Latest News from Bulgaria

Bulgaria Also Runs Risk of Terrorism After French Attack - IntMin Official

The fact that a EU and NATO member state could be subject to a terror attack such as the one in French weekly Charlie Hebdo's offices means there is also terror risk for Bulgaria, an official has said.

As many as 12 people died and 10 were injured in the attack.

The corpse exhibition

'The Madman of Freedom Square' (Comma Press, £10, 96 pages) and 'The Iraqi Christ' (Comma Press, £10, 144 pages) by Hassan Blasim, both translated by Jonathan Wright

Bulgaria Needs EUR 150M to Stop Illegal Migrants Crossing from Turkey

Bulgaria needs at least BGN 150M to halt the influx of illegal migrants across its border with Turkey and will seek financial assistance from the European Commission to tackle the issue, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Wednesday.

Bulgaria Condemns Gunmen Attack on France's Charlie Hebdo

Bulgaria strongly condemns the gunmen raid on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which left at least 12 people dead and 10 injured on Wednesday, President Rosen Plevneliev has said.

Bulgaria Never Discussed Possibility to Station Army at Border - PM

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced that the government has never discussed the possibility to station the army at the border with Turkey in order to guard it against the influx of refugees.

According to him, the suggestion was for the army to provide logistical support to the officials of the Interior Ministry.

Majority of Turks would fight for their country, survey says

A large majority of Turkish people, 73 percent, said they would be willing to fight for their country if there were a war that involved Turkey, Gallup International's annual global End of Year survey has shown.

Globally, 60 percent of the people surveyed said they would be willing to take up arms for their country while 27 percent would not be willing.

Croatia Falling Behind in EU, Statistics Show

New data from the EU statistics agency, Eurostat, show that Croatia is falling behind the rest of the EU by almost all economic indices - while the outlook for 2015 is no better.

Croatia's unemployment rate of 16.6 per cent in October falls way behind the EU average of 10 per cent, for example.

Construction of Coastal Station at Port Varna Completed

The construction of the coastal station at Port Varna has been completed.

The coastal station will host an operations center which will manage vessel traffic (VTS Center Varna).

The center will monitor and direct ships north of Cape Emine and also engage in real-time information exchange with the coastal station in Burgas, according to reports of the maritime.bg portal.

InvestBulgaria Agency Chief: Foreign Investment Has Not Decreased in Long Term

Svetoslav Mladenov, Executive Director of the InvestBulgaria Agency, has said that there has been no decrease in foreign investment in the long term.

In a Wednesday interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, Mladenov predicted a slight growth in foreign investment.

Bulgaria's Govt Debt at 23.1% of GDP by end-November 2014

Bulgaria's government debt amounted to EUR 9 597,7 million as of end-November, according to Finance Ministry data.

Bulgaria's domestic debt amounted to EUR 4 018,1 million and the external debt - to EUR 5 579,6 million.

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