Latest News from Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Border Police: Illegal Immigration Reached Critical Rate in 2013
For the first time since Bulgaria's EU accession, the level of illegal immigration reached a critical rate in 2013, according to a report of the Border Police Chief Directorate of the Interior Ministry.
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DPS Leader Mestan Warns against Rescheduling Turkish-Language News
Proposals to reschedule news broadcasts in Turkish hosted by the Bulgarian National Television are dangerous, Movement of Rights and Freedoms (DPS) head Lyutvi Mestan said on Tuesday.
Survey Underscores Growing Divide between Southern, Northern Bulgaria
A survey of the Institute for Market Economics (IME) think-tank has sounded the alarm about the growing divide between northern and southern Bulgaria.
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Bills on Interior Ministry, DANS to Be Submitted to Parliament
Amendments to the structure of Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior and the state security agendy DANS are to be tabled on Wednesday, the biggest party GERB's Parliament group chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov has said.
NATO's Europe Commander to Meet Bulgaria DefMin, Chief of Defense
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Gen Philip Breedlove is on a two-day visit to Bulgaria on Wednesday and Thursday.
Breedlove is due to meet newly-appointed Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev and Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov, who became Chief of Defense in June.
He is to lay wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.
Ministry Denies 'Financial Correction' over Bulgaria’s Controversial Tourism Logo
The Ministry of Tourism has rejected allegations about a fine of BGN 160 000 by the European Commission over the project for the creation of a new brand for Bulgaria as a tourist destination.
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Europe Liberals Criticize Bulgaria for Including Nationalists in Gov't
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe (ALDE) has lashed at the new Bulgarian government over the "inclusion" of a nationalist coalition called Patriotic Front (PF).
ALDE's remarks follow the official formation of a cabinet in Bulgaria last week with PF's support declared with its signature of a coalition agreement without any participation.
Polish Independence Day March Ends in Riots
Police in Warsaw has detained at least 280 people after a rally marking Poland's Independence Day.
As many as 47 people have been injured, German weekly Der Spiegel reports.
Clashes began between participants and the police on Tuesday evening as some of the demonstrators in the crow, reportedly nationalists, started hurling stones and firecrackers at security officers.
Bulgarian MPs to Vote on Resignation of Financial Watchdog Deputy Chair
Bulgaria's Parliament is to vote Wednesday on the resignation of the Deputy Chair of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) Nikolay Popov, who resigned on Tuesday for personal reasons.
Popov was elected FSC Chair on May 22, 2012 and his term in office was to end on July 15, 2015, according to the website of the commission, as cited by dnevnik.bg.
Presdents of Bulgaria, Hungary Confrirm Support for South Stream
The establishment of a regional gas market among the Visegrad Group members boosts energy security in Central Europe and helps Bulgaria to diversify supplies, President Rosen Plevneliev has said.
Bulgaria's head of state made his remarks while meeting his Hungarian counterpart János Áder, who is on a two-day official visit to Bulgaria.
President Plevneliev: High Time to Tell Truth about Bulgaria's Past
It is time Bulgarians give their children a truthful account on the communist era that the country went through between 1944 and 1989, President Rosen Plevneliev said on Tuesday.
During an international conference marking the 25th anniversary of the outset of democratic changes, the head of state asserted that "half-truths are the [Bulgarian] transition's biggest mistake."
Brazil's Rousseff Receives Credentials of Bulgarian Ambassador
Valeri Yotov, the new ambassador of Bulgaria to Brazil, has presented his credentials to the country's President Dilma Rousseff.
At a ceremony held Monday Rousseff said she was delighted to accept them. She recalled "with satisfaction" her trip to Bulgaria and hoped to repeat it, but expected a visit by her counterpart Rosen Plevneliev.
Bulgaria Govt Raises Budget Deficit Target to 3.7%/GDP
Bulgaria's government on Tuesday adopted a draft budget update, raising the deficit target to up to 3.7% of projected 2014 GDP to provide for increased spending and lower-than-planned revenue.
Bulgaria's MPs, Ministers Get Pay Rise
The recently elected Bulgarian MPs and ministers are getting a pay rise, shows data of the National Statistic Institute on the average salary in Bulgaria.
According to the data, the average monthly salary in Bulgaria's public sector in Q3 2014 rose by 5.8% year-on-year and reached BGN 900.
Photo Exhibition Shows Abandoned Places In Bulgaria
The photo exhibition "The Abandoned Bulgaria" shows 30 deserted places in the country.
It opened in Sofia's Orange Center bookshop on "Graf Ignatiev" street on November 10 and will be on till December 10.