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BulgarianPresidency.eu (blog)
April 24, 2018
... yesterday's EURACTIV article in which representatives of the European Youth Forum have expressed outrage at the way the EU Bulgarian Presidency organised an EU-sponsored youth event in Sofia last week, the Bulgarian government is responding with a North Korea-style communication effort.
Renewables Now
April 23, 2018
Tenders financed through deals for statistical transfer of renewable energy within the EU, is another idea, which the Bulgarian government could consider for expanding the clean energy sector in the country, it emerged at the conference. Bulgaria is currently seeking to renegotiate long-term PPAs,Ãâà...
The Sofia Globe
April 21, 2018
On June 30, the country's status was promoted from “observer” to “liaison.” On October 18, the Bulgarian government adopted the working definition of anti-Semitism agreed in 2016 by IHRA and appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev to be the national coordinator on combating anti-Semitism.
TASS
April 21, 2018
YALTA, April 21. /TASS/. Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov told reporters on Friday he favored the project of opening a ferry link between Crimea and Bulgaria's main seaport of Burgas if the Bulgarian government backs the idea. "If the Bulgarian government gives the go-ahead, then I will present thisÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
April 16, 2018
The government of Bulgaria issued its stance on the air strike on Syria on April 14, after Prime Minister Boiko Borissov summoned members of the Cabinet ... escalation of the conflict and call on the Syrian regime to cease all actions violating international humanitarian law,” the Bulgarian government said.
The Sofia Globe
April 13, 2018
Bulgaria's Cabinet has declared a day of national mourning on April 14 for the victims of a bus crash on the motorway near Vakarel, a village about 40km from capital city Sofia, in which six people died and 23 were injured. The crash occured just before noon on April 13. The bus overturned at the side ofÃâà...
EURACTIV
April 4, 2018
Pirin national park has become an example of the Bulgarian government's unwillingness to establish the rule of law. When all eyes in Europe are on Bulgaria because of its Presidency of the EU Council, we need to see a strong message from the EU, writes Veselina Kavrakova. Veselina Kavrakova is theÃâà...
bne IntelliNews
April 4, 2018
Bulgaria's government does not intend to participate in the deal to sell assets of Czech energy company CEZ, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said at a session of the parliamentary committee investigating the deal, daily Dnevnik reported on April 3. In February CEZ announced that it had selected theÃâà...
liherald.com
March 31, 2018
Watching Nazi forces roll across Eastern Europe virtually unchecked, and hoping to regain territories lost during World War I, the Bulgarian government signed a pact with Germany in 1941, following two years of neutrality. Bulgaria was not, however, one of Adolf Hitler's puppets. It did not, for example,Ãâà...
BulgarianPresidency.eu (blog)
March 30, 2018
The Bulgarian government has so far insisted that the results of the investigation of the Organization for the Fight Against Chemical Weapons, in which Russia is also a member, should be taken into account, before action is taken. The Russian Ambassador in Bulgaria, Anatoliy Makarov, has stated theÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
March 29, 2018
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov's Cabinet agreed on March 28 2018 to pay an “Easter bonus” in April of 40 leva (about 20.45 euro) to each of the country's more than 1.2 million pensioners who are below the 321 leva poverty line. Just more than 56 per cent of pensioners in Bulgaria are below theÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
March 21, 2018
The Bulgarian government is to provide 15 million leva (about 7.66 million euro) for increases to the salaries of prison staff, Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva said after a Cabinet meeting on March 21. This followed a meeting on March 20 between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Tsacheva andÃâà...
BulgarianPresidency.eu (blog)
March 14, 2018
It is particularly worrying in the context of the Bulgarian Presidency, and I call on the Bulgarian government to revise its position on this crucial issue”, Ward stated. In a tweet, Ward also slammed Bulgaria's opposition socialists for their opposition to the Istanbul Convention, despite the position of their formerÃâà...
ACTmedia
March 14, 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu announced on Monday that, a joint Romanian-Bulgarian government meeting will be held this year, with the inter-connectivity issue as one of the main topics."This year, a joint Romanian-Bulgarian government meeting will take place and the inter-connectivityÃâà...
E&P
March 10, 2018
“Bulgaria and Qatar will support the participation of their national energy companies in joint projects linked to the exploration, production, transport and distribution of hydrocarbons,” the Bulgarian government said in a statement. Bulgaria, almost fully reliant on Russian gas, is seeking to diversify its suppliesÃâà...
Lexology
March 10, 2018
According to the new Bulgarian Concessions Act, the government shall adopt an ordinance that outlines the requirements for determining the financial-economic aspects of concessions. On 1 March 2018, the Bulgarian government published a bill for this ordinance and initiated a public consultation.
