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The Bulgarian embassy in Serbia – awarded
Friday, 17 Apr, 2009 – 13:03 | Comments Off on The Bulgarian embassy in Serbia – awarded
The Bulgarian embassy in Serbia – awarded

The Bulgarian embassy in Serbia was awarded with the prize “UTA – quality plus” for 2008 in the category “embassies”. The news were announced by the press center of the Ministry of foreign relations.
The award …

Government provides 10 million leva for the garbage crisis
Thursday, 16 Apr, 2009 – 14:05 | Comments Off on Government provides 10 million leva for the garbage crisis
Government provides 10 million leva for the garbage crisis

The government will provide ten million leva for the campaign that deals with the garbage crisis and the ecological damage of the municipality of Sofia. This was announced by the government information agency.
The funds will …

The president Georgi Parvanov meets the emir of Qatar
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 19:01 | Comments Off on The president Georgi Parvanov meets the emir of Qatar
The president Georgi Parvanov meets the emir of Qatar

The Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov met the emir of Qatar, the sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, who is on a two-day official visit of Bulgaria.
Treaties for air communication and an Agreement for economical and technical co-operation …

Electronic voting – inside the voting booth
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 15:09 | Comments Off on Electronic voting – inside the voting booth
Electronic voting – inside the voting booth

The National assembly approved of a hybrid new form of voting. The parliament introduced electronic voting inside the traditional voting booth of the election sections. The new type of voting is still in it’s experimental …

8% threshold for coalitions
Tuesday, 14 Apr, 2009 – 13:07 | Comments Off on 8% threshold for coalitions
8% threshold for coalitions

The parliament approved the 8% electoral threshold for all parties involved in a coalition, but without an additional increase of threshold regardless of the number of participating parties.
31 members of parliament will be chosen with …

Kalfin met Tonny Blinken
Friday, 10 Apr, 2009 – 16:04 | Comments Off on Kalfin met Tonny Blinken
Kalfin met Tonny Blinken

During the second day of his official visit in the US, the vice-prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ivailo Kalfin met with the councillor for national security of the vice-president of the US, Tonny …

The Council of Europe wants the registration of the Macedonian political party
Thursday, 9 Apr, 2009 – 20:04 | Comments Off on The Council of Europe wants the registration of the Macedonian political party
The Council of Europe wants the registration of the Macedonian political party

“Bulgaria does not want to accept the existance and separate identity of the five thousand Macedonians living in Bulgaria.” This was the conclusion of the latest report of the Council of Europe, states the Macedonian …

Paradox: Bulgarians have a lot of faith in the European Parliament, but are reluctant to vote
Thursday, 9 Apr, 2009 – 17:08 | Comments Off on Paradox: Bulgarians have a lot of faith in the European Parliament, but are reluctant to vote
Paradox: Bulgarians have a lot of faith in the European Parliament, but are reluctant to vote

“I am worried from the data of the European commission research, according to which only 27% of the young people in Bulgaria have stated that they will vote for Bulgarian representatives in the European Parliament.”
Those …

The coalition barrier is now 8%
Wednesday, 8 Apr, 2009 – 18:01 | Comments Off on The coalition barrier is now 8%
The coalition barrier is now 8%

The temporary parliamentary commission of the National assembly approved the proposal of the independant deputees Yane Yanev and Dimitar Abadzhiev for the increase of the election bareer for coalitions to 8%.
Seven of the present deputees …

The government takes measures for the garbage crisis in Sofia
Wednesday, 8 Apr, 2009 – 17:04 | Comments Off on The government takes measures for the garbage crisis in Sofia
The government takes measures for the garbage crisis in Sofia

The prime minister Sergei Stanishev demanded information from the Mnistry of healthcare and the Ministry of environment and waters for the current situation of the garbage crisis in Sofia.
At a special meeting with the minister …

There’s no danger of insolvency in the projects under operative programs
Wednesday, 8 Apr, 2009 – 16:07 | Comments Off on There’s no danger of insolvency in the projects under operative programs
There’s no danger of insolvency in the projects under operative programs

“There is no reason to worry that the government will not be able to pay for the projects under the operative programs”, said the vice-prime minister Meglena Plugchieva in front of journalists, after her speech …

Simeon Sax Coburg Gotha donated his personal archives on April 6th
Tuesday, 7 Apr, 2009 – 17:07 | Comments Off on Simeon Sax Coburg Gotha donated his personal archives on April 6th
Simeon Sax Coburg Gotha donated his personal archives on April 6th

The press center of the political party NDSV announced that their leader – Simeon Sax Coburg Gotha donated his personal archives to Bulgaria during a ceremony for the presentation of his book for the …