Bulgaria's main objective remains the abolition of land border controls within the Schengen area as soon as possible this year, National Assembly Speaker Rosen Zhelyazkov told Austrian National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, reported BTA. Rosen Zhelyazkov is in Vienna for the 9th Meeting of Presidents of Parliaments of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. In Rosen Zhelyazkov’s words, this will give an even greater boost to the economic relations between the two countries. According to Zhelyazkov, the position of Austrian business in favour of Bulgaria's full Schengen membership is unequivocal.
The Belgian presidency of the EU and all member states should make a decision by mid-2024 on the full integration of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen Area. This is stated in a draft resolution that will be voted on March 19 in the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions. The document addresses issues regarding the handling of heavy goods vehicles at border crossing points within the free movement area.
Bulgaria’s coalition parties have agreed to introduce a rotating chairmanship of the National Assembly. At today’s joint governance council meeting, members also discussed next year’s draft budget. Kostadin Angelov, Deputy Chairman of..
Google has donated an additional $1 million to the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Computer Technologies (INSAIT) at Sofia University , bringing its total investment in the institute to over $6 million. According to the institute’s website,..
The Bulgarian government and the German defence group Rheinmetall have signed an agreement in Sofia to build a gunpowder and 155 mm artillery shell factory at the state-owned Vazov Machine Building Works (VMZ) in Sopot. The deal was signed by..
An earthquake with a 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Western Turkey at 22.48 hours last night. There were over 40 aftershocks after the..
Bulgaria’s draft social security budget indicates that the minimum wage from 1 January 2026 will be lower than the level set out in the Labour Code ,..
On Tuesday , the lowest temperatures will be between 3 and 8°C; in Sofia – about 4°C. During the day before noon cloudiness will be..
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