SeeNews
March 10, 2018
"Even though the Bulgarian government did not express interest in entering into the sales process, which was running last year, CEZ will consider the request presented by our business partner and will check the option," Horakova said. "The main purpose of the meetings was preparation of documents forÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
March 8, 2018
The Bulgarian Cabinet announced on March 7 that it had approved a grant of 15 000 euro to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation of Poland. The goal of the foundation is to preserve the historical heritage of the Auschwitz and Birkenau former concentration camps in Poland, the Bulgarian governmentÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
March 8, 2018
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov's Cabinet has retracted its approval of the Istanbul Convention and withdrawn its request to Parliament to approve the convention. The decision to retract the approval which the Cabinet gave in January 2018 was taken at a regular meeting on March 7, with BorissovÃâà...
EU Scoop
March 6, 2018
The Bulgarian actor Nikolay Nikolaev has died. He will be remembered for his work on the small screen, the big screen and his voluntary work with sick children. Nikolay Stefanov Nikolaev was a Bulgarian actor born on October 18, 1940. He graduated from the “Krustyo Sarafov” acting academy in SofiaÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
March 5, 2018
Putin expressed readiness for his country to engage in discussions on renewing the project, the Bulgarian government statement said. The Belene project was initiated three decades ago by Bulgaria's communist project. A previous Borissov government voted an end to the Belene project, but recently hasÃâà...
Novinite.com
February 21, 2018
SKA KELER: No, the Bulgarian government has not given me apologies. Many Bulgarians, however, apologized to me personally. They themselves are shocked by the language and content of the Vice Premier's speech. I am grateful to the Bulgarians who support me and who turned to me personally.
EURACTIV
February 12, 2018
“President Juncker personally spoke to MEP Ska Keller on Friday, as well as to the Bulgarian authorities. I think you saw that after that there was a press release by the Bulgarian government. This declaration clarifies things for the Bulgarian side. And that closes the issue for us. “ The Bulgarian governmentÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
February 11, 2018
“Obviously, the coalition partner in the Bulgarian government is very nervous about the Bulgarian people protesting against the government and standing up for their rights,” Keller said, referring to the fact that the United Patriots, minority partner in Boiko Borissov's government, is known to strongly back theÃâà...
EU Scoop
February 7, 2018
Following complaints of Burgas citizens concerning an unpleasant odor in the air of their city, the authorities have fined Lukoil and Kronospan, two firms that operate factories in the area. The industrial activity is stated to have caused the smell in the city despite previous assurances to the contrary.
Balkan Insight
December 31, 1999
The ECHR ruling was supposed to put an end of the decade-long row over the former royal properties and help the Bulgarian government clarify its position regarding the restitution of the crown's real estate. The properties were nationaliesd by the government after the abolition of the Bulgarian monarchy inÃâà...
EU Scoop
December 31, 1999
The Bulgarian government is starting procedures on giving 4 beaches on concession. The beaches are - "St. St. Konstantin and Elena - south", "Riviera", "Ahtopol north - east zone", and "Kiten - south". This was announced by the press center of the cabinet. The proposal is to give the first to beaches underÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
December 31, 1999
Bulgaria's Cabinet has agreed to provide a further 1.68 million leva (about 859 000 euro) to the Ministry of Tourism to promote the country as a year-round tourism destination, the government media service said on April 11 2018. “The programme envisages the sustainable development and promotion ofÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
December 31, 1999
The National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria, part of the United Patriots grouping of far-right and nationalist parties that is the minority partner in Prime Minister Boiko Borissov's government, says that during Borissov's March 12 visit to Skopje, he should not apologise for the deportation of Jews fromÃâà...
EU Scoop
December 31, 1999
Recently, the border guards at Dunav Most, Bulgaria, confiscated a large illegal shipment of animals. The creatures were then transported to the quarantine zone of the Sofia Zoo. Some of them were from rare species, one of which was protected. Problems began to arise. The Bulgarian Food Safety AgencyÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
December 31, 1999
Bulgaria's government decided on February 28 to set up a working group to draft changes to existing legislation on the ownership, financing and distribution of the media in the country. A statement after a regular weekly meeting of Bulgaria's Cabinet said that the working group should propose a “clearÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
December 31, 1999
Bulgaria will provide humanitarian aid to Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen to the amount of 782 000 leva (about 399 830 euro), the government information service said after a February 28 2018 Cabinet meeting. The funding will come from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget dedicated to developmentÃâà...
bne IntelliNews
December 31, 1999
Meanwhile, Borissov held another phone conversation with Babis, asking for his help should the Bulgarian government take steps to acquire a stake in CEZ's assets, the government said in a statement. Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev reacted to the government's intention to acquire stake in CEZ's localÃâà...
VolleyMob
December 31, 1999
The Bulgarian government announced that it was lending $500,000 to the group organizing the country's hosting duties for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in September. The 24-team event will be contested in Ruse, Sofia and Varna in Bulgaria as well as six cities in Italy: Bari, BolognaÃâà...
Colorado Springs Gazette
December 31, 1999
photo - In this handout photo made available by the Bulgarian Government press office on Monday In this handout photo made available by the Bulgarian Government press office on Monday, March 26, 2018 from left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov,Ãâà...
