Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria to be audited by EC over African swine fever

Photo: BGNES

At the end of September Bulgaria is to undergo a European Commission audit of the measures the country is applying to tackle the swine fever epidemic, on which the financial support for the measures taken depends, said Minister of Agriculture Desislava Taneva in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.  

Bulgaria will insist on changes that will allow small farmers to receive compensation even though their pigs have not been registered. Bulgaria expects the EU to grant the country 11 million euro in compensation for the pigs put down in industrial pig farms, and 2.9 million euro to combat the virus. At this time mandatory measures for the preventive culling of domestic pigs are in place in 23 out of all 28 districts in the country. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev

Premier Glavchev: Bulgaria has not been pressured to change its position on North Macedonia

Bulgaria's position regarding the Republic of North Macedonia remains unchanged - our country insists that the signed agreements be respected, caretaker Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitar Glavchev said at a hearing in Parliament on the..

published on 7/4/24 2:58 PM

Bulgaria is an attractive destination for dental tourism

The Balkans are attracting more and more medical tourists, with Turkiye being the undisputed leader, ranking among the top 10 most preferred countries for health tourism, according to the jury of the ninth edition of the BALKAN MEDICAL AWARDS 2024,..

published on 7/4/24 1:53 PM

The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy provides temporary employment for 2,800 unemployed

In the coming months of 2024, around 2,800 unemployed people will start working under the regional employment programs, the press center of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy reported. The programmes are funded by the Ministry of Labour and..

published on 7/4/24 12:46 PM