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Bulgaria Grants Top Investor Status to Wind Park, Pipes Plant
Bulgarias Economy Ministry has awarded two foreign investment projects Investor Class A status. The two projects were awarded by Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Traicho Traikov, in the presence of German Ambassador to Bulgaria, Matthias Hoepfner.
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Bulgaria Govt to Loosen Stand on Medical Leaves Scheme
Reforms in Bulgaria's medical leave scheme continues to be a debatable issue. Photo by BGNES
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Bulgaria Moves to Boost Own Military Industrial Complex
Bulgarias government has set up an Interdepartmental Council on the Issues of the Military Industrial Complex and the Mobilization Readiness. The Council is going to keep a register of the Bulgarian firms holding licenses for the export, import, and transfer of arms and dual-use goods.
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Bulgaria, Albania, FYROM, Italy Throw Weight behind Corridor VIII
Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, and Italy have attended a conference entitled Corridor VIII Bridge between the Adriatic and the Black Sea. The forum in Tirana was opened by Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Thursday. Bulgaria is represented by Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov.
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Bulgaria Defence And Security Report Q1 2010 - New Market Report Published
The election of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB)-led government is positive. The highly skilled cabinet with strong private sector experience is in a favourable position to steer the economy through the downturn.
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Rally Bulgaria May Be Scrapped from WRC Calendar
The 2010 edition of Rally Bulgaria, the largest Bulgarian automobile race, may be the only one to be part of the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar.
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Rally Bulgaria May Be Scrapped from WRC Calendar
Rally Bulgaria may feature only once in the WRC calendar. File photo The 2010 edition of Rally Bulgaria, the largest Bulgarian automobile race, may be the only one to be part of the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar.
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Bulgaria's Ex PM Expects to Be 'Blamed for Everything'
Bulgaria's ex PM and Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev said that he expected to be blamed for everything commenting on information that he will face charges after the May holidays.
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Freedom House: Press Freedom under Fire in Bulgaria
Press freedom in Bulgaria remained under fire and lost ground in 2009, the non-governmental watchdog Freedom House said in a report on Thursday. The report covers 196 countries around the world, while Bulgaria ranks 76th together with India.
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Bulgaria Govt to Draft New Children, Family Act
Bulgarian government will draft a new act on children and family by the end of 2010, announced Bulgaria's Labor and Social Policy Minister.
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Bulgaria Govt to Draft New Children, Family Act
Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov thinks that repressive measures are not a solution to child abuse but only exacerbate the problem. Photo by BGNES
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Demand for Studio Flats in Bulgaria Expected to Increase
Demand for smaller real estate in Bulgaria could increase this year as the number of small properties being built has fallen so much that there is not enough supply, it is claimed.
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Bulgaria Insurance Market Suffers 10% Drop
The third party liability insurance policy has registered a rise in premiums in Bulgaria and safeguarded Bulgaria's insurance market against a greater market drop.
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Small Opposition Party Wants Bulgaria PM, President Out of Office
Bulgaria's conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party, which recently withdrew its support for the center-right government, has called on the president and prime minister to resign.
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Bulgaria to hike VAT, premier says
Sofia - Bulgaria may soon increase its value added tax to bridge the gaping budget deficit, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told the national television Thursday....
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Bulgaria's Growing Interest In Wind Power
Bulgaria is quickly moving to develop its wind energy potential. Novinte news agency reported Wednesday that India's wind turbine company Suzlon has formed a joint venture with Volkswind Bulgaria GmbH, a subsidiary of Volkswind GmbH.
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Bulgaria Police Cracks Down on 'Money Lenders' Gang
Bulgarian commandos have made four arrests during special police operation in a Vidin city neighborhood, announced Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.
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MTG Launches New Sports TV Channel in Bulgaria
Modern Times Group MTG announced that it will launch a new localised premium sports pay-TV channel in Bulgaria on 30 April.
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Bulgaria's PM Tries to Assuage Fears over VAT Hike
Bulgaria's prime minister has confirmed that the prospect of a hike in the value-added tax (VAT) rate, which now stands at 20%, is quite likely, but assured it will be followed by a cut.
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Bulgaria Probes Past of Nabbed Former Agent
A parliamentary body, which monitors Bulgaria's National State Security Agency (DANS), will continue to probe the career of a former undercover agent and an alleged ringleader of a crime group, who was arrested ealrier this year.
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