Bulgaria’s authorities have not applied the new EU legislation in the public procurement orders and concessions fields on time, the European Commission announced. That is why the EC initiated an infringement procedure against that country. The EC..
The results of the Interreg V-A cross-border cooperation programme between Bulgaria and Romania were discussed at an annual conference in Romania’s city of Kalaras. The total budget of the programme exceeds EUR 258 million. 120 kilometer-long roads..
Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova and the Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Cyprus Yiorgos Lakkotrypis discussed the possibility of natural gas supplies to Bulgaria from Cyprus. Minister Petkova stated that natural..
“The International Monetary Fund upped its growth forecast for the Bulgarian economy to 3 percent of the country’s GDP; to this moment expectations were of a 2.3 percent contraction,” said Reza Baqir, head of the regular IMF mission in Bulgaria at a..
A study of the genetic code of Bulgarians is about to eliminate the deeply rooted hypothesis of the Turkic-Altaic origin of Bulgarians. Recently, Bulgarian and Italian scientists teamed up for a project to decode the genes of present-day..
Bulgaria ended its participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with one silver medal for Mirela Demireva in the high jump, one bronze for the group rhythmic gymnastics team and one bronze medal for Elitsa Yankova, wrestling. In the..
Perhaps, some people would be surprised that rugby is played in Bulgaria. But there are enthusiasts and athletes in this country, for whom rugby is a passion that deserves dedication. They do everything they can to promote the game and to get..
Bulgaria has provided 22.3 tons of mineral water to Macedonia, as part of the humanitarian assistance that the Government of Bulgaria provides for overcoming the consequences of floods in the neighboring country. On Sunday Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko..
Teams from the National Fire Security and Protection of the Population Service and of the Sofia Municipality Emergency and Rescue unit are still in place in Macedonia to continue their rescue efforts. Bulgaria will send 20 tons of mineral water, as..
Bulgarian and Greek road traffic control teams are launching joint inspections in the region of Makaza border checkpoint. Following set time schedules Bulgarian police officers are joining inspections in Greece, while the regional interior ministry..
