Following very sharp objections from branch organizations, the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food has withdrawn the draft to the Ownership and Use of Agricultural Land Act. The Agriculture Ministry announced that the texts will be finalized in the next 12 months until the end of 2020. Thus, the abolishment of the moratorium on the sale of arable land to foreigners is delayed again. The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria ruled that the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land to foreign nationals violates the constitution, because it breaches EU norms about free movement of people, business and capital. The European Commission sanctioned Bulgaria with a EUR 839,000 fine. Moreover, the funding allotted to Bulgaria for agriculture under the EU structural funds is reduced with EUR 660 per day.
A Council for Coordination of Policies for Bulgarians Abroad is being established. This will be a permanent advisory body to the Council of Ministers, the parliament decided during the second reading of changes to the Law on Bulgarians..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by Russian authorities, reads a draft resolution of the European People's Party on new allegations of..
Members of Parliament observed a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire (1915-1916). April 24 was declared Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. BSP MP Atanas Zafirov proposed that a minute of..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Hail storm caused huge damage in the regions of Plovdiv, Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Sliven. No people were injured but crops in many..
Today Bulgaria is hosting a global event of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results of the organisation's global..
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