Justice Ministry Proposes Measures to Tighten Control for Bulgarian Citizenship

The Ministry of Justice is proposing measures to tighten control and prevent abuses in the granting of Bulgarian citizenship. In a press release, it said the draft amendments eliminate investment as a reason for granting Bulgarian citizenship, shorten deadlines, refine criteria and introduce a...

Bulgarian PM Declined to Participate in the World Economic Forum, Following the Example of Donald Trump

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has refused to participate in the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. He estimated there was no point in spending state money on a trip after the American leader Donald Trump did not attend the forum. Other world leaders refused to participate for...

Bulgarian MRS: There is still Danger of Avalanches

There is still a danger of avalanches in the mountains, the Mountain Rescue Service (MRS) to the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus News Agency. Skiers are advised to stay on the marked slopes.

Morning temperatures in the mountains range from zero to minus 10 degrees C. The resorts and ski centres are...

Bulgaria Repatriates 894 illegal Immigrants in 2018

Bulgaria repatriated 894 illegal immigrants last year, less than half of the 2017 number which stood at 1,903, a report of the country’s interior ministry revealed on Friday.

Among them, 332 foreigners were forcibly returned, 298 left within programs for assisted voluntary return, and 80 left...

43 People Detained in a Large-Scale Operation in Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s specialised prosecutor's office, together with the State Agency for National Security and the State Agency for Combating Organised Crime, conducted procedural investigations on the territory of the cities of Sofia, Pleven, Blagoevgrad, Razgrad, Haskovo, Plovdiv and Lovech, the...

Bulgarian Parliament’s Legal Committee Rejected President's Veto on Penal Code

Parliament’s Legal Committee rejected the presidential veto on the changes to the Penal Code and re-voted the possibility of delaying the notification upon detention for up to 48 hours, reports BNT.

On December 19, Bulgaria’s head of state returned the law for new debates. He questioned...

General Electric Interested in Participating as Potential Supplier of Equipment and Engineer of Belene NPP

The US Company General Electric expressed interest in participating as potential supplier of equipment and engineer of the Belene NPP project, reported the Bulgarian National Radio.

Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova told the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency that so far Bulgaria held...

Fines for Drivers without Vignettes in Bulgaria Start Tomorrow, 16.01

Today is the last day when drivers will not be fined if they move without vignettes on the national road network.

The period within which all irregularities associated with the sale of electronic vignettes should be removed has ended.

Due to the number of issues that arose at the start of the...

Daily Mail: Sunny Beach in Bulgaria Sees off Marmaris and the Algarve to be ...

Daily Mail: Sunny Beach in Bulgaria Sees off Marmaris and the Algarve to be Named the Best Value Tourist Hot Spot for Brits in 2019

The Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach has been named as offering the best value for money break for UK holidaymakers for a second year running, an annual report has...

First Surgery in Eastern Europe Carried Out with Help of "Da Vinci" Robot

Surgeons from Bulgaria’s Pleven have successfully performed two oncology surgeries, using the latest generation of the Da Vinci robotic system, announced the Bulgarian National Radio.

The news has been announced by Prof. Grigor Gorchev, head of the team of the St. Marina University Hospital...