Iliana Ivanova, a member of the European Court of Auditors, is GERB's proposal for a Bulgarian European Commissioner to replace the resigned Bulgarian Commissioner and current Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel, announced the leader of GERB, Boyko Borissov.
A little later, EC deputy chief spokesperson Dana Spinant stated the Commission had not received notification from the Bulgarian authorities of the two nominations for European commissioner, and that EC President Ursula von der Leyen had sent a letter to the Bulgarian authorities asking for two names. Dana Spinant said she had only seen the two names on the news, and went on that the portfolio will be a matter of comment at a later stage.
In Zhelyo Voivoda village, a flock of sheep infected with smallpox will be euthanized after laboratory tests confirmed that the animals are indeed infected. BNR’s correspondent in Sliven reports, citing the local administration, that the animals..
As of 1 December until the end of February, driving an old car in the centre of Sofia will be subject to a EUR 25-100 fine. The fines for legal entities will be 10 times higher – from EUR 500 to EUR 1,000. The low emission zone was put in place..
The due date for preventing the prospect of Borislav Sarafov taking the position of prosecutor general is drawing close, as is the deadline for coordinating the budget, Ivaylo Mirchev from Democratic Bulgaria said in an interview with public service..
The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) are to nominate the party’s leader Atanas Atanasov for president of the 51 st National Assembly...
A Eurobarometer survey has registered the highest level of trust in the European Union since 2007 and the highest level of support ever for the common..
The second edition of the Festival of Apiculture Products continues in Pleven. The exposition features honey and apiculture products, as well as honey..
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