Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva met with the President of the Venice Commission with the Council of Europe Gianni Buquicchio who is paying a visit to Bulgaria on occasion of the 140th anniversary since the adoption of the Tarnovo Constitution. Minister Zaharieva assured Mr Gianni Buquicchio that Sofia continues to work towards implementing the recommendations of the Venice Commission regarding the functioning of the Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office. Gianni Buquicchio welcomed Bulgaria’s progress in the judicial reform field and Minister Zaharieva’s personal contribution who served as Minister of Justice in the previous cabinet. Ekaterina Zaharieva and Gianni Buquicchio agreed that the EU needs to play a more active role in the solution of the security problems in Libya and Algeria.
Today's eighth attempt by the Bulgarian MPs to elect a speaker of the National Assembly also proved unsuccessful. At the beginning of the day, there was a ray of hope that this time the people's representatives would reach a..
Public attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in Bulgaria show that a quarter of Bulgarians are ready to keep friendships with HIV-positive people, BTA reported. Men are slightly more tolerant than women (28% versus 23%). The data are from a..
GERB/SDS has withdrawn its nomination for president of the National Assembly. In the upcoming 8 th attempt to elect a president of parliament, there will be 3 candidates. Vazrazhdane is once again nominating Petar Petrov. There Is Such a People (ITN)..
The financial effect of our country's accession to Schengen by land will amount to BGN 1.63 billion (EUR 833.4 million) per year, according to a study..
The Ministry of Transport and Communications supports the idea of naming Sofia Airport after Vasil Levski– the most undisputed figure in Bulgarian..
Over the next 24 hours the weather will continue cloudy, with rain mostly in the Southwestern half of the country and sleet in high plains. The..
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