President Plevneliev,
US Vice President Biden
Speak by Phone
Today's
Observances:
April 18-21
MRF Unveils
European
Election List
MRF Unveils
European
Election List
National Task Force for Monitoring Situation in Ukraine Analyses Risk of Migration Pressure
GERB Party Announces
Full List of Its European
Parliament Candidates
Police Seize
Large Haul of Drugs
in Two Operations
Three People Receive Prison Sentences for
Killing Student in
2008
Poll Gives GERB 22.5%, CfB 18.9%, MRF 6% in Bulgaria's Upcoming European Elections
Energy Minister
Outlines Causes of
NEK's Poor Financial Condition
Bulgaria's Population Decreases by
38,875 People in 2013 -
Statistics
Economy Minister: "We Will Fight to See South Stream Implemented"
GERB, Reformist Bloc Agree About Early General Elections, Have Differences in Energy Sector
Ombudsman Weighs In
on Dispute
between Ministries of Health, Labour
Foreign Ministry Issues Advisory about
Fishing Ban in
Greece
Sofia - April 17 (BTA) - The risk of migration pressure on Bulgaria and the EU and the possibilities for spreading of the armed conflict by involvement in it of third countries were high on the agenda of a discussion on Thursday of the National Task Force for Monitoring the Situation in Ukraine, the Interior Ministry said. Other topics discussed at the meeting was the security of the critical infrastructures in Ukraine.
Sofia - April 17 (BTA) - A new poll conducted by the Exacta Research Group shows that in the May 25 Bulgarian elections to the European Parliament the opposition right-wing GERB party will garner 22.5 per cent of the vote, the ruling left-wing Coalition for Bulgaria (CfB) will get 18.9 per cent, and the ruling centrist Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) will win 6.0 per cent.
Sofia - April 17 (BTA) - Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev said here Wednesday that Bulgaria will do its best to make sure the South Stream gas pipeline project is implemented. "We will fight for the implementation of South Stream," he said. His statement came as the European Parliament voted a resolution against the construction of South Stream.
Sofia - April 17 (BTA) - Meeting here on Thursday, GERB and the Right-wing Reformist Bloc (RB) agreed that early general elections should be held this year but disagreed on some energy issues, including the South Stream gas pipeline project and the establishment of a European energy union.
Varna, on the Black Sea - April 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria will appoint more than 50 additional consular service officers to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to facilitate and expedite the issuing of Bulgarian visas for the upcoming summer tourist season, Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin said on Thursday, meeting with tourist agents in Varna.
Sofia - April 17 (BTA) - The money actually paid out from EU funding in the period June 1, 2013 to April 10, 2014 total 4,183,649,416 leva, according to the latest report of the Information Systems and Management of EU Funds Directorate, the government's information service said on Thursday.
EUR 1.9558
USD 1.4116
CHF 1.6064
