Latest News from Bulgaria

Bulgaria's New Tourism Logo To Be Revealed

The new Bulgarian tourism logo will be officially presented in 10 days, as announced by Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova.

In her words, 93% of Bulgarians associate their home country with a rose, 83% with the seaside, and 73% with mineral springs, BGNES information agency reported.

Bulgarian Historic Figure Comes to Life in New Movie

A new film interpretation of the life and activities of Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski is to be released in Bulgaria on Monday.

The premiere of the two-part movie entitled Dyakon Levski will be at the National Palace of Culture at 7 pm.

Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova Starts with Victory in Dubai

Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova won in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship on Sunday.

Pironkova defeated the Czech Klara Koukalova with 6:3, 4:6, 6:3 in a game that lasted just over two hours, daily Dnevnik reports.

The Bulgarian recorded a fifth victory in seven encounters with her Czech opponent

Minister to Present Economic Priorities for Bulgaria's Northwest

Bulgarian Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski is to present the economic priorities of the government for the development of the northwestern region of the country.

Lukarski will attend the opening of the Forum Northwest in the town of Montana on Monday, daily Dnevnik reports.

Bulgaria ex-Interim PM Says He Was Subject to Wiretapping

Prof Georgi Bliznashki, who was caretaker PM between August and November 2014, claimed on Monday there had been eavesdropping on some of his phone conversations during the 2013 anti-government protest.

In his words, it was done in an "impertinent" and an "insolent" way.

Highway between Bulgaria's Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo to Be Finished by 2020

Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova has confirmed that the government is working on the construction of a major thoroughfare between the cities of Veliko Tarnovo and Ruse.

Pavlova told public broadcaster BNT that the new highway would help address traffic issues that have been arousing over the past years.

Bulgarian FM, PM Await Visit of Ukrainian FM

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin is to arrive on an official visit to Bulgaria on Monday at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov.

Mitov and Klimkin are to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, including the conditions of Bulgarians residing in the country and the efforts of the international community to deescalate the conflict.

Kristalina Georgieva: Bulgaria Is Having Unprecedented EU Funding at Disposal

European Commission Vice President for Budget and Human Resources, has been nominated in the "Politics" category of Novinite's 2014 Personalities in the News poll. Alongside all other nominees, she had been asked to answer three general questions before the poll closed.

Hours before the deadline, Novinite is publishing her answers.

New BGN 16 B Debt 'to Give Bulgaria Stability in Next Three Years' - FinMin

Bulgaria's move to take on new external borrowings will provide for its financial stability in the next three years, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov has said.

In a Sunday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, he has opined that, under the conditions of "super liquid markets" the act of piling up new debt could actually be carried out in favourable circumstances.

Anti-NATO Protest Staged in Downtown Sofia

About a hundred people have demonstrated against Bulgaria's NATO membership, calling on the alliance "to leave" the country.

The event started at Sunday noon at the square in front of Bulgaria's Presidency and later headed to the National Assembly.

Bulgaria President, PM Clash over Chief of State Security Body

President Rosen Plevneliev has urged the replacement of Vladimir Pisanchev as head of Bulgaria's main counter-intelligence unit, the State Agency for National Security (DANS).

This follows Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's comments that no high-level reshuffles will be made either at DANS or the Interior Ministry to avoid speculation of "political purges."

Bulgaria FM Mitov: We Will Not Allow Fear to Overtake Europe

Bulgaria is strongly condemning the attacks in Copenhagen which took [two] lives and wounded innocent citizens, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia has said in a statement.

Minister Daniel Mitov has described the events of Saturday as "yet another terror act targeting one of our supreme values - freedom of speech."

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