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.
The increase in vignette prices will take effect on May 1, while the new higher toll fees for heavy goods vehicles and buses will take effect on April 1 . Additionally, a second toll fee adjustment is scheduled for September 1. From May 1, the..
"If Bulgaria Were Told to Me" is the title of a new initiative launched by the Bulgarian Cultural Institute (BCI) in the French capital, in partnership with La Cinémathèque du documentaire à la Bpi at the Centre Georges Pompidou. Focusing on..
Organ donation is approved by 62% of Bulgarians, 18% disapprove and 20% cannot decide. These are the results of a nationally representative survey conducted by Trend Agency on behalf of the Executive Agency for Medical Supervision between 16 and 22..
The increase in vignette prices will take effect on May 1, while the new higher toll fees for heavy goods vehicles and buses will take effect on April 1..
The sea waves have pushed the oil ashore, which was released by a ship in the waters near Varna on the morning of March 31. The pollution was localized..
Organ donation is approved by 62% of Bulgarians, 18% disapprove and 20% cannot decide. These are the results of a nationally representative survey..
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