Latest News from Bulgaria

Nearly 1 Million Bulgarians Worked 14.5 Million Overtime Hours in 2014

Nearly 1 million people in Bulgaria at 3516 enterprises worked 14.5 million hours of overtime in 2014, according to statistics of the General Labor Inspectorate Executive Agency.

The largest amount of overtime exceeding the statutory 40 hours per week or eight hours per day norm was reported by medical workers.

Unnamed Investor to Put EUR 30 M in Bulgaria's Pleven

Stamen Yanev, Executive Director of the InvestBulgaria Agency, has suggested that Pleven anticipates investment amounting to EUR 30 M.

Speaking at a roundtable discussion uniting representatives of regional businesses and the central and local authorities, Yanev noted that it was too early to disclose details about the project.

Anniversary of Nazi Germany's attack on Yugoslavia

BELGRADE - In the early morning hours of April 6, 1941, Nazi Germany unleashed a massive attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

The attack dragged Yugoslavia into World War II, even though Yugoslav governments, both before and after the putsch of March 27, attempted to avoid this by all means available.

Tsvetan Vasilev to Take Bulgaria to Court over KTB

Bulgarian businessman Tsvetan Vasilev has argued that an attack was carried out on his bank by an insider, but the scenario
for bringing it to a failure was prepared "outside."

Bulgaria's Specialised Anti-Corruption Unit Enters into Operation

Bulgaria's Specialised Anti-Corruption Unit, which will tackle corruption among high level officials, entered into operation on Monday.

The specialised unit will be under the direct authority of Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov, daily Dnevnik reports.

Bulgaria's Justice Minister Warns of Prosecuting Authority with Unchecked Power

Bulgaria's prosecuting authority should not be granted overly-extensive powers to intervene in civil cases and should instead focus on boosting its efficiency on criminal cases, according to Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov.

Serbia U18 women's volleyball team wins silver at EC

PLOVDIV - Serbia under-18 women's volleyball team won the silver medal at the 2015 CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship in Bulgaria, after losing to Russia 3-2 (16-25, 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 15-7) in Plovdiv late Sunday.

Serbian captain Katarina Lazovic was named Second Best Outside Spiker and Tijana Milojevic Best Libero of the championship.

Bentonite Plant in Bulgaria's Kardzhali Bought by France's Imerys

A French company, Paris-based Imerys, has bought the bentonite production plant in Bulgaria's Karzdhali.

The plant was previously owned by Greek S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., according to reports of the BGNES news agency.

Although the deal was concluded at the end of 2014, there was no official announcement on the part of the local authorities.

NY Times: Bulgaria Puts Up a New Wall, but This One Keeps People Out

Bulgaria is bracing for a new refugee influx as the weather gets milder in the spring, the New York Times says in a recent article summarizing Bulgaria's effort to curb the flow through border security measures.

Code Orange Issued in 12 Bulgaria Districts over Bad Weather

A code orange warning has been issued by authorities in twelve Bulgaria districts as Southern and Eastern Bulgaria have seen heavy downpours in the past 24 hours.

The districts affected are Silistra, Dobrich, Shumen and Varna (in the north-east), Burgas and Yambol (south-east), Haskovo, Kardzhali, Smolyan, Plovdiv, Pazardzhik (south) and Blagoevgrad (southwestern Bulgaria).

Socialists Unify For Reindustrialization and Social Policy in Bulgaria

Reindustrialization and technological modernization of the country, as well as more strict social policies across the country were among the key points in the political declaration summarized by the deputy head of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Yanaki Stoilov.