Latest News from Bulgaria

Bulgaria Ranked 55th Out of 61 Competitive Economies

In 2015, Bulgaria has been ranked on the 55th spot in terms of competitiveness indicators, thus showing a slight improvement from last year's 56th spot.

The data has been released by the Yearbook of World Competitiveness, administered by the Swiss International Institute for Management Development (IMD).

OMV Interested in Using Bulgarian Pipes to Transport Romanian Gas

Austrian OMV has asked Bulgarian state-owned gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz about opportunities to transport natural gas from Romania via Bulgarian gas pipelines, according to Georgi Gegov, CEO of Bulgartransgaz.

Bulgaria Advertised For Illegal Grizzly Bear Hunting

Bulgarian Tourism Ministry has been advertising hunting of Grizzly bears and American deer, as well as salmon fishing, as announced by the NGO Balkani Wildlife Society, the Bulgarian National Radio reported.

At the Green Days Festival held in Sofia over the past weekend, Bulgaria had been advertised through brochures featuring information on hunting and fishing across the country.

Bulgarians Made More Business, Holiday Trips Abroad in April

According to the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Wednesday, Bulgarians made more business trips and holiday travels abroad in April.

Bulgarians completed 369 000 trips abroad in April, which represented an increase of 14.2 % compared to the same month in 2014.

Macedonia Will Only Join Turkish Stream amid Agreement between Russia, EU on it - Gruevski

Macedonia will join the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project when the European Commission and Russia reach agreement on the scheme, according to Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.

In an interview for local news portal Pres 24 he says that Macedonia is a country that makes decisions of strategic importance on the basis of its Euro-Atlantic orientation.

Bulgaria's Garmen Braces for Massive anti-Roma Protest

Security has been stepped up in the village of Garmen, southwestern Bulgaria, ahead of a protest against illegal buildings and settlers in a Roma neighborhood.

Anti-riot police have been deployed around the Kremikovtsi neighborhood to preserve the order as locals have held rallies every evening in the past few days, calling for an end for lawlessness there.

Blick.ch: Who Will Stop Scrap Bulgarians?

What are Bulgarians regularly coming in pickups doing here, residents of the Herzogenbuchsee municipality in Northern Switzerland ask themselves according to Swiss website Blick.de.

MAE's Ciamba: Romania will support actions to improve BSEC efficiency, visibility

State Secretary for European Affairs with Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) George Ciamba on Tuesday welcomed the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organisation (PA-BSEC) Asaf Hajiyev, pointing out that as BSEC chairman-in-office in the second half of 2015 Romania will support actions to increase the organisation's efficiency and visibility in

Bulgaria Customs Head to Manage Kapitan Andreevo Border Crossing

Customs agency head Vanyo Tanov will personally be in charge of organization at the Kapital Andreevo border crossing point  at Bulgaria's border with Turkey.

The measure is in force as of Wednesday at 10:00 EEST, the Bulgarian National Television has said.

Bulgaria Might Have to Print Local Vote Ballot Papers in Romania

Bulgaria is facing a shortage of ballots for this autumn's local vote to be held across the country, officials have warned.

The printing house with the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) and the others licensed to print ballots will not be able to provide enough papers for the elections, and only 8-9 million will be available.

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