Bulgaria is ready to take the helm of the Council of the EU. It is our ambition during the Bulgarian EU Presidency to make the European Union stronger and more stable, said PM Boyko Borissov at a joint sitting of the Bulgarian government and the European Commission focusing on the country’s upcoming rotating Presidency in the first half of 2018.
Bulgaria’s efforts will be focused in three principal directions: consensus, competitiveness, cohesion, the Bulgarian prime minister emphasized. Borissov pointed to the problems of security and migration, environmental protection, enhancing Europe’s role internationally as important issues a solution to which is yet to be found. He also described improving the EU’s competitiveness and consolidating the single market as vital priorities to the public and to businesses.
Friday will be mostly sunny. Cumulus clouds will form in the afternoon and in many places there will be short-term, temporarily intense precipitation - significant in the Danube Plain and Eastern Bulgaria. Temperatures will rise and..
Most foreign workers in Bulgaria are employed in tourism, construction and transport. This information comes from Atanas Katsarchev, chief economist of the "Podkrepa" trade union, who spoke to BNR. He added that, due to the lack of medical personnel,..
Led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the Bulgarian delegation is visiting Rome and the Vatican on 22 and 23 May 2025. Traditionally held on the eve of 24 May, the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian alphabet, enlightenment,..
Banking services in Bulgaria are among the most accessible in the EU, according to an analysis by the Association of Banks in Bulgaria . According to it,..
In recent years, Bulgaria has been collecting and processing 15,000 tons of herbs annually . Nearly 90% of them are exported. More than 200 herbs are..
The Trade Union of Bulgarian Medical Specialists has declared readiness for protest actions and an effective strike, according to a statement published..
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