ARCHIVE - 13 November 2014
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Organic farming and continuous support of livestock breeding and horticulture will be the top priorities of Bulgaria's Ministry of Agriculture, said Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva at a news conference.
Business | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 18:18
In October the Sofia Airport saw a 10% increase of the number of international passengers year-on-year, while the number of passengers on domestic flights dropped by 18%, shows data of the airport.
Business | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 17:44
A major Chinese agribusiness company intends to invest EUR 100M in the construction of an industrial park for processing agricultural produce in Bulgaria, InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA) has announced.
Business | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 12:36
Bulgaria's National Electricity Company (NEK) has transerred a small amount of money to Vidachim, an official of the Vidin-based tyre maker says.
Business | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 12:26
The interim parliamentary committee on budget and finance approved the draft amendments to Bulgaria's Budget Act, reports the Focus information agency.
Depositors with a failed bank in Bulgaria will have access to their funds within up to seven workdays after the bank halted payments, the Finance Ministry has proposed.
A bill to overhaul the 2014 budget will be put forward for discussion in the provisional Budget and Finance Committee of BUlgaria's Parliament.
Michael Kirst, Westinghouse deputy president for strategy, is in Bulgaria in relation to the company's intention to build Unit 7 at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, officials say.
Bulgaria and Romania will develop joint tourist projects to attract more tourists from China, Japan and India, said Bulgaria's Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova after a meeting with Florin-Nicolae Jianu, Romania’s Minister for SME’s, Business Environmen
Bulgaria is drafting legislative changes to make it a crime for holders of its passports to fight alongside Islamic State (IS) or other terrorist organisations, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on Thursday.
Politics | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 16:25
As many as 110 Bulgarian military personnel are due to head to Afghanistan on Thursday to be part of Resolute Support, NATO's new mission in the country.
Risks and threats to the national, regional and global security on the Balkan Peninsula and in the Black Sea region are on the agenda of an international conference that begins Thursday.
The European Commission has approved the measures for improved management and control of the Environment Programme, proposed by Bulgaria, reports the BNR public broadcaster, quoting Brussels sources.
Bulgaria's junior partner in government, the Reformist Bloc, is to have a leader after a special congress in January of February 2015, a Bulgarian news outlet claims.
Employers should be able to hire workers by the hour and a minimum hourly wage should be introduced to this end, Labor Minister Ivaylo Kalfin has said.
In 2014 the number of casualties in traffic accidents in Bulgaria will most likely exceed 600, the chairperson of the Association of car accident victims Vladimir Todorov told the Focus news agency.
Society | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 19:52
GERB, the biggest partner in Bulgaria's minority coalition government, on Thursday urged print media publishers to draft anti-defamation legislation.
Society | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 14:34
Bulgaria's Rhodope Mountaines became the seventh area, part of the Rewilding Europe initiative.
The temporary Budget and Finance Committee at Bulgaria's Parliament has approved the allocation of BGN 100 M more to the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK).
The environment ministry on Thursday warned of an expected rise in river levels as rain started to fall in many Bulgarian regions.
The long-awaited November 15 match that is to determine the holder of the International Boxing Federation's title has further raised the spirits, as the two opponents continue their verbal attacks on each other.
Sports | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 15:45
The November 15 match between the reigning heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko from Ukraine and his Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev is nearing amidst growing tension.
Sports | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 11:32
Bulgaria's border police arrested 41 Syrians at the Danube Bridge border crossing with Romania for illegally trying to leave the country, reports Vesti.
Crime | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 18:45
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, a former Interior Minister and current Chair of conservative GERB's parliament group, has renounced his immunity, the party's press office says.
Crime | November 13, 2014, Thursday // 10:09
The European Commission is to increase its humanitarian assistance and recovery aid to Ukraine in order to meet the immediate needs of inhabitants of the conflict-ridden region.
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