Ivan Kostov

Lasting Peace is Only Achievable When We Give Way Not to Interests But to Principles, Said Rosen Plevneliev

A lasting sustainable peace is only achievable when we reach the hearts of young people and when we give way not to the interests but to the principles, said Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria from 2012 to 2017, at the conference "NATO membership - the key to The European Union "in Sofia, organized by the Atlantic Council on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of NATO and 15 years since t

Huge Sculpture to Replace Communist's Mausoleum in Sofia

The new, 14-metre-tall sculpture by Bulgarian artist Plamen Deyanoff, called 'The Bronze House', is set to be installed at the site of the former mausoleum at Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square in Sofia by the end of the year, to mark the start of Bulgaria's first EU presidency in January.

Cabinet Proposes Former Foreign Minister as New Bulgarian Ambassador to Turkey

The government proposed the former Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky to be appointed as the Bulgarian ambassador to Turkey.

The decision was taken at the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers, which took place on Wednesday, the government's press service informs.

The nomination will be forwarded to President Rosen Plevneliev, who has to issue a decree on her appointment.

Bulgaria Parliament Appoints Ivan Ivanov Energy Watchdog Head

Ivan Ivanov, the single candidate to become the chair of Bulgaria's energy regulator KEVR, has now been picked by Parliament to take over the body.

Ivanov was backed by an overwhelming majority of 142 MPs, with only ten against and 15 abstaining.

Two socialist lawmakers and seven from nationalist Ataka party were among those who did not vote "yes".

Leader of Bulgaria's DPS Requests Right of Reply In NY Times, Dismisses Pro-Russian Label

The leader of Bulgaria's oppositional party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Lyutvi Mestan requested a right of reply in New York Times due to a publication labeling his party as pro-Russian.

In a letter addressed to the editor-in-chief of New York Times, Mestan refers to the article entitled "How Putin Forged a Pipeline Deal That Derailed" published on 30 December 2014.

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