The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs at the European Parliament approved the abolition of the monitoring mechanism on Bulgaria and Romania and called for their accession to the Schengen Area. The MEPs supported the report of the European Commission according to which, Bulgaria has fulfilled its commitments. The media environment in Bulgaria has deteriorated and corruption remains a problem, Elena Yoncheva from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats said. Emil Radev from the European People’s Party said that problems with corruption and rule of law exist in the whole EU and the fight against the vicious practices is not more effective in other EU member states. The European Parliament and the European Council will take the final decision whether to lift the twelve year monitoring on Bulgaria.
On the occasion of today's International Workers' Day, the "Podkrepa" trade union organizes its traditional festive march in Sofia. The march started from the capital's "Sveta Nedelya" square and continues to the "Earth and People"..
30% of the hotels in the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach open in the beginning of May. These are mostly high-class hotels for which reservations have been made by Bulgarian, Romanian and Greek tourists. "The prices for the tourist packages this summer..
The 148th anniversary of the April Uprising - a turning point in the struggle for the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule, will be marked today with a reenactment in the town of Klisura. Dozens of members of the "Tradition"..
30% of the hotels in the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach open in the beginning of May. These are mostly high-class hotels for which reservations have been..
In May, natural gas will cost 54.70 Leva (EUR 27.93) per MWh, excluding the cost for access, transit, excise and VAT, the Energy and Water Regulatory..
A decision of the government from its meeting on April 30 to give the green light to the construction of a private general hospital..
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