Cybersecurity and Bulgaria's inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program of the US are two priorities of the government, directly linked to the work of the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime, said Minister of Interior Daniel Mitov during the celebration of the professional holiday of the service. A few days ago, Mitov pointed out the importance of the visa issue for Bulgaria during a meeting with Martin McDowell, Chargé d'Affaires at the Embassy of the United States in Sofia.
In 2024, the percentage of denied B-type visas for Bulgarians to the US was 6.02%, which is the lowest percentage so far, according to BTA after a check on the US State Department website. One of the technical conditions for this country's inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Program is that the percentage of denied tourist visas for Bulgarian citizens should not exceed 3%.
Bulgaria is working on the implementation of key projects that will make the country an indispensable energy factor. This became clear from the statement of the Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov at the Sixth Delphi Forum in Washington. Part of this..
A day before the boycott of supermarket chains due to high prices announced for February 13, the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association and the Association of Dairy Processors signaled that over the past year the mark-up on dairy products has..
The mayor of Tutrakan, Dimitar Stefanov, and the mayor of the Romanian town of Oltenitsa, Mihăiță Beștea, have signed documents urging the two municipalities to work together to launch a ferry line across the Danube. The first services are expected to..
A photograph in the media of Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov (Bulgarian Socialist Party), MEP Kristian Vigenin (Bulgarian..
With 197 votes “for”, the National Assembly unanimously approved, at first reading, a full ban on the import, trade in, supply, distribution and sale,..
94% of workers in Bulgaria are dissatisfied with their salary, shows a survey conducted by Podkrepa Confederation of Labor. 91% of the respondents in..
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