Bulgaria
Bulgarian Firefighters Protest Due to Planned Layoffs
Bulgarian firefighters are to protest on Saturday due to planned layoffs and poor working conditions.
They will gather in Sofia at midday in the garden of the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church, which is near the building of the Interior Ministry, daily Dnevnik reports.
Bulgaria's Road Agency to Seek Extra Allocations for Flood Damage Repairs
The latest floods caused road damage worth BGN 13-14 M, according to Georgi Zlatev from Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA).
Warnings Issued Across Bulgaria over Possible Torrential Rains, Snowstorms
Code orange has been issued for Bulgaria's Smolyan municipality on Friday on account of the heavy rains and expected thunderstorms.
The other twenty seven areas of the country have been warned with a yellow code due to the heavy rains and possible snow storms.
Rural Development Program 2014-2020 to Be Launched in March - Agriculture Minister
The Rural Development Program 2014-2020 will be launched in end-March 2015, according to Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.
Bulgaria to Host EU 'Secretive Ministerial Meeting' on Energy Next Week
The EU's energy ministers are to meet in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on February 9 for a meeting run by Commission Vice-President Maro? ?ef?ovi?, media reports suggest.
Only EU member states will be part of the meeting though a recreation of the energy landscape in Southeast Europe in general will apparently be on the agenda, according to Brussels-based website EurActiv.
Bulgaria's Govt Allocates State Guarantee of BGN 1 M for Exhibition at the Louvre
Bulgaria's government has adopted a decision for a state guarantee worth BGN 1 M for the Bulgarian exhibition at the Louvre in April 2015.
The allocation of a state guarantee for such purposes is common practice within the EU, according to the Bulgarian government.
Minister Rejects Allegations of Attempt at Covert Privatization of Bulgarian Posts
Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has assured that no provatizati0on procedure is underway for national postal operator Bulgarian Posts.
Bulgarian Breeders Protest Against Low Farm-Gate Milk Prices
Around a hundred animal breeders from the Blagoevgrad region started a protest on the main motorway E-79 close to Simitli on Wednesday.
They expressed their disagreement with the low farm-gate milk prices, currently around 50 stotinki per litre, reported the Bulgarian National Television. Fruit and vegetable producers also joined the action.
Turkish Citizens Threaten to Sue Bulgaria over Flood Damages
Eight people have died because of the floods in Edirne, and 5 000 more have been unable to leave their quarters. Helicopters are the only vehicles able to access the affected areas. As a result, several Turkish citizens have threatened to sue Bulgaria over the damages.
Bulgarian Parliament Rejects Proposed Limitation of Sanctions on Russia
The Bulgarian Parliament rejected the proposal of the opposition BSP party to discuss the possible limitation of further EU sanctions against Russia on Wednesday.
Last week, the parliament similarly refused to include the discussion of the proposal in its weekly agenda.