Latest News from Bulgaria

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.

Ivanka Shalapatova: Every Child Has the Right to Live in a Safe Family Environment

Novinite has interviewed Ivanka Shalapatova, Executive Director of the Four Our Children foundation. Shalapatova has a considerable contribution to the protection of children's rights in Bulgaria and the fight against child abuse. She instrumental in the successful implementation of regional and global experience in the protection of children's rights.

Bulgaria's Bank Law Changed to Allow Temporary Assignees at KTB

Lawmakers in Bulgaria gave on Wednesday the green light to changes to the Bank Insolvency Act allowing for a temporary assignee to manage the assets of troubled Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB).

Prior to the amendments, such a development contravened the legislation, which had required that a court decides to open insolvency proceedings first.

Bulgarian Appointed as Head of UN Centre for Central Asia

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Tuesday the Bulgarian Petko Draganov as his Special Representative and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Draganov succeeds the Slovak Miroslav Jenca, who was recently appointed as Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, the site of UNRCCA informs.

Bulgaria ex-IntMin Denies Involvement in Illegal Wiretapping

Former Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev has refuted allegations that the previous elected government snooped on protesters during the mass anti-government demonstrations in the summer of 2013.

A 3-Year-Old Bulgarian Smoker: Video Prompts Outrage

A video of a three-year-old girl who is seen smoking has caused a public outcry, prompting authorities to take action.

The footage shows the girl, but the voice of a woman could be heard behind the scenes talking in the Roma language.

'Huge Skeleton' Discovered in Bulgaria's Varna

Archaeologists have found what they describe as the remains of "a huge skeleton" in the Black Sea city of Varna's downtown area.

Initial reports suggest the man lived late in the 4th or early in the 5th century.

Robbie Williams to Perform at Bulgaria's Spirit of Burgas

British artist Robbie Williams is to perform in Bulgaria on August 7 as the headliner at the Spirit of Burgas festival.

Burgas is to be one of the stops along his forthcoming Let Me Entertain You Tour, which kicks off on March 25 in Madrid.

President Plevneliev Expects More Austrian Investments to Bulgaria

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that he expects more Austrian investments to the country after a meeting with his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer in Vienna on Tuesday.

Plevneliev stated that Bulgaria and Austria had common plans and goals, which the two countries aimed to fulfill both at the level of bilateral relations and at the EU level.

Unemployment in Bulgaria Stood at 11 % in February

The level of unemployment in Bulgaria was 11 % in February, which represents a decrease of 0.1 % compared to January.

Compared to February 2014, the level of unemployment dropped with 1.2 %, daily Dnevnik reports.

The number of people registered as unemployed at the employment agency amounted to 361 176, which is 2788 less people compared to January.

Bromak's Full Statement on Bank Insolvency Act Changes in Bulgaria

Novinite is publishing the full text of a statement by Bromak, the majority shareholder of Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB), on proposed changes of Bulgaria's Bank Insolvency Act currently subject to a reading in Parliament.

Bulgarian FM Asks for Greater EU Funding on Dealing with Migrants

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov asked for increased EU funding to be provided to the country in order to deal with the increasing migratory pressure.

Mitov made this statement during his participation in a regular meeting of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday.

Bulgarians Losing Confidence in Government, Parliament - Gallup

The latest political and economic index of Gallup, which was released on Tuesday, shows that the relatively calmer period for the government seems to be nearing its end.

Although there are no considerable negative tendencies in the public opinion, the positive inertia from the previous months is exhausted.

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