Latest News from Bulgaria
Bulgaria Included in 2015 NOA Offshoring Destination Shortlist
Bulgaria is one of the four countries included in the Offshoring Destination of the Year category of the shortlist for the 2015 annual awards of the National Outsourcing Association (NOA).
Bulgaria's rivals in the category are Slovakia, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
Bulgarian FM: Relations with Russia Are Not in Such Bad Shape
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov stated on Tuesday that the country's relations with Russia are not in such a bad shape.
Mitov made it clear that Bulgaria is a country belonging to a certain community and committed to a certain set of values and therefore it had to respect certain rules in national and international aspect, he said in an interview for private bTV station.
Chinese, Swedish, German Firms Want to Move Production to Bulgaria - Minister
Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski has argued that companies based in China, Sweden, and Germany plan to move their production units to Bulgaria.
Lukarski announced in an interview for Nova TV that the companies seeking to develop their businesses in Bulgaria functioned in the car part manufacturing segment.
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Assures Border Controls Are Efficient
Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has insisted that the country's border authorities exercise rigorous oversight.
In a Tuesday interview for the morning broadcast of Nova TV she noted that the refugee crisis was the biggest challenge for Europe since the beginning of the century.
Bulgaria's PM to Meet with Turkmenistan's President in Ashgabat
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will meet with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in Ashgabat on Tuesday.
The two are to discuss the diversification of bilateral commercial and economic partnership, increasing the trade volume, creating transport-transit corridors, and cooperation in tourism.
Registration for Participation in Bulgaria's Local Elections Begins
The registration of parties and coalitions for participation in the forthcoming local elections, which are scheduled to take place in Bulgaria on October 25, begins on Tuesday.
The Central Election Commission (CIK) will be carrying out registrations every day until September 9, when the deadline for the submission of the required documents expires.
PKK Militants Allegedly Blow Up Section of South Caucasus Pipeline in Turkey
Suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants have blown up a section of the South Caucasus Pipeline in the Turkish province of Kars.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum natural gas pipeline runs form the Shah Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan to Turkey.
Bulgaria's EconMin Proposing Tenfold Rise in Fuel Fraud Fines
Bulgaria's Economy Ministry is proposing to increase the fines for fraud at the fuel pump at least 10 times, Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski has said.
The fine now stands at BGN 500 (EUR 250) for first-time offenders. Repeated offence is punishable by a fine of BGN 1,000.
Viber Opening CEE Office in Sofia
Mobile chat messaging and VoIP service company Viber has announced it is opening a representation office for Central and Eastern Europe in Sofia as part of plans to affirm and increase its footprint in the region, dnevnik.bg reported on Monday.
Bulgaria Pledges Support for Macedonia's Integration into EU, NATO
Bulgaria is ready to help neighbouring Macedonia meet the requirements for joining the European Union and NATO, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on Monday.
He also said that increased migrant influx to Macedonia highlights the need to strengthen considerably the European integration of the countries of the western Balkans.
Bulgaria Sending Troops to Border as Migrant Arrivals to Serbia Rise
Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Monday the Army is sending 25 troops and the relevant equipment to help police guard the border with Serbia in view of increased migrant influx into Bulgaria's western neighbour.
World Bank Said to Be Urging Bulgaria to Cut VAT on Drugs
The World Bank has recommended to Bulgaria to cut Value Added Vax (VAT) levied on medicines as the tax is too high and poses a heavier burden on the poorer patients, Sega news daily reported on Monday.
NATO's Swift Response Training to Feature Night Airborne Landings in Bulgaria
The largest military training of NATO in Europe since the end of the Cold War - Swift Response 2015 will feature night airborne landings in Bulgaria.
An airborne landing with parachute drops and descent of equipment will take place after 21 o'clock on Monday in the areas around the airports of Tenevo and Balchik and Novo Selo Training Area.
Lot 2 of Bulgaria's Struma Motorway to Be Launched by End of October
The traffic on lot 2 of the Struma motorway between the Bulgarian towns of Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad, will be launched by the end of October.
This was announced by Bulgarian Regional Minister Lilyana Pavlova, who inspected the construction works on the section of the motorway on Sunday.
Bulgarian Authorities Detect No Migrant Pressure at Border with Macedonia
The Bulgarian Interior Ministry informed on Sunday that there was neither pressure at the country's border with Macedonia nor complication of the situation.
The General Directorate Border Police was exchanging real-time information with its colleagues at the border checkpoints in Macedonia, the interior ministry's press service informs.