The European Parliament approved with a vast majority the candidature of MEP Mariya Gabriel who was proposed by the Bulgarian government to become the next Bulgarian EU Commissioner. A public hearing of the Bulgarian MEP was held on June 20 at the European Parliament where Mariya Gabriel was answering in the course of three hours questions of five Parliamentary committees. After the voting at the European Parliament the EC President Jean Claude Juncker is expected to send a letter to all EU member states asking them to approve the Bulgarian candidature. The final approval had to be given by the ambassadors of the 28 member states. Mariya Gabriel is expected to become EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society on the eve of the weekly sitting of the European Commission next Wednesday.
Over the next 24 hours the weather in the country will be dynamic. After temporarily dispersing, after midnight the clouds will increase and the precipitation will pick up from the Northwest. During the day on Sunday the rain will continue, and..
The Sofia district court has left 45-year old Bulgarian former athlete Petar Dachev in custody. Dachev was detained on 2 April in the region of Petrohan pass for possession of 30 kgs. of cocaine, public service TV BNT reports. The cocaine, hidden..
Against the background of protests in different towns across the country against the “war on the roads”, the poor condition of roads, corruption in public procurement and flawed road repairs, Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov has ordered a..
Bulgarians have traditionally had a deep respect and gratitude for domestic animals. For generations, horses, oxen, donkeys and cows have been..
It is 21 years today since the tragedy in the River Lim on the border between Serbia and Montenegro, in which 12 Bulgarian children were killed. On..
The President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, and the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, are hosting the Aqaba Process Summit, which focuses on the Balkans and brings..
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