70% of the Bulgarian citizens intend to vote at the forthcoming elections for European Parliament in May, the latest survey of Mediana sociological agency shows. The coalition GERB-SDS will earn 31.5% of the votes and GERB will rely mainly on the so-called “hard-core followers” at these elections, the survey further shows. The Bulgarian Socialist Party can rely on the support of 32.1% of the voters, or 0.6% more as compared to the support of GERB-SDS altogether. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms is the third party which will send MEPs to the new European Parliament for sure. Volya, VMRO and Ataka parties which are currently represented at the Bulgarian National Assembly also stand a chance of reaching the 5.88% threshold, in order to send an MEP to the European Parliament.
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
Three new electric locomotives Siemens Smartron are entering service as of today, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has announced. Two of them will be running along the Sofia-Burgas line, and one – along the Sofia-Russe line. The new..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen inaugurated the reconstructed main irrigation canal Trakiets near Konush village. The reconstruction increases..
Matan Angrest, who holds Bulgarian and Israeli citizenship, was among the twenty hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip , the Israeli Ministry of..
Education Minister Krasimir Valchev is set to propose a public debate on banning social media for children under 15, reports BNR correspondent Nezabravka..
An initiative committee led by the historian Georgi Markov, has proposed that a monument to Khan Asparuh, the founder of the Bulgarian state, be erected..
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