The Director-General of the Bulgarian National Radio Andon Baltakov has submitted, to the Council for Electronic Media, a request for the early termination of his contract. The Council has expressed the hope that he will reconsider his decision to resign.
Andon Baltakov stated for the BNR’s Horizont channel that he is outraged by the lack of will on the part of the government for a change in the legal framework to guarantee an independent public service radio, entirely free of political interference.
Director-General Baltakov stated that the Ministry of Culture manipulated and falsified his opinion during the discussion of the amendments to the Radio and Television Act.
Over this act Andon Baltakov has called for the resignation of Minister of Culture Boil Banov.
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with 152 votes in favour - of GERB-CDS, MRF, Vazrazhdane, "BSP for Bulgaria" and ITN. 35 PP-DB MPs..
"Money for salaries in the tourist sector has increased many times, but there are no staff in Bulgaria." This statement about the state of the tourism industry in Bulgaria was made by Veselin Nalbantov, Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel and..
Thousands of miners and energy workers, members of the two main trade unions, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and the trade union "Podkrepa", gathered in the area between the buildings of the National Assembly and the..
MEPs are concerned about Russian interference in the upcoming elections on June 9, and the properties on the territory of Bulgaria currently owned by..
On Wednesday minimum temperatures in the country will range from 7 to 12° C., for Sofia 9° C. During the day there will be sun, with clouds over the..
On Thursday , a cold atmospheric front will pass through the country. It will be rainy with thunders over the whole of Bulgaria. There..
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