Russia and Turkey have signed a memorandum of understanding over the construction of a gas pipeline under the Black Sea that could effectively replace the stalled South Stream project.
Russia can't implement the South Stream project because of the European Union's opposition to it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Ivan Boykov, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber, has warned about the impact of a loss of funding by end-2014.
The government has decided to raise minimum wage by BGN 40, increase pension age by four months and keep health and pension insurance contributions unchanged next year.
The Prime Minister Boyko Borisov expressed Bulgaria's support for the investment plan, which the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker had unveiled last week.
Bulgaria's draft budget for 2015 will be one of the topics of discussion at today's extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers, which had been called by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Friday.
The Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev called for a halt to the cuts of the defence budget, in order for the country to meet its commitment towards its allies from NATO.
Emil Savov, Deputy Executive Director of the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB), has expressed concern over the lack of plans for local governance reform in the 2015 budget.
Velizar Enchev is leaving the parliamentary group of nationalist formation the Patriotic Front.
Sofia has been declared a UNESCO City of Film.
Bulgaria has registered 195 new cases of HIV-positive people in the period 1 January- 21 November 2014, according to Health Ministry data.
Deputy Health Minister Vanyo Sharkov has pledged an increase in salaries at emergency care units in 2015.
Five people, including three Greek nationals and two Bulgarians, have been arrested for baby trafficking in the northern town of Kozani
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Mondaystarted his one-day state visit toTurkey expected to focus on the further expansion of bilateral economic ties.
Despite expectations that it will occupy third or fourth place in the Sunday parliamentary elections, the pro-Russian Socialist party of Moldova is in the lead, according to preliminary results.
Marine Le Pen was reelected as leader of the French far-right Front National at a party congress, held in Lyon on Sunday.
The former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is to be inaugurated to the position of President of the European Council at an official handover ceremony today.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on the creation of a free economic zone in Crimea.
Vasil Velev, Chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA), has pointed out that all associations of employers adamantly oppose the proposal for an increase in the minimum wage.
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