Representatives of Bulgarian and Romanian tax authorities have met in Veliko Tarnovo and agreed on joint inspections related to high-risk goods transported across the border between the two countries. The aim is to strengthen cooperation in the field of VAT fraud and transport of hazardous goods. Inspectors from both countries have agreed to explore opportunities for pilot joint inspections at the border crossings in Silistra and Danube Bridge 2 - Vidin-Calafat. The discussions are part of a project of the National Revenue Agency in the sphere of control of intra-community trade through interaction between the administrations of EU Member States in the fight against tax fraud under the program "Hercule III" of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
Bulgaria will not yet request an extraordinary convergence report - a key step towards joining the eurozone. This was announced by Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova from the rostrum in Parliament. She said that during her meetings with the EU..
On the eve of February 1 - the day on which Bulgaria pays homage to the victims of the communist regime - the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) party announced that it was tabling a bill for the removal of all monuments that symbolise..
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BOC) is the only representative of the country's traditional Eastern Orthodoxy. This was decided by MPs in the final amendments to the Law on Religious Denominations. The amendment, which states that only the BOC can use the..
Taxi drivers gathered at Sofia Airport in protest, blocking access to Terminal 2 for a short time on Friday afternoon. They are unhappy with the new..
On this day in 1905, 15 enthusiasts, university students, climbed the highest peak in Mount Vitosha near Sofia, in winter for the first time –..
On Saturday, fog or low clouds will cover the plains and sheltered valleys. Minimum temperatures will be between 0 and 5°C, around 1°C in Sofia. Sunny..
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