Bulgarian Mayor 'Uneasy' about Danube Bridge 2 Use Permit
The Mayor of Bulgaria's border river city of Vidin, Gergo Gergov, admitted he has signed the so-called Act 16 for the use of Danube Bridge 2 with "particular opinion.
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The Mayor of Bulgaria's border river city of Vidin, Gergo Gergov, admitted he has signed the so-called Act 16 for the use of Danube Bridge 2 with "particular opinion.
Bulgaria and Romania are eager to build a third bridge connecting the two countries over the Danube River, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu said Thursday.
The Trakiya highway in southern Bulgaria, connecting the capital Sofia and the Black Sea city of Burgas, which has been built for 40 years now, will most likely be competed on July 5.
The World Bank has reduced its GDP growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2013 and 2014.
Debts of Bulgarian legal and natural persons for collection by bailiffs and debt collection agencies amounted to over BGN 15 B by end-2012.
Bulgaria’s economy may fail to reach its target of acceleration by 1% at the end of this year, the new prime minister has warned.
Bulgarian consumer price inflation increased 2% in May on an annual basis, the same level as the previous month, official data showed.
The European Commission has put forward a new set of nuclear power safety rules aimed at eliminating the risk of a Fukushima-type disaster in Europe.
The committee set up to improve the operations of heating utility Toplofikatsiya Sofia at the Sofia Municipal Council has suggested that heating bills should be calculated on the basis of two tariffs.
The Confederation of Independent and Free Syndicates in Bulgaria, KNSB, is calling for the sacking of the entire management of the country's largest arms factory, VMZ Sopot.
Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev is to visit Bulgaria's largest arms factory, VMZ Sopot, to meet with the chief executives and trade union representatives at the plant.
Bulgaria’s largest tourism associations have proposed Elena Ivanova for chair of the National Tourism Agency.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an advisory for Bulgarians with travel plans to Greece or those who are temporarily or permanently residing in the country to avoid downtown Athens and other areas with higher concentration of protesters.
The European Union expressed deep concern about Turkish government action to clear Istanbul's Taksim Square of protesters overnight, when police fired teargas into a crowd of thousands on June 12.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski, whose Socialist-led government took oath of office at the end of May, has officially appointed a total of 17 Deputy Ministers.
A chalga diva has been nominated for Deputy Agriculture Minister by the Bulgarian Stock-Breeders Association.
Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has appealed to members of Parliament to carefully consider the proposal to legalize illegal constructions, including Roma shantytowns.
Amendments to the Special Surveillance Devices, SRS, Act were passed at first reading in Bulgaria's Parliament on Thursday.
Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told reporters that he was sad on his birthday because of the “current state of affairs in the country.
Amendments to the Special Surveillance Act are to pass first reading in Bulgaria's Parliament on Thursday.
The Orthodox church in Bulgaria marks Thursday Ascension Day, or the so called Spasovden, which relates to the ascension of Jesus into heaven following his crucifixion and resurrection.
Every third Bulgarian today has an allergy and in 20 years' time, half of the country's population is expected to suffer from allergies, according to Professor Vasil Dimitrov, National Allergy Consultant.
Bulgaria's National Information System for Transfusion Hematology will be launched by the middle of 2014, Prof Fani Martinova, Director of the National Center for Hematology and Transfusion, has announced.
Spanish side Espanyol are reportedly on the verge of signing unsettled Bulgarian forward Valeri Bojinov.
Menko Menkov, lawyer of former Interior Minister and current MP and Deputy Chair of the center-right GERB party, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, has suggested that the indictment against Tsvetanov was a hasty step.
A chemical plant in the US state of Louisiana has been hit by a large explosion, according to officials.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has reacted strongly to a European Parliament resolution that expressed concern over the brutal crackdown on protests in the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated on Thursday a revamped Holocaust exhibition at the Auschwitz Nazi death camp site in southern Poland, BBC reported.
At least 93,000 people have been killed in Syria since the start of the conflict back in 2011, according to latest United Nations figures.
Czech Republic's police for the fight against organized crime has arrested a number of senior members of the ruling center-right Civic Democratic Party.
The dead toll in clashes between riot police and demonstrators in Turkey has risen to five.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has not ruled out the possibility of being succeeded by a woman.
US President Barack Obama's motorcade has been involved in a traffic accident while on its way to Miami airport Wednesday evening.
Greece's public services may be staging a general strike against the shocking closure of state broadcaster ERT, but people from private businesses are showing no signs of sympathy, reporters in Athens say.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a 24-hours deadline to the Minister of the Interior to bring to an end the protests at the emblematic Taksim square in Istanbul.
Greek unions are staging a 24-hour protest strike against the government's surprise move to shut down state broadcaster ERT and lay off 2,700 people.
The Turkish government has agreed to consider a referendum on the controversial project for the redevelopment of Istanbul's Gezi Park.
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