Kristalina Georgieva's promotion to the position of EU Commission Vice President for Budget and Human Resources shows the exceptional appreciation for her professionalism, President Plevneliev has said.
Some 80% of buildings and facilities in the country are illegal, Deputy Chair of the Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria architect Nikolay Galabov said, Wednesday.
Bulgaria's wood exports currently stand at slightly over 329 thousand tonnes, compared to around 166 thousand tonnes for the entire 2013, according to Customs Agency data for exports to Turkey and Macedonia.
US-based Space Systems/Loral (SSL) has announced it was selected to provide a communications satellite for Bulsatcom, the largest pay-TV services provider in Bulgaria.
Lufthansa cancelled 110 Munich flights on Wednesday, it said on Tuesday, due to a strike of its pilots.
Bulgaria may become an intermediary between China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries in the sphere of agriculture.
The State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) of the Sultanate of Oman is working with the Bulgarian government to handle the situation at Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB).
Sofia Municipality reported an increase of BGN 7M in revenue from motor vehicles taxes in 2014, compared to the previous year.
State-owned gas company Bulgargaz has proposed to Bulgaria's energy regulator DKEVR the price for 1000 cubic meters of gas go up 1.59%, or BGN 9.54.
Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki has vowed a budget update draft by end-September, stressing that the measure is unavoidable.
Caretaker Defense Minister Velizar Shalamanov has sent a letter to German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen to voice Bulgaria's willingness to join NATO's concept of "framework nations".
Mina Andreeva will be one of the three main spokespeople for EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva was appointed EC Vice President for Budget and Human Resources, reported the Bulgarian National Television public broadcaster.
A draft line-up of the new European Commission, obtained by Reuters, shows that Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva would most likely be taxation and anti-fraud commissioner.
Bulgaria's caretaker government has made replaced seven district governors.
Bulgarian authorities will discuss the possibility of seeking the extradition of KTB majority owner Tsvetan Vasilev from Serbia, caretaker PM Georgi Bliznashki said on Wednesday.
Bulgaria's caretaker government is to decide Wednesday on allocating state funding of up to BGN 750 M for projects affected by an EU funds freeze under operational programs Environment and Regional Development.
The 13-th edition of the Tattoo Fest Sofia will take place on October 4-5 in the 4km Party Center.
The World Health Organization has released a global report on suicide prevention and it shows that each year more than 800,000 people take their own lives — about one person every 40 seconds.
Sofia City Court on Wednesday postponed until October 21 its decision on Russia’s request for the extradition of anti-Putin activist Nikolai Kobliakov.
Sofia District Interior Ministry Directorate has reported an increase in frauds, drug related crimes, petty theft and vandalism, Wednesday.
Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency (NAP) warned its customers of a phishing scam, using its name and a copy of its website.
Sofia City Court will hold a session on Russia's demand for the extradition of Russian-French businessman and activist Nikolai Kobliakov on Wednesday.
Bulgaria could use the situation with the South Stream project and secure the capacity to pump its own gas through the pipeline, Austrian daily Wirtschaftsblatt argues.
"A commissioner is supposed to act in the European rather than his or her national interest but a well-placed commissioner can and does pass invaluable information back to the home country.
Some 70 percent of Russian soldiers have pulled back from the east of Ukraine, the country's President Petro Poroshenko has said.
France will host an international conference on Iraq next week and President Francois Hollande will visit the country on Friday, a statement from the French presidency said.
A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant in northern Germany on Tuesday, injuring several people and damaging nearby houses, police said.
US President Barack Obama is preparing to expand the American offensive against Islamic State extremists, including targeting the group’s havens inside Syria, reports Bloomberg.
Novinite.com, Bulgaria's leading English-language website, has a new design.
Just hours before Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled the official distribution of portfolios in the new EU executive, an article kindly reminded me that commissioners tend to defend their national interest, "but it has to be done with subtlety".
Russia urges Bulgarian authorities to put an end to all acts of painting and otherwise “decorating” Soviet army monuments in Bulgaria, reports ITAR-TASS.
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