World Bank Approves 2017-2022 Partnership Framework for Bulgaria
The World Bank has endorsed the new partnership framework for Bulgaria for the next six years aimed at strengthening institutions for sustainable growth and investing in people.
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ARCHIVE - 20 May 2016
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World Bank Approves 2017-2022 Partnership Framework for BulgariaAssets Managed by Investment Funds in Bulgaria Grow 2.6% Y/Y in March
Bulgaria Can Use South Stream Project Co.’s Assets in Planned Gas Hub - Energy Minister
Politics
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Won’t Seek Second Term in 2016 ElectionsBulgaria Discussing Joint NATO Maritime Group with Romania, Turkey
Bulgaria IntMin Downplays 'Lax Border Control' Claims in German Report
Society
German Report Warns Migrant Inflow 'Being Channelled Through Bulgaria'More Than 1100 Applied for Protection in Bulgaria in April
Heavy Rains, Thunderstorms Expected in Western Bulgaria on Friday
Egyptian Military Find Wreckage from Missing Flight MS804
Search for Missing EgyptAir Plane Enters Second Day
Crime
Ex Head of Bulgaria's Military Medical Academy IndictedSofia Court Upholds 10-Year Sentence of Ex Spy Chief
World
EU Awards EUR 56 M to Help Improve Conditions for Migrants in GreeceBusiness
Assets Managed by Investment Funds in Bulgaria Grow 2.6% Y/Y in March
The assets managed by resident and non-resident investment funds operating in Bulgaria increased by 2.
Bulgaria Can Use South Stream Project Co.’s Assets in Planned Gas Hub - Energy Minister
The project company for the abandoned South Stream gas pipeline project has valuable assets which Bulgaria can use in view of plans to build a gas hub on its territory, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has said.
Politics
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Won’t Seek Second Term in 2016 Elections
Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev said on Friday that he wouldn’t run for a second term of office in this year’s elections, citing personal reasons.
Politics | May 20, 2016, Friday // 12:46
Bulgaria Discussing Joint NATO Maritime Group with Romania, Turkey
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said Bulgaria is exploring options to take part in a joint standing maritime group of NATO in the Black Sea.
Bulgaria IntMin Downplays 'Lax Border Control' Claims in German Report
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has dismissed suggestions in a Bild article, which quoted a secret German intelligence report as saying there were weaknesses in the counry's effort to crack down on people smuggling.
Society
German Report Warns Migrant Inflow 'Being Channelled Through Bulgaria'
The inflow of migrants into Europe is increasingly being directed to Bulgaria by smugglers, German mass-circulation daily Bild warns, citing a report by the country's foreign intelligence service.
Society | May 20, 2016, Friday // 17:42
More Than 1100 Applied for Protection in Bulgaria in April
As many as 1103 people from 17 countries sought protection in April, the State Agency for Refugees (DAB) has said.
Society | May 20, 2016, Friday // 16:58
Heavy Rains, Thunderstorms Expected in Western Bulgaria on Friday
Torrential rainfall and thunderstorms can be expected across Bulgaria’s western half late on Friday and early Saturday, the country’s weather forecast service has warned.
Egyptian Military Find Wreckage from Missing Flight MS804
Egyptian military have found debris from EgyptAir Flight MS804 that vanished from radar over the Mediterranean on Thursday.
Search for Missing EgyptAir Plane Enters Second Day
A large-scale search has entered a second day on Friday for EgyptAir Flight MS804 that vanished over the Mediterranean with 66 passengers and crew on board.
Crime
Ex Head of Bulgaria's Military Medical Academy Indicted
Gen Stoyan Tonev, the former head of the Military Medical Academy (MMA) in Sofia, has been indicted with charges of deliberate mismanagement through conclusion of unprofitable contractsTonev allegedly misuses BGN 6.
Crime | May 20, 2016, Friday // 20:31
Sofia Court Upholds 10-Year Sentence of Ex Spy Chief
The Military Court of Appeals in Sofia has confirmed that former national intelligence head Kircho Kirov is to serve 10 years behind bars.
Crime | May 20, 2016, Friday // 16:26
World
EU Awards EUR 56 M to Help Improve Conditions for Migrants in Greece
The European Commission has awarded EUR 56 M in emergency funding to help improve conditions for migrants in Greece.
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