Latest News from Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Parliament Sets Up Ad Hoc Committee on Draft Constitutional Amendments
Bulgaria's Parliament has established an ad hoc committee in connection with a set of proposed constitutional amendments.
The establishment of the committee was backed by 118 MPs, with 4 votes against and 14 abstentions, according to reports of dnevnik.bg.
Visit of EU Regional Policy Commissioner to Bulgaria Postponed to June
The 2-day visit of EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu to Bulgaria, scheduled to take place on May 28-29, has been postponed to June.
A breakdown at Brussels Airport prevented Cretu from flying to Sofia on Thursday.
Bulgaria Military Intelligence to Open Up its Communist-Era Archives
Archives of the Defense Information Service (DIS), Bulgaria's military intelligence, are due to be handed over to the Files Commission which deals with documents of the one-time security services.
The data, however, will not include names of foreign agents affiliated to DIS to avoid risks for living agents.
Bulgarian Businesses to Save BGN 144.5 M Annually thanks to Anti-Red Tape Measures
Bulgarian businesses are expected to save BGN 144.5 M a year as a result of anti-red tape measures envisaged in the 3rd action plan for administrative burden reduction by 30% by end-2017.
The action plan was adopted by the Bulgarian government on Wednesday.
Lukoil Bulgaria Threatens to Sue Risk Management Lab over Damaging Allegations
Lukoil has threatened to sue the Risk Management Lab at the New Bulgarian University over a recent report stating that the Burgas-based Lukoil Neftochim refinery deprived the state budget of over BGN 1 B through inflated prices.
EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu Arrives in Bulgaria on 2-Day Visit
EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu arrives in Bulgaria on a 2-day visit on May 28.
The visit will focus on investments which the EU makes in the development of the region through its cohesion policy.
In the period 2014-2020, Bulgaria has been allocated EU funding of EUR 7.6 B under the cohesion policy.
Zurab Beridze: In Our Mentality We Georgians Are Europeans
Novinite has asked the ambassadors of the six Eastern Partnership countries working with the EU to boost ties to comment on the outcome of the May 22 Riga Summit, EU membership prospects and whether Bulgaria could play any role in their European integration.
The first to be interviewed was H.E. Zurab Beridze, the Ambassador of Georgia to Bulgaria.
EU Commission Unveils Migrant Relocation & Resettlement Plan
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures designed to improve the management of migration, including through relocation and resettlement of a total of 60,000 migrants.
Bulgaria's combined allocation under the two schemes is 788 people.
Bulgarian Customs Seize Estimated BGN 15 M Worth of Smuggled Anabolic Steroids
Customs officials at Bulgaria's Danube Bridge 2 checkpoint in Vidin, at the border with Romania, have seized nearly 15,000 vials marked as containing anabolic steroids being smuggled in a Slovak-registered van.
The vehicle carried packages of dog food to Slovakia, according to the cargo manifest. The starting point of the trip was not disclosed.
Bulgaria Unveils Investment Opportunities to China's Qingdao City Govt
A Chinese provincial government delegation is visiting Bulgaria to study investment opportunities offered by the EU member state, the Economy Ministry in Sofia announced on Wednesday.
Serbian Parliament speaker announces agreement between Parliaments of Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria
Serbian National Assembly [Parliament] Speaker Maja Gojkovic announced on Wednesday that the Parliaments of Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria could sign an agreement "in the near future," in the scope set in a collaboration agreement recently signed in Craiova by the prime ministers of the three countries.
Photo credit: (c) Mihai POZIUMSCHI / AGERPRES Photo
Launch of Power Exchange Will Not Lead to 30-40% Price Spike - Watchdog Chair
It is unrealistic to suggest that electricity prices will increase by 30-40% after the launch of the power exchange, according to Ivan Ivanov, Chair of Bulgaria's Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (KEVR).
Azerbaijan's Heydar Aliyev Foundation Donates BGN 2.5 M for Restoration of Trapezitsa Fortress
Bulgaria has signed an agreement with a delegation of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation on a donation for restoration works at the Trapezitsa Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo.
The fund donated BGN 2.5 M for the restoration and conservation of the fortress so that it could welcome visitors in the following tourist season.
Bulgaria's Chief of Defence Staff to Attend Annual Balkan Countries CHODs Conference
Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov, Chief of Defence Staff of Bulgaria, will participate in the Annual Meeting of the Chiefs of Defence/General Staffs of the Balkan Countries on May 27-28 in Budva, Montenegro.
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).