Latest News from Bulgaria

Bulgaria Marketing 7-, 12- and 20-year Euro Bonds

Bulgaria is marketing euro bonds in three lots maturing respectively in seven, 12 and 20 years, Reuters reported on Thursday.

"The seven-year bond is being offered to investors at mid-swaps plus 195bp area, the 12-year tranche at mid-swaps plus 225bp area while the longest tranche is being offered to investors at mid-swaps plus 260bp area," the newswire said.

Wizz Air to Fly to Five New Destinations from Sofia

The low-cost Hungarian airline Wizz Air will start flying to five new destinations from Bulgaria's Sofia Airport.

From the middle of September Wizz Air will start operating flights from Sofia to Bari, Cologne, Geneva, Munich and Naples, daily Dnevnik reports.

The flights to Bari and Cologne will start on September 14 and will be operated twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays.

Italian Police Busts Traffickers of Stolen Medicines Destined to Bulgaria, Romania

Italian police detained eight people for trafficking of medicines, which had been stolen from hospitals and pharmacies in the country, which were destined to Bulgaria, Romania and Albania.

The police seized more than 53 000 packaging of medicines, their value amounting to EUR 1.8 M, 24 Chasa daily reports.

Bulgaria President Puts Forward Voting Rules Referendum Again

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has told Parliament he will use his constitutional right to trigger a national referendum on election rules.

"There is a consensus that it has to be held alongside local elections."

BGN 500 M Needed for Landslide Prevention in Bulgaria

Deputy Minister of Regional Development Nikolay Nankov announced Thursday that the dangerous landslides in Bulgaria are currently 1159.

Meanwhile, new landslides have also appeared since the beginning of the year, stated Nankov in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.

Bulgaria's North Central Region Proposes Canal Between Ruse, Varna

A proposal for the construction of a sailing canal between the Bulgarian cities of Ruse and Varna was adopted at a sitting of the Regional council for development of the North central region.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the districts included in the region - Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Razgrad, Ruse and Silistra, daily Dnevnik reports.

President to Address Parliament on Bulgaria's Reform, Security Agenda  

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev will address lawmakers on Thursday following a series of consultations with political parties represented in Parliament.

The consultations held over the past month focused on Bulgaria's 2015 reform agenda, amendments to election legislation, global and regional security as well as defence and crisis management issues.

 

Bulgaria Condemns Tunisia Terror Attack

Bulgaria has strongly condemned Wednesday's terror attack in Tunisia's capital that has claimed the lives of innocent people, including foreign tourists.

Bulgaria's Euro Bond Sale Deal Expected to Price Thursday

Bulgaria's projected deal to issue euro bonds is expected to price on 19 March, Reuters has reported.

The country "is taking indications of interest" from investors "for three potential euro bonds" with maturities of seven, twelve and twenty years, the newswire quoted an unnamed source as saying.

Bulgaria, US to Exchange Airline Passenger Data

The government has adopted a draft agreement between Bulgaria and the US on exchange of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data.

The agreement is to be signed and subsequently ratified, according to the press office of Bulgaria's Council of Ministers.

Kiril Boyanov: We Have to Turn Education Charity into a Mass Activity

Novinite has interviewed Kiril Boyanov, Chairperson of the board of the Eureka foundation.

Boyanov was picked by readers of our Bulgarian-language website, Novinite.bg, as 2014's Personality in the News in the Diplomacy section.

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