2 % in 2017

According to the European Commission winter economic forecast released on Thursday, the Bulgaria economy will grow by 1.5 % this year and 2 % in 2017.

Bulgaria's GDP is estimated to have grown by 2.2 % last year supported by higher net exports and public investment.

Two Bulgarian Resorts Rank Among Ten Cheapest Destinations for Russian Tourists

The Bulgarian Black Sea resorts of Sunny Beach and Golden Sands rank among the ten cheapest destinations for Russian tourists this year.

This was announced by travel.ru based on a ranking conducted by online hotel booking platform oktogo.ru.

The ranking is based on hotel offers available during the period between February 1 and December 31.

Bulgaria's ISP Sector 'Generally Clean'

Although Bulgaria's internet service providers are generally not infiltrated by "organized crime or corrupt politicians", fears are growing that a Russian businessman might get a hold of the biggest Bulgarian telecom, a recent analysis argues.

Bulgarian PM Meets UN Secretary-General, US State Secretary in London

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US State Secretary John Kerry in London on Wednesday.

Borisov is in the British capital for participation in the international conference "Supporting Syria and the Region" on Thursday.

Bulgaria to Contribute EUR 5.9 M to EU Grant for Refugees in Turkey

Bulgaria will contribute EUR 5.9 M to the EU package of EUR 3 B due to be disbursed to Turkey as part of its commitment to keep migrants from entering Europe.

This comes after EU governments agreed on Wednesday evening on the mechanism to provide the funding.

President Plevneliev Meets Bulgarian Community on Argentina Visit

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has met with representatives of the Bulgarian community during a visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, his press office has said.

Economic migration to Latin America was massive among Eastern Europeans back in the 1920s. It is Argentina where most of the Bulgarian emigrants headed alongside Brazil.

Queues Remain at Bulgaria-Greece Border amid Greek General Strike

Two key border crossings between Bulgaria and Greece are expected to remain closed to traffic on February 04 as Greek farmers are taking part in Thursday's general strike.

Goodbye Schengen

"Europe has forgotten that history is fundamentally tragic," said Manuel Valls, the French prime minister. "If Europe can't protect its own borders, it's the very idea of Europe that could be thrown into doubt. It could disappear - not Europe itself, not our values, but the European project, the concept we have of Europe, that the founding fathers had of Europe."