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A total of 127 Bulgarian athletes (60 women and 67 men) will represent the country at the First European Games, which will be held in Baku between June 12 and 28.

Bulgarian representatives will compete in 23 out of the 30 sports, which are featured in the games, daily Dnevnik reports.

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) adopted at its regular general assembly on Tuesday its budget for 2015, which amounts to BGN 3.45 M.

A quick comparison shows that BOC increased its budget with BGN 400 000 compared to last year, daily Dnevnik reports.

At least 110 Bulgarians will represent the country in the first European Games, which are scheduled to take place in Baku between June 12 and 28.

For some of the sports, such as wrestling and judo, the continental games will have the status of European championship.

Quotas for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be allocated in twelve sports, daily Dnevnik reports.

Greek government bonds declined on Friday, with three-year yields rising the most in a week, as the chair of the euro area?s finance ministers? group said governments won?t grant a request by Greece for short-term financing.

?Nobody knows where this is going,? said Peter Schaffrik, London-based head of European rates strategy at Royal Bank of Canada.

Bulgaria's Tabak Market, owner of the Lafka kiosk chains has a new owner as of end of March, reports Capital Daily, quoting the annual report of Bulgartabak Holding.