A sharp increase in the cargo tranffic through the Bulgaria-Turkey border has been registered, Bulgaria’s and Turkey’s customs administrations announced at a meeting with representatives of the Turkish transport sector. In less than three years nearly 1 million TIR trucks crossed the Kapitan Andreevo and Lesovo border checkpoints and between January and November 2019 their number amounts to 640,000. This was due to the economic situation in Turkey which favors trade with the EU. The Turkish haulers face difficulties related with the large queues at the border crossings. However, they admit that in the recent years the authorities of the two countries have made significant efforts to improve the organization at the border checkpoints and their efforts have already yielded some results.
It will be a fine, almost quiet night. Tomorrow will be sunny and hot, particularly in the lowlands. A light wind will blow in from the west-northwest. Temperatures will reach highs of between 32°C and 37°C, with Sofia reaching around 32°C. It will..
A Bulgarian delegation, led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, will participate in the NATO summit focusing on defense and deterrence plans, which starts tomorrow in The Hague. Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov is also part of the delegation. On..
We must be very careful not to get Bulgaria involved in the conflicts that are currently escalating. This is what President Rumen Radev told journalists in the village of Dren, near Radomir, where he participated in the celebration of the 35th..
Today and tomorrow, Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov will take part in a meeting of the European Union Council on Agriculture and..
A Bulgarian delegation, led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, will participate in the NATO summit focusing on defense and deterrence plans, which..
At the moment, there is no immediate threat to Bulgaria, against the backdrop of the growing military conflict between Israel and Iran . The Bulgarian..
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