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GERB Will Table Changes to Security Legislation Next Week 17:25

Sofia - March 6 (BTA) - GERB will table amendments to security legislation next week, GERB floor leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov said. He was speaking after a meet...
Number of Illegal Immigrants Detained in 2014 Down by 44% from 2013 17:16

Sofia - March 6 (BTA) - The number of illegal immigrants detained in 2014 was by 44 per cent smaller than in 2013, according to data released by the Border ...
Defence Minister: Repairs of Bulgaria's MiG Aircraft Cost as Much as 16 New Fighter Aircraft 15:56

Sofia - March 6 (BTA) - The repairs of Bulgaria's MiG aircraft are very expensive, their maintenance until 2029 will cost 1.6 billion leva, Defence Min...
Cabinet Provides 40 Leva Easter Bonus to Pensions Up to286 Leva 15:29

Sofia - March 6 (BTA) - The cabinet approved Friday an additional transfer of 50 million leva to the budget of the public social insurance for 2015 which wi...
Bulgaria's GDP for 2014 Grows in Real Terms by 1.7% from 2013, Preliminary Data Show 14:33

Sofia - March 6 (BTA) - In 2014, Bulgaria's gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 82,164 million leva at current prices, or 42,010 million euro (5,...
Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Lazarov, SANS Chair Pisanchev Resign 13:55

Sofia - March 6 (BTA) - Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Svetoslav Lazarov and the State Agency for National Security (SANS) Chairman Vladimir Pisanchev ha...

Sofia Will Invest Lv 5.5 Mln in Sports Infrastructure in 2015 14:32

Sofia - March 5 (BTA) - Sofia plans to invest some 5.5 million leva in sports infrastructure in 2015, said Thursday Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova at the unveiling of a conference on leisure sports and urban infrastructure development at the Sofia Town Hall.
This Year's Fruit, Vegetable Production to Receive Fivefold the Subsidy in 2012 - Experts 14:31

Sofia - March 5 (BTA) - The budget set down under the coupled support scheme for fruit and vegetables with a notification to the European Commission at August 1, 2014, stands at approximately 79 million leva annually. This is a fivefold increase compared to the budget under the scheme for specific support for fruit and vegetables in 2012 and coupled support is introduced for the first time, experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food told BTA.
German-Bulgarian Opera Festival Opens Door to Business, Tourism Cooperation 17:25

Sofia - March 1 (BTA) - A German-Bulgarian opera festival will open the door to cooperation in business and tourism. The initiative was presented Sunday by its authors, Director of the Sofia Opera and Ballet Academician Plamen Kartalov and Mayor of the German City of Fuessen Paul Iacob.