Five major Bulgarian commercial banks are to go under the direct supervision of the European Central Bank as of October 1, 2020, BNR reports. This […]
Category: Politics & Elections
Moderate Optimism About Bulgaria-Turkey Economic Relations Against Backdrop Of COVID-19 Crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic affected the entire world economy and millions of people lost their jobs. The crisis has led to contraction of consumption, cessation of […]
Greece And Turkey To Resolve Their Disputes In Istanbul
Athens and Ankara have agreed to start the 61st round of exploratory contacts to resolve their disputes in Istanbul, Greece’s Foreign Ministry said in a brief […]
Bulgaria: EU Funds Have Led To Increased Wages, Business Investments, GDP Rise By 7.7%
EU funds have led to an increase in wages by 8.2% for the period 2014 to mid-2020. For the same period, the country’s GDP grew by […]
Bulgaria: Residents Of 22 Town Halls And 2 Municipalities Elect A Mayor
Residents of 22 town halls and 2 municipalities elect a mayor. A partial local vote will be held in the 2 municipalities and 19 mayoralties, […]
Bulgaria’s Council Of Ministers And Political Parties Fined For Non-Compliance With Anti-Epidemic Measures
The Council of Ministers, the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the “Republicans for Bulgaria” are fined for non-compliance with the anti-epidemic measures. The Ministry of Health announced […]
PM Borissov: Bulgaria May Purchase Eight More ‘F-16 Block 70’ Aircrafts From Lockheed Martin
“The acquisition of the F-16 Block 70 aircraft is not just a purchase, but an expression of Bulgaria’s desire for irreversible modernization of its armed forces in […]
Desislava Ahladova Is New Bulgarian Justice Minister
Former Deputy Minister of Justice Desislava Ahladova has been chosen as Danail Kirilov’s successor. Parliament accepted his resignation. Although he said he had only decided […]
Kornelia Ninova Won The First Direct Election For Chairperson Of The Bulgarian Socialist Party
Kornelia Ninova won the first direct election for chairperson of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) with 81.5% of the vote. One of her rivals, Kiril Dobrev (Ninova’s deputy […]
Decided: Bulgaria Will Vote By Both Machine And Paper Ballot
MPs on September 16 adopted a second reading of the amendments to the Election Code. They decided that voters can choose between voting by paper […]