The Ministry of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2018 will become operational on 2 June this year, Minister Lilyana Pavlova who is going to be in charge of it announced. The key meetings of the Bulgarian Presidency during the first half of 2018 will be about 1500 and will be held in Brussels. There will be about 200 meetings in Bulgaria. One of the priority topics of the Presidency will be the Western Balkans. The second important topic and priority will be the future of the cohesion policy and its tools in the aftermath of 2020, Lilyana Pavlova explained.
The National Assembly has approved the National Health Strategy 2030. The document sets out three main objectives: sustainable improvement of health and the living environment; ensuring health security and reducing inequalities; and efficient management..
The Sofia Court of Appeal has permanently remanded the former head of the National Customs Agency Petya Bankova and businessman Stefan Dimitrov in custody. The decision is not subject to appeal. National Customs Agency head Petya Bankova..
The Bulgarian Socialist Party will send the parliamentary report on the gas contract with the Turkish state-owned energy company Botas to the Anti-Corruption Commission, the Bulgarian and the European prosecutor's office, party leader Kornelia Ninova..
The MPs from the National Assembly Energy Committee have postponed by one year the full liberalization of the electricity marker. According to the..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 13 and 18°C, with 13°C in Sofia. Lower temperatures are expected in north-western..
Seventh-grader Kaloyan Geshev from the 125th High School "Boyan Penev" in Sofia became a three-time champion in mental calculation. He won first place..
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