As part of Bulgaria's efforts to deepen its co-operation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and to contribute to reforms in the country, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov presented an action plan to OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría. The plan provides for greater participation of this country in OECD activities and identifies areas for interaction with OECD experts in the pursuit of successful reforms. The Prime Minister presented his plan to meet with Gurría in Poznan, Poland, during the Western Balkans Summit on the Berlin Process. Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said Bulgaria and Macedonia would send joint teams to Poland and the United Kingdom to share experience in organizing the joint presidency of the Berlin Process, which Sofia and Skopje will take over in 2020.
The planned annual maintenance of Unit 6 of Bulgaria's only NPP, Kozloduy, has been completed. The unit was connected to the national grid at 10:07 following an inspection by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency. In addition to the repairs made to improve..
A quadripartite meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria and Romania in Budapest on 22 November made it clear that Austria would lift its veto and that Bulgaria and Romania would probably become full members of Schengen from the..
President Rumen Radev met with Bulgarians living and working in Singapore during his visit to the Asian country on November 22-24. There are an estimated 400 Bulgarians living in Singapore. "Our diaspora in Singapore occupies a very special..
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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