The prime ministers of Bulgaria and Romania Boyko Borissov and Mihai Tudose discussed, in a telephone conversation, bilateral cooperation possibilities as part of the EU Danube and Black Sea strategy which are among the priorities in Bulgaria’s upcoming Bulgarian presidency of the Council of the EU.
Regarding the Kainardja-Lipnitsa border checkpoint which has been constructed but is not functioning, PM Tudose undertook to organize the inspections necessary so as to resolve the problem. The prime ministers of the two countries agreed that the two governments must continue their efforts towards the implementation of projects of mutual interest and set a joint meeting for September.
The truck traffic on the Maritsa highway to the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border is now normalized. "As of this morning, there are no more queues of trucks standing on the roadway waiting to cross the border," assured..
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, searches have been carried out in Sofia, Burgas, Petrich and Rila in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud with EU funds in the restoration of a church. In 2017, a public tender..
One million and eight hundred Bulgarian citizens travelled as tourists during the third quarter of the year, National Statistical Institute data show. 72.3% of them travelled inside the country, 20.8% travelled abroad and 6.9% - both inside Bulgaria..
According to an analysis by the Electricity System Operator, a shortage of electricity is expected as early as January and February next year. At a..
“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she..
The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th..
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