Bulgaria's Deposit Interest Tax Receipts for Jan 2013 Fall Short of Target
Tax receipts from the tax on interest earned from bank deposits for January amounted to BGN 8.6 M, compared to the annual target of BGN 150 M.
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Tax receipts from the tax on interest earned from bank deposits for January amounted to BGN 8.6 M, compared to the annual target of BGN 150 M.
Bulgaria's Parliament denounced at second reading on Tuesday the trilateral agreement for the construction of the Burgas-Alexandoupolis oil pipeline.
The Members of the Parliament from the Economic Committee rejected Tuesday the draft proposal for measures to reduce electric power prices and secure basic needs of power consumers.
The Members of the Parliament from the Economic Committee voted Tuesday to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project.
Starting Tuesday, power distributor CEZ, which supplies electricity to consumers in Sofia and northwestern Bulgaria, offers the services of an energy ombudsman.
Bulgarian ethnic Turkish party leader Lyutvi Mestan has slammed the country's newly announced caretaker Cabinet, stating that it has close ties with the centrist-right GERB government, which resigned in February.
Dragomir Yordanov was announced as Bulgaria's caretaker Justice Minister by President Rosen Plevneliev on Tuesday.
Roman Vasilev was announced as Bulgaria's caretaker Electronic Government Minister by President Rosen Plevneliev on Tuesday.
Bulgarian marathon swimming star Petar Stoychev has been appointed sports minister in Bulgaria's caretaker government.
A new Ministry in charge of the implementation of an electronic government has been established in Bulgaria.
In the last month, many Bulgarians took to the streets of our cities to clearly and irrefutably show their outrage from social hardships imposed on them, says the new caretaker Prime Minister, Marin Raykov.
Bulgarian marathon swimming star Petar Stoychev will serve as sports minister in Bulgaria's caretaker government until the May 12 elections, it was officially announced on Tuesday.
Assen Vassilev was announced as Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism on Tuesday.
Ekaterina Zaharieva, who served as Bulgaria's deputy regional minister before joining the presidential team, has been picked for deputy caretaker prime minister.
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, has delivered a keynote speech in presenting the caretaker government, saying he was fully responsible for its formation.
The members of Bulgaria's new caretaker Cabinet have been announced, expectedly headed by Marin Raykov.
Marin Raykov – Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
The members of Bulgaria's new caretaker Cabinet have been announced.
Kalin Hristov, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, will take over the Finance Ministry in Bulgaria's caretaker government. Hristov came into office for a six-year term as BNB deputy governor on October 23, 2009.
Kalin Hristov, Deputy Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, will serve as finance minister in Bulgaria's caretaker government until the May 12 elections.
A caretaker government succeeded on March 12 Bulgaria's center-right cabinet of Boyko Borisov, who resigned shockingly in February.
Marin Raykov was born on December 17, 1960, in Washington, DC, USA.
Marin Raykov will head Bulgaria's caretaker government until the May 12 elections, the president officially announced on Tuesday, confirming earlier reports. He will also serve as foreign minister.
The Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS, and its Scientific Secretary, Prof. Nikolay Miloshev, is the caretaker Education Minister.
The minimum monthly wage in Bulgaria went up by 28.2% during the term in office of the outgoing center-right GERB government, according to reports of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy.
Bulgaria's outgoing Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov staged a farewell press conference on Tuesday that local media have described as emotional and controversial.
Svetlana Boyanova, Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food, filed her resignation Tuesday, saying that the new Minister had to be given the opportunity to pick their team.
The brand-new Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister, whose name is to be announced at 4 pm Tuesday, will represent Bulgaria at the European Council summit just two days later – on March 14.
Bulgaria's Ambassador to France Marin Raykov has been tipped as the most likely caretaker Prime Minister.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is expected to appoint a caretaker government on Tuesday afternoon.
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, is expected to reveal the names in the caretaker government on Tuesday, instead of Wednesday as it was the earlier deadline.
Bulgarian Members of the Parliament were showered with toilet paper and diapers while showing for one of their last workdays,
A group of Bulgarians have been stranded overnight at the Beauvais Airport in the French capital Paris.
The electricity bill of the St. Marina metropolitan cathedral in Bulgaria's southern city of Plovdiv will be paid with donations, thereby preventing a power cut.
The Bulgarian National Television has announced that it is withdrawing the song Kismet from the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
The ten-year-old daughter of Bulgarian drug kingpin Evelin Banev has not been discovered yet, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has said.
Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office is launching a probe in the contracts for long-term purchase of electric power from the so-called "American" Thermal Power Plants.
Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has announced a caretaker cabinet, following weeks without a government.
The papal conclave tasked with electing a successor to retired Pope Benedict XVI begins Tuesday in Vatican City.
Maxim Behar is a Bulgarian businessman, PR expert, journalist and diplomat.
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