The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is paying a working visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov. Premiers Borissov and Netanyahu had a tete-a-tete meeting in the coastal city of Varna, followed by plenary meeting of the Bulgarian and the Israeli delegations which discussed Bulgaria-Israel bilateral relations, as well as international and regional topics. On November 2 Premier Borissov hosts a quadrilateral summit between Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia. Boyko Borissov will meet the Premier of Greece Alexis Tsipras, Romania’s Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă and Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić. Later, the participants at the meeting will have a working lunch with Israel’s Premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Culture Committee of the Bulgarian National Assembly failed to approve, at first reading, a bill on amendments to the Public Libraries Act to rename the National Library Sts. Cyril and Methodius to People’s Library. 2 MPs voted “for”, 4 voted..
A proposal for the establishment of a state-run company for trading in groceries, primarily produced in Bulgaria, via chain stores, was approved by the National Assembly’s Committee on Budget and Finance. The proposal was tabled between the..
The Eurogroup encourages Bulgaria to adopt the euro, according to a letter by its President Paschal Donohoe to European Council President Antonio Costa. The letter comes in connection with the upcoming meeting of the European leaders in Brussels on..
EUR 87 million under the operational programme Transport Connectivity, earmarked for the Russe-Veliko Tarnovo motorway is being redirected to the Europe..
Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States Georgi Panayotov and Raycho Raychev, founder and CEO of the Bulgarian company EnduroSat , met with experts..
The prehistoric complex "Provadiya-Solnitsata" - the oldest salt production and urban centre in Europe (5600 - 4350 BC) - is among the sites nominated..
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