On the second day of his official visit to Austria Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev discussed with the Prime Minister of the Federal Province of Lower Austria Erwin Proell the perspectives for bilateral economic cooperation. President Plevneliev and Erwin Proell pointed out that the most promising sectors of bilateral cooperation were machine-building, electronics, electrical engineering, IT technologies and textile industry. Nearly 450 companies from Lower Austria Province have business relations with Bulgarian companies and the Austrian firms are to boost their cooperation with their Bulgarian partners in the future, Premier Proell further said. On Tuesday President Plevneliev met with his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer who conferred him with the highest state decoration of Austria- The Order of Merit of the Austrian Republic.
The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has initiated pre-trial proceedings regarding an organized criminal group for the trafficking of migrants, the prosecutor’s office has announced. Evidence was collected during the investigation regarding 16..
The number of crimes committed in the conditions of domestic violence has gone up by 54% since the beginning of the year compared to last year, the Ministry of Interior announced on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. A..
As of next year, use of solid fuels for domestic heating in buildings which are part of central heating and gas supply networks will be banned in nine Sofia regions, Deputy Mayor of Sofia Nadezhda Bobcheva announced at the opening of a round table..
According to unofficial information, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has drafted a decision for the full admission of Bulgaria and..
The first marble statue discovered in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica on 3 July, is probably of Lucius – grandson of Roman Emperor Octavian..
The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) presented its annual awards for professional achievements in the field of tourism. The Bulgarian..
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