The management board of Holding Bulgarian State Railways, BDZ, has drafted three main scenarios for dealing with the company's debts, and all of them rely on state funding.
Valeri Andreev, CEO of the National Company "Industrial Zones", has suggested that the Economic Zone "Sofia - Bozhurishte" project will create 3000-5000 new jobs over the next five years.
Bulgaria's Minister of Economy and Energy Dragomir Stoynev has confirmed the forecast of Prime Minister Oresharski that a decrease in electricity prices by 5% from the beginning of July or August 2013 is possible.
Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna has not witnessed a decrease in the number of foreign tourists visiting it despite the ongoing anti-government protests in the city, according to Atanas Atanasov, head of the Union of Bulgarian Tourist Guides.
The European Commission, EC, has confirmed the upcoming meeting between EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski on June 21 in Brussels.
The European Commission has expressed hopes that Bulgaria will appoint an adequate and respected head of the State Agency for National Security this time.
New massive anti-government rallies are being held in Bulgaria, with thousands joining the protests in Sofia and other major cities.
The interim head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, DANS, Vladimir Pisanchev, vowed to retain the post if offered.
The Sofia city unit of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, has scheduled a meeting for Monday evening to vote on a motion calling for the resignation of the Sergei Stanishev, leader of the party.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has added new issues to the agenda of the meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security scheduled for June 20.
Notorious Bulgarian nationalist leader Volen Siderov made his latest controversial statement Monday, saying the opposition GERB party of former PM Boyko Borisov was seeking a “civil war.
The NGOs and the media that signed a protest declaration Friday against the appointment of a controversial media mogul and lawmaker for national security chief have decided to not participate in the meeting with Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.
Bulgaria’s center-right opposition GERB party has announced that it considers initiating a no confidence vote against the embattled Socialist-led government that took over at the end of May.
The right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria, DSB, party is going to ask from the new party leadership to have a mandate to launch negotiations for establishing a united right-wing opposition.
Georgi Parvanov, the former president of Bulgaria and the former leader of Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP,) insists on the emergency convocation of the Socialists' National Party Council.
The protest in Bulgaria's southwestern city of Blagoevgrad led to clashes with the police, after the newly appointed regional governor Musa Palev from the liberal ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedom (DPS) tried to enter the building of th
Prime Minister, Plamen Oresharski, admitted Monday he underestimated the controversial public image of the man he nominated for national security chief.
For the fourth day in a row, outraged Bulgarians will stage nationwide protest rallies against the government, formed on the mandate of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP.
Bulgarians living abroad have staged protest rallies in support of the ones in the homeland, sparked by the outrageous decision of the government to appoint controversial media mogul and MP Delyan Peevski as Chair of the State Agency for National Security
Volen Siderov, leader of Bulgaria's far-right nationalist Ataka party, staged a new spectacle late Sunday evening, just minutes after the end of the national anti-government protest rally in the capital Sofia.
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has expectedly condemned the upcoming Sofia Pride LGBT parade in the capital, claiming the event would “jeopardize the moral pillars of society.
Well-known Bulgarian TV journalist, Elena Yoncheva, who is known for her footage from the hottest spots across the globe, has been injured while reporting on protests in Istanbul.
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has invited Interior Minister Tsvetelin Yovchev, Justice Minister Zinaida Zlatanova and Deputy Chair of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) Vladimir Pisanchev to a meeting on counteracting crime.
Sergei Stanishev, leader of the Party of European Socialists (PES), is under pressure to resign as leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party following a decision of the Socialist-led government to appoint a controversial media mogul as security chief.
Thousands of Bulgarians staged a third day of protests on Sunday, calling for the resignation of the socialist-led government that took office two weeks ago and a fresh general election.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has formally stepped down in an effort to end political turmoil over a corruption inquiry.
Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rouhani has declared that the country is ready to show more transparency on its nuclear program.
Turkey’s Deputy PM Bulent Arinc has threatened that the army could be deployed to end nearly three weeks of unrest by protesters across the country.
Clashes in Turkey persist as police continues to crackdown on protest rallies and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains defiant to their demands.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has stated he was going to resign in the aftermath of the huge corruption scandal in the country, involving people close to him.
The Balkans are protesting – Turkey, Greece, and now Bulgaria.
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