ARCHIVE - 22 April 2016

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Business

Bulgarian Farmland Prices Keep Rising, Up 7% Y/Y in 2015  

Prices of arable land in Bulgaria continued to rise last year, maintaining their upward trend for a sixth year running,official statistics show.

Business | April 22, 2016, Friday // 12:15

Bulgaria's Competition Watchdog Conducts Inspections at Shell, Eko

Officials of the Commission for Protection of Competition (KZK) are conducting sudden inspections at the premises of Shell Bulgaria and Eko Bulgaria on Friday.

Business » Energy | April 22, 2016, Friday // 15:57

Over 100 000 Romanians Expected to Visit Bulgaria over Easter Holiday

Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova expects more than 100 000 Romanians to visit Bulgaria during the forthcoming Orthodox Easter.

Business » Tourism | April 22, 2016, Friday // 18:28

Bulgarian Truckers’ Plans to Close Border with Greece Threaten Losses for Tour Operators

Plans by Bulgarian road hauliers to halt traffic at crossings on the border with Greece during Orthodox Easter holidays threaten to incur huge losses to tour operators and hotel owners, bTV broadcaster reported on Friday, citing industry sources.

Business » Tourism | April 22, 2016, Friday // 11:03

Politics

Irina Bokova Dismisses Allegations of Mismanagement in UNESCO - AFP

The head of UNESCO, Bulgaria's Irina Bokova, has told AFP that recent reports of alleged mismanagement in UNESCO were “false” and aimed  to undermine her bid to become the next United Nations Secretary General.

Politics » Diplomacy | April 22, 2016, Friday // 08:09

Bulgaria Calls for Equal Access to EU’s Entry-Exit System for All Member States

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has called for equal access of all member states to the proposed Entry-Exit System of the EU to boost the efficiency of the fight against organized crime and terrorism.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 22, 2016, Friday // 09:19

Bulgarian PM Expresses Opposition to Compulsory Voting, Blockade of Truck Drivers

Speaking to journalists in the town of Shumen on Friday, Bulgarian Prime Minsiter Boyko Borisov said that he is against the introduction of compulsory voting, which had been approved after parliament adopted a set of amendments to the Electoral Code on Th

Politics » Domestic | April 22, 2016, Friday // 20:08

Bulgaria's Transport Minister Dismisses Head of Civil Aviation Administration

Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has taken decision to dismiss the director of the ministry's Civil Aviation Administration general directorate, Mintcho Tsvetkov.

Politics » Domestic | April 22, 2016, Friday // 16:49

Sofia Deputy Mayor, Bulgarian MP Resign Over Public Tender Scandal

Lyubomir Hristov, the deputy mayor of the Bulgarian capital responsible for transport, has submitted his resignation to Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova.

Politics » Domestic | April 22, 2016, Friday // 15:03

Bulgarian Voters Abroad to Cast Ballots in Diplomatic Missions Only

Polling stations outside Bulgaria can open only at the country’s diplomatic missions, parliament has decided.

Politics » Domestic | April 22, 2016, Friday // 13:46

Society

Fire Engulfs Petrol Station on Bulgaria’s Trakia Motorway

Fire has broken out at a petrol station on Bulgaria’s Trakia Motorway near the city of Plovdiv after a truck hit one of the pumps, the Ministry of the Interior said on Friday.

Society » Incidents | April 22, 2016, Friday // 14:27

Crime

Bulgarian Authorities Bust Printing House for Fake EUR 100 Banknotes

During a specialised operation on Friday, Bulgarian authorities busted a printing house for the production of counterfeit EUR 100 banknotes.

Crime | April 22, 2016, Friday // 20:59

World

Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Albania to Cooperate in Tackling Migrant Crisis

During their meeting held in Thessaloniki on Thursday and Friday, the interior and foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia and Albania agreed that the countries from southeastern Europe will seek common decisions for tackling the migrant crisis.

World » Southeast Europe | April 22, 2016, Friday // 19:37

Migrant Pressure on Bulgarian-Turkish Border Has Decreased by Nearly 50 %

The pressure exerted by migrants on the Bulgarian-Turkish border has decreased by almost 50 % in the past months compared to the same period last year.

World » Southeast Europe | April 22, 2016, Friday // 17:43

Novinite Insider

Rafael Catal?: Spain Stands Ready to Help Bulgaria in Judicial Reform

A Spanish prosecutor will be incorporated as part of the European Commission’s supervision on the Bulgarian judicial system, Spain’s acting Justice Minister Rafael Catal? told Bulgarian journalists on Thursday.

Novinite Insider | April 22, 2016, Friday // 09:53
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